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Originally Posted by puckluck2
Dude you do realize what a defencemen taking the opening faceoff means right?
It means fight time so why wouldn't Bieksa the one punch coward oblige? Westgarth was out there to either fight or make a physical impact. Do you think if he was lined up against a Sedin he would have dropped his gloves?
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Obviously that's not what it meant since Bieksa didn't fight.
I have no idea whether he would have dropped his gloves or not if Sedin is there or not but that doesn't matter because he did drop his gloves in this case.
I am relaying what I have heard media and NHL types say. They want to get rid of these types of fights, Westgarth dropped his gloves a half second after the puck was dropped and NHL/media think by /suspending coaches they can possibly curb these types of fights.
Therefore I expect Hartley gets fined and based on previous comments that fits with what the league wants so the fine would be justified.