Patrick Roy rips into Mikko Rantanen for 'disrespectful' hit - ESPN

New York Islanders coach Patrick Roy unleashed a profane tirade at Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen on Tuesday night as Rantanen was ejected for injuring Islanders defenseman Alex Romanov.

With less than a minute to go in regulation, Rantanen skated through a check by Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield and shoved Romanov in the back. The Islanders defenseman crashed violently into the end boards. He was eventually helped from the ice. The Islanders later reported that Romanov didn't need to leave the arena for the hospital.

Rantanen was given a 5-minute major for boarding, which carries an automatic game misconduct. He's the leading scorer for the Stars with 27 points in 20 games. New York hung on for a 3-2 road win. As Rantanen was leaving the game, ice-level mics picked up Roy yelling at him. The coach appeared to say «you're not going to f---ing finish that game,» which might have been a reference to the rematch involving the teams in New York later this season.

Roy said after the game that Rantanen's hit was «disrespectful» to his team.

«I hope he's going to be OK. At this moment, I don't know exactly what it is. But all I'm going to say is [that] when you see the number, you have to lay off. Everybody knows that. You don't go through the guy,» Roy said. «I was in Colorado when [Rantanen] was drafted there. It's not his style. But at the same time, that should not be part of our game.»

All dangerous hits are reviewed by the NHL Department of Player Safety for possible supplemental discipline.

Dallas Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said he had «a different take» on the Rantanen hit.

«If you watch the play, I think Mayfield holds up Rants and they actually clip skates. So Rants is going off-balance going in there, too.