TheBlueMonster
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- Sep 14, 2022
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Okay, so please let me clarify a couple of things. I rewatched the fight video and I suppose Pinelli "wins" the fight though it depends on how you score it. Do you count punches thrown or only the ones that land? And do you count that last "bop" on the head, while the linesman is in there, as a punch. I stick with my original thought..........it was NOT a beat down.
Was it a good move? Yes, the captain is trying to stir this team up but it should have been mission accomplished months ago. If I am coach the opposing team, I tell my 4th line players, "Go sucker Pinelli into a fight. Take one of his team mates into the boards if you have to. We don't want his goal scoring butt on the ice and he is the only guy on the team that fights."
I really hope Pinelli tells his team, "It would be nice if some of you guys did this, for a change?"
Yeah, that's actually a good point. He's up to 2 fights on the season now, got to be very selective on where he picks and chooses his fights now. Otherwise it costs us arguably our best player 5 mins in the bin plus supplemental discipline.
But I do agree overall as well that it would be nice if a certain 6'5 200+ pound super soft defencemen on this squad would grow a pair and add an element of grit to his game. He isn't doing much else.