[TurdFerguson]

Scott is one of the few "old-time" tough guys in the league. One of the guys that, in the right scenario is totally willing to go out on the ice and cause pure maham. Much like Chris Simon and Craig Berube had the same characteristic and would just fly off the handle from time to time...honestly, i kind of miss that kind of goonery, it seems to have been replaced with staged fights and the emergence of the super-pest (who generally seem far more dangerous).

Anyway, this seems like strange timing for Scott to go off the handle, I mean the previous fight was mutual between two fringe players. Kessel looked like he was in a row boat trying to escape, and i find that funny. End of the day, no one was hurt, it was very entertaining and its the kind of thing that sparks rivalries, which are great things to anticipate and watch.TSN/RSN are going to hype this for 2 years.

Lastly, really don't like how the Leaf are throwing Clarkson under the bus. Sure, it was dumb to come off the bench but he is sitting 10 feet away from a giant chasing the teams star player around the ice trying to kill him. Remember, Clarkson isn't far removed from the enforcer type role himself and is on a new team...If anything, i would have hoped the Leafs would rally around him and take the solidarity route, maybe they have internally.