ECSF: Florida Panthers [ATL1] vs Boston Bruins [ATL2] - Florida wins 4-2

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

I don’t even think it’s the sanitation angle. That would at least be understandable. It’s old school “code” guys who don’t like it, not because he fought, but because he didn’t fight “right.”

Just silly.

TBF, not punching a guy who is already down and has his head near the ice isn't just a code thing.

[SuperMatt18]

Yeah I have no issue with Tkachuk taking the fight with Pastrnak.

Don't love Tkachuk going all cave man punch to the back of the head when Pastrnak is face down. That is pretty much frowned upon in any type of combat that you don't punch a guy in the back of head when they are down.

Could tell it really made Pastrnak mad too because he came up furious after that.

[FanIn80]

Chucky, on the scrap:

“Give him tons and tons of respect,” the Panthers forward continued. “Two guys that aren’t known for fighting, me and him. Two players that are probably known for more their offensive side of the game. … To see us out there battling at center ice in a playoff game is cool, I think it’s good for hockey.

“Both emotional guys that are leaders for our teams and really just want to show we’ll do whatever it takes to win. We weren’t going out there to play patty-cake or anything. We were going out there to have some fun in the fight and try to land some punches, I guess. Tons of respect to him for wanting to do that.”

[FanIn80]

More from the un-mouthguarded one:

“It’s going to be good. It’s Friday night in Boston,” Tkachuk said. “Playoffs, I mean, there’s going to be a lot of energy in the rink. Two teams that are very familiar with each other and two teams that really want to win. This is a really good series right now.

“We’ve seen it last year in the playoffs. They weren’t too happy with us going back for Game 5 and especially Game 7. We’re used to the hatred as an away team, especially our team now with a little bit of a rivalry that’s being created here. We go and we just play. That’s what makes us good. We don’t care where we play, who we play. We just play and we have fun doing it. So hopefully the crowd fires us up.”

As for carryover, Tkachuk doesn’t expect that.

“We’ve got to try to ride the momentum of winning the last game, but in playoffs, it’s almost like whatever happens the game prior — win or lose, crazy, boring, whatever it is — it’s a clean, fresh slate that next game.

“Now it’s a best of five, and they technically have home ice now, so it’s up to us to win Friday to get home ice back.”

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Yeah I have no issue with Tkachuk taking the fight with Pastrnak.

Don't love Tkachuk going all cave man punch to the back of the head when Pastrnak is face down. That is pretty much frowned upon in any type of combat that you don't punch a guy in the back of head when they are down.

Could tell it really made Pastrnak mad too because he came up furious after that.

He didn’t punch him in the back of the head, he was still punching him in the face. Pastrnak did the same thing right back, so seems pretty square to me.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

He didn’t punch him in the back of the head, he was still punching him in the face. Pastrnak did the same thing right back, so seems pretty square to me.

But the linesman was kind of holding Pasternak down at that point. I'm done fighting when the linesman comes in anyway because I don't want to hit them.

I don't like people hitting heads near the ice anyway.

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

More from the un-mouthguarded one:

From an entertainment perspective it’s a quote and maybe it eggs on his own team to play harder but whatever. The guy sounds like a dummy the minute he opens his mouth. I don’t personally find him entertaining. Some agitators in history have been pretty fun. This guy just sounds like a spoiled dbag.

[dino7c]

fight is fine...hitting a guy when he is down or held by the linesman isn't
lets not be fanboys here

[PepsiFree]

Classic Florida fanboys on Calgary Puck

[FanIn80]

Holy... Bennett though, amirite?

[Jiggy_12]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Holy... Bennett though, amirite?

What happened?

[bluejays]

As much as I used to like Bennett, he always looks to take the body with a few step windup and never going after the puck to be stripped off the guy. Shows me how ridiculous it is as a sport in many ways where someone aims to take the body instead of the body to take away the puck.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by Jiggy_12

What happened?

Marchand tried to hit him, but bounced off, went down and looked woozy trying to get to the bench. Then he smashed Pasta off the puck in the middle of Boston's end. Put him flat on his ass.

Not a bad first period back after missing 5.5 games!

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by bluejays

As much as I used to like Bennett, he always looks to take the body with a few step windup and never going after the puck to be stripped off the guy. Shows me how ridiculous it is as a sport in many ways where someone aims to take the body instead of the body to take away the puck.

I feel like maybe you might be better off sticking to watching baseball.

[Your Calgary Flames!]

Bennett was always pretty mediocre during the regular season here in Calgary, however he always was worth his weight in gold in the playoff's. That alone is why he is an invaluable asset to any team.

[Jiggy_12]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Marchand tried to hit him, but bounced off, went down and looked woozy trying to get to the bench. Then he smashed Pasta off the puck in the middle of Boston's end. Put him flat on his ass.

Not a bad first period back after missing 5.5 games!

I love Bennett

[FanIn80]

13-3 shots after the first.

[Saqe]

Bennett is God's gift to hockey. That's Hockey's Gods.

[FanIn80]

I feel bad for Marchie though.

[Rejean31]

Lundell just tried a McDavid but it backfired on him and they called him for holding the stick. They never call it right with McDavid though.