I actually don't think what Ference did there was wrong. He was showing that he wasn't going to be physically overpowered, which is something Iggy would've done as well. The issue is the Flames lack of defending their own teammates and allow the other team to push them around. That's not a good thing because it can lead to your own players getting hurt and actually could be detrimental to the intensity the team plays.
The team needs to stand up for one another. It can't just be Jackman and McGrattan being the only players doing that. Otherwise teams are just going to continue to abuse them which won't help the progression of the team's developing players.
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