If we're going to ban hits to the head in the NHL, then Step 1 is giving every referee an anatomy text book.

As the Sportsnet announcers mention at the end of the following clip, referee Brad Meier was arguing with Ottawa Senators Coach Cory Clouston that Sens forward Chris Neil(notes) had been cross-checked on the arm by Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ryan Whitney(notes) in the first period of Tuesday night's 4-1 Ottawa win. Which would be true if Neil's arm was on the side of his head like the Rachel Dratch mutant baby from SNL:

Whitney was given a 2-minute minor for cross-checking, which is simply farcical. The only way he's not getting at least a double-minor there is if Meier ascribed to the "like Ryan Whitney would ever do that" defense.

Neil ended up playing 14:21 for the game without recording a point or a shot. No word if he kept bumping Jeff Deslauriers like a broken jukebox for the rest of the game after Whitney made him hear lumber.

Stick tap to the unstoppable Daywalk3r for the clip.