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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
There was a big reaction earlier when Donato tripped Gaudreau.
There wasn't a reaction here because everyone involved in the game knew that what happened to Gaudreau would've happened to every single one of them. And had they been McAvoy, they all would've done it.
Plus they were going on the powerplay. Plus <10 to go. Lots of reasons to not throw a fit.
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I hear you. But in response, since Gaudreau was tripped earlier in the game, I would argue that Gaudreau being hit a second time warrants an even bigger response.
I am quite emphatic about a strong response because it is Gaudreau, who is our star player and small, but if the player were anyone other than Gaudreau (e.g., Monahan, Backlund, Tkachuk) I still would want a strong response as the hit was violent enough.
You say there are lots of reasons to not throw a fit, I see a lot of reasons to throw a fit: improves team solidarity, improves team toughness, sends a precedent to the rest of the 29 teams to not take advantage of Gaudreau (and other Flames players), decreases the likelihood of Gaudreau (and other Flames players) being injured.
Perhaps, I am putting too much stock on toughness, but considering the narrative of the past two seasons of the Flames being soft and lacking toughness, I am very disappointed in the Flames response.