What really bother me after the thit and the fight was the lack of response form the Wings. Soderblom thinks he'll make it as a tall, very poor version on Hank. The cavemen, Sunquist, is like Homer he absorbs hits, doesn't give any. Ras rubs people out and gets up after a hit.
Hagg the Horrible is the only one who would response. Smith may if he were up, but ihis only ability to in this area is to drop the mitts, and Reaves would destroy him.
In short, this team didn't respond. They have gotten bigger, but not tougher.
As for the hit, 100% legal. Get your head up. (Best hit in the League this season. Open ice, head down, I mean rocked him. Elbow down..... head down, bent over. A real stupid play by Hronek. Stevens made a living with such hits.
Reaves Chariot wasn't a fight. Had been not intentionally or accidentally fallen he would have been demolished by Reaves. Showboating afterwards... meh. zero issue with it.
Reaves fighting - hit up Youtube and watch his fights. 1) he doesn't lose much. 2) he's a right hand piston only fighter. 3) He use his left to grabe the front of the jersey color in every fight. If that doesn't happen, it's a fight he'll "lose." <meaning a draw. Up front, I know this will sound ridiculous. If you know you are going to fight, why not switch into a very tight jersey that can't be grabbed? Coe out like an O lineman. hahahaha. That or a neck or guard or turtleneck jersey.... How about this.... a micro tear so that when grabbed, it rips. and bingo your hands are free.
Don't get me wrong, they all grab the jersey. Chara was this judo jersey grabber. The only one I ever saw :judo throw" him to a win was Stoner and by win I mean get him on the ground so he doesn't punch you into tomorrow. Watch his fight with Shelley. Hilarious in how he salt shaker ed him.
Rule 46.13 (Jerseys) states:A player who engages in a fight and whose jersey is removed (completely off his torso), other than through the actions of his opponent in the altercation or through the actions of the Linesman, shall be assessed a game misconduct penalty.
Reaves was 100% within the rules. Wish the Wings had a player like that, but they are dinosaurs. He has enough talent to be useful outside of fighting..... 117 points in 777 games and he's only a minus 31
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I bring this up about some of the older fights, they could play. rPobert was lost to drugs and " duty" but they guy had 2 20 goal seasons