Another fight after a clean hit (Brad Stuart obliterates Pietrangelo)

[TeamCanadaBeastsAll]

So much butthurt. Gotta send a message if you mess with star players.

 

[Reality Check]

Stewart didn't have to fight someone when he hit Kronwall from behind last time.

Which makes this even funnier

You're better off not even attempting to throw a hit these days

 

[The Note]

OK and he got the instigator penalty. And Stuart didn't have to fight him

 

[Em etah Eh]

Yeah, was a perfectly clean hit. No need for a fight there and a dumb penalty. I do like the chipiness though. Perron got away with a dirty slash on zets so he better be ready for payback later on.

 

[eclipse3580]

Lurker or not, you're quite the troll.

I'm sorry that you don't agree with anything I say, but that is not my fault. Every one is entitled to their own opinion, right?


Bah ha.

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

It looked like Stuart was grabbing/trying to grab at Stewart's face when he was being held down by the refs. Bit dirty.

 

[Crease]

He didnt have to fight any one, he choose to fight stewert. If he didnt want to fight he could have skated away when he saw stewert coming straight towards him. but he choose to drop his gloves

Stuart knows he has to answer the bell. The point is that he shouldn't have to.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

So much butthurt. Gotta send a message if you mess with star players.

Who did Stuart "mess" with?

Hitting is a legal part of the game, last time I checked.

 

[Novak Djokovic]

Forced? LuL!

Stewart comes skating from the bench directly to Stuart for a purpose... Jeez. How do you not see he was forced to? (I'm a neutral person here... Seriously... I do not hate or like one team or the other)

 

[ZetterBurger]

Looks like Stewart got off the bench to fight Stuart. I wouldn't put it passed Hitch sending him. Probably a suspension.

 

[BF3]

Stuart got smashed in that fight. Clean hit though.

 

[cice963]

How can the tie-down rule apply when a player is forced to fight?

It does not apply
"A player who is involved in an altercation, when the opponent has been identified as an instigator, shall not be assessed a game misconduct penalty if his jersey should be removed by an opponent or an official in the discharge of his duties, regardless as to whether or not he was properly “tied-down†(jersey properly fastened to pants)."

 

[The Red Line]

So Stuart doesn't get called on the tie-down? Stuart got straight dropped. Funny how he can only throw a punch when he is down on the ground while the ref's are trying to break it up.

Stay class brohan.

Wow.

Stay cluelessly biased.

 

[Frozen Fiend]

Really St. Louis? That was a perfectly clean hit. It makes you look like a child who didn't get their way.

 

[Mr Dangles]

Stuart dropped the gloves first!

 

[TeamCanadaBeastsAll]

Who did Stuart "mess" with?

Hitting is a legal part of the game, last time I checked.

I'll let you guess. I also like you implying "mess" means "illegal hit."

 

[Dynheart]

He didnt have to fight any one, he choose to fight stewert. If he didnt want to fight he could have skated away when he saw stewert coming straight towards him. but he choose to drop his gloves

The man didn't have a choice. Did you see Stewart? There was going to be a fight weather Stuart wanted to or not. So either he drops them and gives himself some type of chance, or just let Stewart pull his Jersey over his head and pummel him anyway.

The result would have been the same eithehr way because Stewart wanted a fight either way with, or without Stuarts permission.

 

[pld459666]

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So much butthurt. Gotta send a message if you mess with star players.

you are not alone

 

[ArGarBarGar]

I'll let you guess. I also like you implying "mess" means "illegal hit."

Can I also call scoring a goal messing with the goaltender, too?

That will show them!

 

[monkeywrench]

They need to start handing out suspensions for idiots starting fights over clean hits.

You got to be kidding me? It makes people think before they throw a huge hit or even a dirty hit if they know they will have to fight, which prevents injuries

 

[Reno]

I'm sorry that you don't agree with anything I say, but that is not my fault. Every one is entitled to their own opinion, right?


Bah ha.

obvious troll at work

 

[heygarebear]

a lot of crying in this thread. who cares if stuart was challenged. he better have been. Petro is easily our best player. after seeing perron out of a season.. clean hit or not.. you have to send a message.

 

[Mr Dangles]

Really St. Louis? That was a perfectly clean hit. It makes you look like a child who didn't get their way.

Stewart, not the entire city/team is 'to blame.' It was a clean hit, but Stewart wanted to make a statement. It's just as childish to whine about Stewart looking for a fight.

 

[TeamCanadaBeastsAll]

Can I also call scoring a goal messing with the goaltender, too?

That will show them!

Poor comparison; please try again.

 

[Kaoz*]

So much butthurt. Gotta send a message if you mess with star players.

Exactly. This has been happening since hockey became a professional sport so not sure why people are so surprised by it... has there been an influx of new fans?

Players fight after a clean hit because they want to attempt to deter those big hits in the future clean or not, or at least make the player hesitate before making it.