2013-14 NHL Season

And then … would the Flames have been blasted for beating on a coach or would people have let Torts hold it for being ignorant enough to think that going into the opposing room was going to stop foolish behavior of the opposition?

 

I totally get the idea of not putting your team at risk. Which is why I was curious what some of the hockey experts here thought. I just wonder if you'd have had five Flames jumping five Canucks if Torts had sent out something other than his heavyweights. Because as soon as he did, it was clearly on.

 

Probably not but it's not a chance I'd be willing to take.

 

Torts is a blow hard. I think most people would have been in the Flames' corner on this one. At that point he is the aggressor further elevating a situation.

 

It's not worth the chance, but stupid shit like this has happened before, like John Scott going after Kessel because they were lined up against each other. That line was put out there by the Flames for one reason and one reason only, to stir shit up early. If the gloves don't drop, then you have a line of idiots running around taking shots at other players and that's not something you want to risk a top nine forward too.

 

After the first, sure, but not to start the game. That's the first time all year Hartley has started those guys, I wonder why.

 

Tend to agree. Would have to think this would outweigh the they're-beating-the-little-ol'-coach card.

 

I agree completely. It was bush league for Hartley to start that line like that. But Torts has got to have better control of himself. I was fine with him tearing into Hartley from the bench, but for him to go to the Flames dressing room like that during the intermission is garbage. There are far better ways to handle it than that, especially considering he had an entire period to cool down between the line brawl and the intermission. Torts going to the Flames dressing room does nothing to calm the situation, it only makes it worse than it already is.

 

Since Monday at L.A., how many fights have the Canucks been involved in??

 

Counting the L.A. game, they have now had 10 fighting majors since Monday, five came in tonight's game. but then in tonight's game, you have things like Kassian getting a double minor for his tilt (mugging?) instead of a fighting major.

 

I will say this, Torts at least seemed regretful for going after Hartley in the intermission in his post game press conference.