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Originally Posted by valo403
Well if you'd like to try writing one we could give it a shot.
The fact of the matter is that Scott could have seriously injured Kessel had Kessel not defended himself. I don't see the response as excessive, you do, that's great. We disagree. You can leave it at that or you can make another moronic comparison, up to you.
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Bit of a hypocritical statement, considering your struggles to write one yourself.
The fact of the matter is that Kessel could have seriously injured Scott. Notice how that sentence seems familiar? You might say "but how could he by swinging his stick at his ankles!", but I'll just ask "how could Scott without throwing a single punch". You're assuming based on something that never happened. Kessel could have hit Scott in the head and killed him. I mean, it didn't happen, so we'll never know, but it's roughly as likely as Scott getting his hands on Kessel and punching him to death. Until you admit that Kessel was equally in the wrong here instead of defending him from someone who didn't physically harm him in any way, then your credibility is zero. Please, if you can go a whole few posts without calling people names I suggest you do so, "stupid" and "moronic" are petty, and weaken your argument substantially.
Regarding the fact that they're both penalties, that's true. I suppose I don't view fighting in the same light as slashing as one is mutual, while the other is a one sided attack. Scott charged Kessel thinking he was ready to fight, Kessel clearly wasn't, which makes Scott's attempt no better than Kessel's first slash. After that, the second slash and the "jab" to the midsection were above and beyond the original altercation, and served no purpose other than to further engage Scott (which Kessel apparently had no interest in doing).
I think 3 games is fair, I would've liked to see him miss 2 regular season games as I don't find preseason games to be much of a punishment, but it's still around the amount of games Kessel deserved.
Unfortunate that Rolston has to be fined for Scott's actions however. If Kessel really had no interest in fighting, Scott should have known better.