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NBC · 08-14-2013, 03:08 AM

The one point that has irritated me for a while is the Instigator Rule. My sense is that it has not been consistently called for years. Far too often have I seen someone dish out a big hit only to have an opposing team member come over and "seek retribution" for what was a clean hit. Rarely is the instigator rule called on a play like this and from what I can tell, it should be. Having to fight someone after a clean (legal) check is thrown might is silly. I don't remember Scott Stevens or Cam Neely having to fight after every hit they threw.

Am I seeing this incorrectly or is the Instigator penalty not being used for what it was initially designed for?

08-14-2013, 03:08 AM	#96
NBC Account closed at user's request. Join Date: Jul 2009 Exp:	The one point that has irritated me for a while is the Instigator Rule. My sense is that it has not been consistently called for years. Far too often have I seen someone dish out a big hit only to have an opposing team member come over and "seek retribution" for what was a clean hit. Rarely is the instigator rule called on a play like this and from what I can tell, it should be. Having to fight someone after a clean (legal) check is thrown might is silly. I don't remember Scott Stevens or Cam Neely having to fight after every hit they threw. Am I seeing this incorrectly or is the Instigator penalty not being used for what it was initially designed for? Last edited by NBC; 08-14-2013 at 03:12 AM.