RJ-
You and the rest of the "he could get hurt" and "everyone will take runs at him now" crowd are never going to even budge so us arguing about it is kind of pointless. I will say this, however:
-Perron would have dropped his gloves if Doughty did.
-Funny to read most everyone on here bemoan how soft the team is yet it is perfectly okay for the guy wearing an "A" who runs his mouth all of the time to be soft.
-Clifford/Reaves is not a valid comparison. Completely different scenarios.
-"Off the ice for five minutes". I know he eats minutes, but does he take five minute shifts?
-I don't see people trying to get Crosby/Malkin/Toews/Pavelski/Burns/Hedman etc..to fight every game just because those guys have dropped the gloves before. That argument is complete garbage and not rooted in reality. It's an excuse for him to not fight that is proven not to be real based on other star players who have fought.
Last, but certainly not least, what was the date of his one and only fight that you posted? What did the Kings go on to do that year? How did that team used to play? Do the majority of us yearn for that team with the "killer instinct" etc...as opposed to the softness we see now? Can you not see the correlation and what most of us are talking about with him and that it doesn't mean he needs to fight all of the time?
I'm simply saying I want him to be choosy.
Perron had zero intention of doing anything but goading Doughty to do something stupid, his gloves were glued on imo.
You say he's soft, but that was more of a response than usual, most of us would take that as a step in the right direction, but apparently unless it's a fight, it's nothing.
Clifford/Reaves obviously very different scenarios, the dots I'm drawing between those two is you don't fight simply to give a guy what he wants when there's no reason to indulge.
The Kings' D is abysmal with Drew off the ice, that's a perfect trade for Perron. No, he does not take 5 minute shifts, but he played in excess of 28 minutes last night--Perron taking him off the ice is at worst a forward for D trade, never mind an average forward for an elite D trade. Just dumb.
Maybe you don't because you don't watch them enough. Crosby fought Dubi, guess what happens every time they play? Malkin doesn't fight because he's too busy spearing. Toews' fight card roster is like an allstar game, but you want Drew to fight David f***ing Perron, rather than PK Subban, James Neal, etc. Also, slight difference--aside from Crosby and Toews, the rest of those guys are giant, physical monsters. If Doughty was Brent Burns/Hedman/Malkin size, this would be a lot less of a concern.
Doughty plays with emotion, and you want him to either fight or neuter it. That's bad on a team lacking any real fire. If he can pick his spot right, I'd be all for it. But he shouldn't be fighting the NHL middle class for no f***ing reason.
