the reaction right after IMO was pure shock. Nobody really knew what happened. Some didn't even until after the game. Could have been a Habs penalty, could have been that both were hurt. It happened so...******...fast.
When Prust went after him, he ran away, then the refs got involved. He at least tried to do something. BTW, that's WHY the score was 7-2 and not 4-2. I don't blame Prust at all.
As for getting in fights, consider we don't have Moen and I sure as hell hope we don't have Murray. I'm actually skeptical of what would happen if Prust did try to fight him given the height disparity, though he's done well against Lucic. Only Weise left to battle it out and the rags have plenty of guys who can throw. Tinordi in along with Murray...yeah, np. (BTW, I think they BOTH were in against ANA when Toker played.) Now realizing this guy is going to make for some special photoshops over time.
Plenty of guys who can throw... Are you ****ing serious?
Boyle can't fight for ****. Dorsett is no better fighter than Weise. Who does that leave? St. Louis. And are you suggesting Prust would lose against Kreider? Is this **** real? The guy doesn't know how to fight; played with a ****ing cage all his life before the AHL/NHL. I also assume you never saw Beaulieu fight for that matter. Or Bourque when he really wants to.
This is not even a question of fighting. It's a ****ing matter of honor.
As for the "being in shock" ********, give me a ****ing break. Don't come with that bullcrap. Serve it to someone else.
There's also a difference between being in shock, and rubbing a guy's back as if saying: "It's all right brah, we know it's not intentional", when you're paid 2.5M to do the complete opposite.
I just can't believe what I'm reading here. "Let's not start fights, we might lose... yada yada". I don't care about how it ends up. They played those "rules", let's play them too. And if the game is settled, make Kreider pay, no matter what happens afterwards.