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Originally Posted by Parallex
The Flames got a PP out of that exchange. No fighting majors were handed out (so no instigator) Dumba got a double minor for roughing and Hathaway got a solo roughing... complain at the refs plenty for last night but that was the right call.
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I have no problem with the call. Sometimes you take a penalty for stepping up for a teammate.
All this fear of a the instigator penalty, yet the officials rarely call it anyway when it comes to standing up for a teammate in the heat of play. In this case, Dumba dropped his gloves, threw a few shots and had Hathaway in a headlock before he could even defend himself and the Wild were only shorthanded for 2 minutes. Teams that support each other will gladly kill that penalty every time.