I think Brouwer's and Gulutzan's statements were the proper way to reply in the media: it's part of the game, no big deal, etc.
If you talk about retribution, all you do is bring the attention of the league and referees upon your team.
If you whine, you sound like whiners.
The correct response is "it's part of the game". But then you have to get even - and by that I mean you have to demonstrate to other teams that you won't take that crap and if they dish it out, they're going to get it back in spades.
And that's where the Flames regularly let me down.
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