Blue Jackets’ Olivier ejected for slashing Panthers’ Balinskis

A careless play has led to an ejection in a very heated matchup. On Tuesday night, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Mathieu Olivier received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for slashing Florida Panthers defenseman Uvis Balinskis. The incident occurred a little past the halfway mark of the second period on a busy night in the league. After battling for a puck along the boards, Olivier took exception to an extra bump to him given by Balinskis. As the Latvian defender started to skate away, Olivier decided to get the last proverbial word in, using his stick to whack Balinskis...