I really just do not like Torts at all.
You get to see the Devils lineup before you submit yours... if you're really not happy with DeBoer putting out the fourth line, play your first line, skate by them, and score! Janssen, Boulton, and Carter are not dirty players... they aren't going to just grab people and fight them... you saw All players on the ice checked with their opponent before squaring off.
Instead of screaming and yelling like a child Torts, put out an offensive line... and those fights don't happen.
You expect Torts to trust the Devils 4th line not to engage his best players? I can easily play the other side of the coin and say this doesn't happen if DeBoer, who sets the tone, puts his best line out there.
He won that fight. Bickel dragging his face on the ice and punching him while he's on the ground isn't winning a fight.
No way the Devils guys drop there mitts and go after Gaborik or Richards or whoever, no chance.
He won that fight. Bickel dragging his face on the ice and punching him while he's on the ground isn't winning a fight.
Salvador getting a 10 minute misconduct was absolute horsecrap too. Call it "third man in" if you want... he didn't throw ONE punch... was attempting to break up the fight as Carter was on the ice bleeding like a pig and Bickel is still throwing punches.
Funny thing is, he probably won that fight.Carter got smoked.
Carter got tagged before the he went down. You can see the blood dropping before he fell.
I'm not saying they would, but why risk it? Torts is not a mind reader. The way Torts was chirping from the bench, it was clear he felt he had to send out his fourth line. Post game quotes will be interesting.
Roszival got the same 10 minutes for holding Cooke off Drury post fight a couple years ago when the Ref didn't help and Cooke was hitting Drury on the ground.
Its been called before.
I really just do not like Torts at all.
You get to see the Devils lineup before you submit yours... if you're really not happy with DeBoer putting out the fourth line, play your first line, skate by them, and score! Janssen, Boulton, and Carter are not dirty players... they aren't going to just grab people and fight them... you saw All players on the ice checked with their opponent before squaring off.
Instead of screaming and yelling like a child Torts, put out an offensive line... and those fights don't happen.
I really just do not like Torts at all.
You get to see the Devils lineup before you submit yours... if you're really not happy with DeBoer putting out the fourth line, play your first line, skate by them, and score! Janssen, Boulton, and Carter are not dirty players... they aren't going to just grab people and fight them... you saw All players on the ice checked with their opponent before squaring off.
Instead of screaming and yelling like a child Torts, put out an offensive line... and those fights don't happen.
Funny thing is, he probably won that fight.