I didn't see the obsene gestures that Stefishen was making but I did she the attempt at an eye gouge. He really is a goon that one, is the most penalised player in the league and if his present penalty minute rate continues he will be on target for 400 minutes + by the end of the season. Doug was right to step in and take him on, Stefishen's hit on Prpich was nasty and Doug had to be taken in hand before someone got badly hurt. Although it looked like an unfair penalty (Doug getting the instigator) it was by the rule book, Doug went to fight him and didn't give him an option. In the old days that would have been a fair and square acceptance of the enforcers job, these days it's called an instigator. Smith has the intelligence though to see it for what it is and punished Stefishen more severely with a match penalty.
With regard to the injured Caps player, it's never nice to see a professional sportsman injured and if people were insulting him when he left then that's appalling and not at all the level of class that sets hockey fans apart from fans of certain other sports.
Nothing else to add apart from what has been added above, other than that I'm really glad that G kept Aubs on the ice for the whole game. Last season in games like this G would have pulled Phil and put Joe on for match experience. On this ocasion I'm glad he kept Aubs on, to get another shut out, to increase his confidence and to keep it a positive game. Just what the guys needed.
Good to see all the players out on the ice for the aftermatch skate too, they were great helping kids around the ice, chatting to people and they looked really happy too. Good timing for an aftermatch skate after such a decisive win.
With regard to the injured Caps player, it's never nice to see a professional sportsman injured and if people were insulting him when he left then that's appalling and not at all the level of class that sets hockey fans apart from fans of certain other sports.
Nothing else to add apart from what has been added above, other than that I'm really glad that G kept Aubs on the ice for the whole game. Last season in games like this G would have pulled Phil and put Joe on for match experience. On this ocasion I'm glad he kept Aubs on, to get another shut out, to increase his confidence and to keep it a positive game. Just what the guys needed.
Good to see all the players out on the ice for the aftermatch skate too, they were great helping kids around the ice, chatting to people and they looked really happy too. Good timing for an aftermatch skate after such a decisive win.
