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Originally Posted by Matty81
95% of the time it is irrelevant and Monahan or Frolik can skate away after the whistle. But there are moments that boil over late in hockey games or after incidents where it doesn't matter if you try your best to avoid conflict. Not only is the risk of injury there but I think some players' confidence just gets destroyed when your group gets bullied and doesn't push back... I think Gaudreau is one of those guys.
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This never happened though? The Ducks never pushed us around in the Playoffs. The Kings didn't push us around during the Tkachuk/Doughty saga. And neither did the Oilers, ever last season.
I feel like Flame fans have that Darryl Sutter / Brian Burke 'truculence' philosophy branded into their brains. We were a lot more physical than either the Predators or the Penguins last season. I think that says enough.