Asham is not a goon. For one thing he's too small. He's a good fighter and he'll step up against a bigger opponent and take a beating for a teammate. You don't see him backing out of situations--he stands his ground--he doesn't grab or hug. He circles and throws. Not any ******** to the way he fights. Basically he's a tough gritty player. As far as the crosscheck on Schenn--Asham doesn't have a history of that and it should be treated as an unique event and one for which he was suspended. One might also consider that was most probably a reaction on his part in the heat of a bitterly fought game and that it happened so fast--he probably didn't even realize what he done until a couple seconds afterwards.
Anyway it's hard for me to get worked up anymore about last years playoff battle between the Flyers and the Pens. I hate the Pens more than any other team but the Flyers (speaking in historical terms) are no prizes either.
this guy is dirty with his mouth never on his physical play.. heck John Erskine has only been suspended once and he is a chippy player.. for that elbow on Simmonds..
