Stewart did a number on Stuart. lol
I really don't know why people have such a problem with someone sticking up for a teammate. If you really don't want to fight just turtle and make sure you draw the Instigator. So much pointless crying.
Does not matter if his jersey was tied down or not. If you come off the bench and immediately start a fight, in retaliation, you are getting the extra penalty.
It's different. The guys Stewart hit got right up and was not hurt. Why do you need to defend a player that just got hit? It's really dumb.
Oh good lord. So it's a dirty hit all of the sudden?!
Talk about grasping.
So, no one wants to compare the JFJ straight of the bench to start a fight that got him 5 games?
Yes..his will to act like a fool and hurt his own team
Keep it coming, Chris
Stuart chose to fight and Stewart still got the instigator, so what is there to complain about?
So we disregard the rules if a guy comes off the bench and challenges you?
It's funny how you Wings fans do a complete 180 when it is your guy doing the hitting.
Stop the video posted when contact is made at :47 and, at best the shoulder hits him at the neck, at worse in the face. Close enough that it should be at least questioned.
Unlike us, Chris Stewart doesn't have the luxury of watching replays in slo-mo from multiple angles to tell if it was clean or not. On a live look in real time that could come across as a hit to the head. Plus, he didn't completely maul Stuart to start the fight. Brad Stuart could have skated away.
I think Chris Stewart did the right thing.
This post needs more recognition.
It's ridiculous when someone(the OP in this case) calls out a player for fighting after a clean hit when that person has the luxury of watching the replay 3 or 4 times. When watching in real time(without the benefit of prime camera angles or replay) at ice level, the legality of the hit isn't so concrete.
Which is much better than crying about the crying?
A hit like that is a legal play, separating the guy from the puck. There've been many instances where a huge hit results in a great offensive chance for the team throwing the hit, but play gets stopped because one of the guys teammates gets all butthurt and jumps the player who threw the hit.
This is hockey. Huge hits are part of the game. Keep your head up and keep playing.
Close enough that somebody will second guess it, but is is shoulder to chest, stuarts elbow is in.
just a good clean hit dont know about destroyed... but stewart did destroy stuart in the fight holy crap...