yaqop: "Andrew Brunette was assessed an unusual penalty - throwing his stick - at 11:58 of the second period. Brunette tossed his stick to defenseman Ruslan Salei, who caught it after he broke his stick and dropped it.
The Canucks didn't score on the ensuing power play.
"I was going to hand it to him, but it looked like the puck was going back there and I wanted to make sure he had a stick," Brunette said. "I didn't realize that was a penalty. Maybe it was because the distance traveled was longer than normal. Hey, he caught it and played it pretty good."
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The Canucks didn't score on the ensuing power play.
"I was going to hand it to him, but it looked like the puck was going back there and I wanted to make sure he had a stick," Brunette said. "I didn't realize that was a penalty. Maybe it was because the distance traveled was longer than normal. Hey, he caught it and played it pretty good."