Ray immediately calls out Domi after deal to Ottawa
March 11, 2003
TERRY KOSHAN
Toronto Sun

Rob Ray watched Tie Domi punch out Magnus Arvedson last week and thought it was kind of funny.

Now, Ray would like to meet Domi about the incident. And he doesn't mean he wants to get together for coffee.

Domi was suspended for three games for his gloves-on attack of the Ottawa Senators' Arvedson in a game last Tuesday. Ray became a member of the Senators yesterday when he was traded by the Buffalo Sabres for future considerations and quickly immersed himself in the intense rivalry that exists between the Maple Leafs and Senators.

"It's definitely a situation to be addressed," Ray said of Domi's use of Arvedson as a punching bag. "At the time, you got a good laugh about it. But now it's a situation where both teams play again one more time and there's a possibility of meeting in the playoffs."

The Leafs and Senators, in the regular-season finale for both clubs, square off at the Air Canada Centre on April 5.

Ottawa general manager John Muckler insisted he did not have another possible playoff series with the Leafs in mind when he acquired Ray for future considerations. In each of the past three springs, the Leafs have eliminated a physically weaker Sens team. In the past couple of weeks, the Sens have added Vaclav Varada and Joey Tetarenko as well.

"I never really thought of Toronto," Muckler said. "We're trying to win the Stanley Cup."

Muckler wanted Brad May, but was told by the Phoenix Coyotes he would not be dealt.