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Originally Posted by Eric Vail
When Kassian was whaling on Tkachuk and Lucic just watched in unfold and didn't get involved, I lost a lot of respect for him.
I've lost even more respect for him after the domestic abuse allegations, but that is another story.
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I was pretty upset with how things unfolded then as well. Especially with the narrative that Lucic was friends with the Oilers' players. I thought he only got to fight Nurse if I'm not mistaken.
That said, our players definitely were a lot more willing to go to the front of the net and into the corners after our team toughness was established. Even guys like Dube, Mangiapane, and Andersson were playing with a lot more grit.
I'm not saying that you must have heavyweights, but I also remember how deflating it is when Hamonic is your designated tough guy, and he gets his face fructured by Gudbranson , fighting after a bad hit.