Somebody was a little stressed out, I guess.
Miller says official used profanityQuote:
“It was just about the referee, a brief conversation I had with the ref that was a little surprising to me,” Miller said. “He told me to ‘go [bleep] myself’ because I was just asking a question. I was just kind of joking around [to Ruff], saying, ‘Maybe that kind of started what got the bench minor going.’
“To be honest, I was respectful. I asked him a question and he told me maybe I should ‘go [bleep] myself.’ ”
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A review of the Versus game tape, however, shows (Tim) Peel having an animated discussion with Miller with 16:11 left in the second period, about seven minutes prior to the bench minor. There's a faceoff in the Buffalo end with 16:13 left, Miller points to something in the circle and Peel whistles the play dead almost immediately and skates directly to the Buffalo goaltender. Peel is clearly gesturing at Miller with his left hand before the camera shot cuts away.