Draisaitl escapes punishment as Stanley Cup Final ratchets up intensity

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As Leon Draisaitl skates on what could have been a series-altering hit on Aleksander Barkov, the National Hockey League’s Wheel of Justice spins in the distance, creaking like a broken down Ferris wheel on a long condemned amusement park. A couple of strides, both feet off the ice, hands up high and contact with the head of the Florida star. It was a charge to be sure, but would there be charges? The league’s Department of …