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Old 04-20-2015, 03:59 PM   #6
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Burrows didn't start a line brawl, and he got a penalty that killed any chance for his team to come back in Game 3 and severely hurt his team.

Hamhuis's hit to Bennett's head was pretty dirty, but Bennett did drop his head a little bit and put himself in a bad position - he's got to be smarter. It doesn't get called in the playoffs, but sometimes it doesn't get called in the regular season.

What's going to stop anyone from doing anything stupid is a stupid penelty that might kill your team's chances in a playoff game. If Vancouver does something stupid and we get a 5 minute PP, we're up with a 3-to-1 series lead. It'll probably kill your career. The only way you see stupid stuff is if you're losing by enough that you think it won't matter and you go full dumb dumb like Bieksa did on Ferland - in that case, its smart to keep your stars off the ice if things are turning out that way.

If the NHL really wants to crack down on these, start calling unsportsmanlike conduct minors between the whistles - that'll keep things from escalating. Its the officials that let (game 2) get out of hand - not the players IMO.
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