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Originally Posted by valo403
1) Tropp was game for that fight, he didn't get jumped, he didn't get goaded into it, they went right off the draw.
2) Tropp held his own in that fight. He didn't get pummeled, it was probably a draw or close loss for him until he got caught at the end.
3) Tropp is no angel, and he drops the gloves plenty. 9 fights in the AHL in 10-11. 4 in the AHL and 2 in the NHL in 11-12. 1 in the AHL last year. I also watched the kid play regularly in college as a former MSU season ticket holder. He spent plenty of time running around and mixing it up, so don't try to paint him as some lightweight who got bullied.
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Tropp is no angel. No one suggests he is, but he he was clearly out of his weight class. Give the guy credit. He took on a pure goon. He got his ass handed to him, but he still showed up. More than we can say for Kessel.
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Oh yeah, he also did this:
Note the part where his own teammate gives him a shove to stop him from delivering another 2 hander to a guys head.
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Wow, that video was really damning. Tropp got laid out and teammate took the guy out. Notice who got penalized. Also, the "two-hander" you mention was barely a tap. It wasn't like Kessel's Barry Bonds impersonation.