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07:12 AM ET 01.09 | Do not put your fingers near Chris Chelios' eyes. An opponent tried it a couple of decades ago and there was a price to pay. "I bit Tomas Sandstrom when I was in Montreal," admitted Chelios. "We were in a fight and he tried to gouge my eyes. It was just a natural instinct to do that (bite). "Plus the fact it was him. He was probably one of the most hated guys playing back then." Chelios didn't get suspended, fined or even receive an extra penalty for biting Sandstrom's finger. Sandstrom was with the Rangers at the time. "Broke skin, blood, the whole works," Chelios recalled. "The referee hated him so much, he just told (Sandstrom) to get out of there and go to the box. He (Sandstrom) tried to show the ref (the bloody finger) and the referee just said, 'Get out of here.'" Chelios was amused to find out Jarkko Ruutu of the Senators received a two-game suspension for biting Andrew Peters of the Sabres earlier this week.