You want to issue a "payback" statement to show that the team isn't going to allow cheap shots unanswered you should have Bennett grab Pettersson at the beginning of the game a beat the crap out of him like Marchand did to Eller.
That will send a message that you play dirty on one of our skilled guys we will destroy one of your skill guys. That's a deterrent, not having somebody who is not skilled enough to be a regular contributor sitting on your bench.
If everybody knows that cheap shot will be answered with cheap shot, then teams will pay attention. Only way it will work, because nobody cares if tough guys fight, that does not change anything.
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