Seriously? A big part of the game plan is let Boucher play his dirty game to throw the opposition off its game, then follow up with twerps such as; Barlas, Gardiner, Stonehouse instigate for retaliation.
It works. Hawerchuk’s colts were terrific at it. Sometimes though, you spot a bigger, stronger, more disciplined and skilled team like the battalion a lead; the result can be embarrassing for the team and coach.
Someone else (PuckStop75) expressed it better than me.
Overall Sudbury had become very frustrated and were starting to "cross the line", and the overall feel of the game was that they were starting to take liberties with our players.
I was pointing out some examples. If you were there (not saying you weren't) you could see many attempts at initiating some rough stuff.
Some more examples included Gerrior (who was playing a great game) almost getting his head taken off a couple times when entering the Sudbury zone.
I think the hit, not just to the head, directly to Stonehouse's face, as he was defenseless, was pretty significant.
The way Boucher reacted, as he was busy handling the puck, I don't think he took the time to decide whether it was intentional or not. But Boudreau was definitely reckless and out for blood though on that shift, and I agree with Boucher that the line had been crossed.
As usual, this is just an opinion. I am not saying I am right and you are wrong. I appreciate both perspectives.