Old school frame of mind doesn't necessarily equate to the rational one today.
Completely different game those guys are coming from.
Just like the questionable beliefs our parents/grandparents were taught and immersed in in their younger days that simply will not fly in today's world but they sometimes will speak up with conviction when confronted with the topic because "well that's the way it was"
Sorry, but assaulting a guy down on the ice and punching the crown of his head isn't justified by anything done within the confines of the rules (the guy's likability aside). Even if that was commonplace in the 80s and 90s.
Looks bad on guys like Teemu Selanne for singing Kassian's praises. Wish he said nothing. Does he tell his kids that making kind of retaliation when they get hit is okay? Not good.
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