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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Wes Gilbertson @SUNGilbertson
NHL's Colin Campbell (1 of 2): "We are holding Mr. Hartley responsible for the actions of Flames' right wing Kevin Westgarth, who took ..."
Wes Gilbertson @SUNGilbertson
NHL's Campbell, cont. "... the game's opening face-off and attempted to instigate a premeditated fight with an unwilling opponent."
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This opens some interesting questions for me. For example, who was the unwilling opponent?
The first thought that occurred was that Lain didn't want to fight. It could have very well been, since we don't have audio, that Westgarth was saying something along the lines of dropping the gloves as soon as the puck dropped, but Lain was hesitant. Which would explain why Bieksa kept skating up and eventually took his spot...then ran away when he realized Westgarth could fight.