How is some irrelevant gesture more offensive than an elbow or a slash? What a bunch of babies.
I went through this whole thread, and of all the replies... this makes the most sense. You see guys cheapshotting each other all of the time... often times quite dangerously, leading to injury (suckerpunches, elbows, KNEE ON KNEE hits, headhunting, etc). This guy had it right.. how is a stupid little gesture worse than that.. and more deserving of an 11 page Kadri-bash-athon? Like seriously..
I think it is because he's a Leaf, and people will take any oppurtunity they get to take a shot at them. But it's okay, because this really surprised me, and raised my opinion of Kadri. Yeah, he's cocky and emotional.. but he's also 19. Once he finds that line, and learns not to cross it... he'll become that much better of a player.
You look at guys like Ruutu, Ott, Downie, Avery... yeah their pests, and antagonizing is a large part of the role they play.. but they don't have much more beyond that, talentwise. Kadri on the other hand, we all know is a stud, and will continue to get better. If he can bulk up and develop those pesty attitributes that opposing teams hate to play against.. watch out. He'll be so much more valuable to the organization, than if he was just a skilled forward.
I'm talking Corey Perry-esque... amazing. I can't wait.