NHL says Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly didn't utter homophobic slur

TORONTO -- The NHL says it has determined Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly did not direct a homophobic slur at an official during Monday's 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Television cameras picked up what sounded like a slur with 1:51 left to play in the second period as Rielly and Tampa Bay's Yanni Gourde skated into Toronto's defensive zone. Rielly appeared to be appealing for a penalty call from referee Brad Meier about halfway through a Leafs power play -- a sequence that wo