GAGLine
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- Sep 17, 2007
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Trouba has been jumped a number of times after hits in recent years, and the instigator has been called fairly often in those cases.
I feel like the situation is probably as good as is going to get. Calling the instigator may stop some of these fights from happening, but as others have said, players on the ice usually don't know if it's a clean hit or not, and they are going to jump in to defend their teammate.
The ironic thing is, when the tables are turned, and our own player takes a big hit, the players would be vilified for not standing up for their teammate. It's a no-win situation for them.
