That game got out of hand very quickly and I blame the refs. The game fell apart when they broke up the Getzlaf/Mueller fight before it even came to blows, even though they squared up and got theirselves ready to go.
When you got two guys in the heat of the moment and want to scrap, you don't break it up, that just leads to ugly, pansy BS, and this game proved it. Jackman attacking Vlasic. Lovejoy feeding Pavelski uppercuts. Getzlaf suckering Sheppard. Burish going after Cogliano. Baeuchemin punching Burish in the head while he's down, etc., etc. There's too much to list. 127 total PIMS in the 3rd period.
Unfortunately it boils down to Scott getting suspended for sticking up for Vlasic. The Ducks got away with so much garbage in that game, but the refs stepped in every time the Sharks wanted to give them some payback.
Just ban fighting already. It's obvious we're going in that direction. That game was proof
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