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Originally Posted by RiceIntegraRS
Ok how about i use kesler instead of sedin. He throws a big but clean hit, and the opposing teams resident tough guy challenges him to a fight..... We lose Kesler at the minimum of 5 minutes(im assuming he wont get injured in the fight) and the other team loses a guy that play less than 10mins a game. And the lucic miller incident is different. Tht was a dirty play. I dont think being a star player or a hitter makes a difference. Making clean checks in this league shouldnt be punished by fighting an opposing player
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Dependent on injury + degree of the hit for sure; but if the player is lying on the ice like Jakub, clearly injured, passed out, I damn well hope Kesler answers to drop the gloves, like I said in the previous post, not because he has to, but for respect out of the player, and not to be a COWARD.
Being a star player vs grinder makes a huge difference IMO, you get "star treatment" from the league and then you got your teammates who are gonna step in for you when their tough guy comes at you (a la Ovy).
Also keep in mind, for the hit I was talking about, no penalty was called on the play which means Kronwall pretty much got away with a borderline hit, and since there's so much ambiguity in rule 48.1, he likely won't be suspended, as its pretty much up to a judgement call from Shanahan. Kronwall has a reputation for that hit, and hes done it time and time again and just skates away to the bench without a scratch or penalty. Pretty sure the Flyers bench was fuming and went to challenge Kronwall as the game progressed. If the league didn't look at suspensions for head shots like they do now, I'm pretty sure the Flyers would of went head hunting