Central Scrutinizer
Lord of Song
I see your point. Let me clarify :
You can't drop the gloves and then say you got sucker punched.
By dropping the gloves you are announcing your intention to throw punches.
However, I do believe the "code" states that at the end of a fight (when a player falls or turtles) you should stop throwing punches.
To continue throwing at this point is dangerous and incredibly bad sportsmanship.
When a player goes down that is when the fight is over.
Did Campbell throw a punch after Pyatt went down( Pyatt didn't go down)? Actually Pyatt threw the 1st punch.
Did Boychuk throw any punches while Spacek was down? Again no.
As for Thornton going after Hamrlik...maybe he went to far, but their also is a code about not taking a shot after the whistle which Hamrlik did.
During the Horton and Subban scrum, the 3rd man in was Gill not Lucic.
When Lucic shoved/crosschecked Price,it was Price who started it by pushing Lucic first.
As for PK. I did think that he was removing his helmet on the play and to stop and start throwing before he removed it was cheap.
The canadiens aren't as innocent as most hear believe. They remind me of a girl who wears a mini skirt,tight top shows her cleavage and then complains when the guys look at her.