Really, you're going to compare that to the first faceoff of the game?
The way that went down was Tropp scored a goal. Then off the faceoff Tropp got in a fight with Devane and was knocked out cold. After the fight Scott was challenging the Leafs bench from his bench and had to be restrained by teammates and linesmen.
For the next faceoff Scott was put out there with the fourth line and Carlyle answered with his 1st line. Then the Kessel-Scott incident went down.
If is ridiculous to compare a situation that heated with the opening faceoff of the game.
Any coach that puts his 1st line out there in a situation like that is an idiot but the events leading up to that situation make it completely different than the opening faceoff of a game.
I'm 100% going to compare them.
I'm aware of the situation, though I appreciate your synopsis.
It enforces the point that
if a fourth line is out there to fight (which Calgary's was, they had a winger taking the opening draw) it potentially doesn't matter who the other team puts out.
Would the Flames have jumped the Sedins? No one knows, but do I blame Torts for not wanting to find out? Not at all.