The Vancouver Canucks haven’t been able to score lately and the Flames are one of the worst teams offensively this season. They’re gaining ground on the league lead in major penalties though.
A mere two seconds into the Saturday’s contest, Vancouver and Calgary had already combined for 142 penalty minutes. Calgary’s Kevin Westgarth, Chris Butler, Blair Jones, and Ladislav Smid had all been handed game misconducts. On the Canucks side, Kellan Lain, Dale Weise, and Kevin Bieksa were similarly booted.Flames coach Bob Hartley decided to start the game with his fourth-liners. Vancouver coach John Tortorella, stunned by this decision, decided to send out his goons as well.As soon as the puck dropped, it was mass chaos. The ice was full of gloves and sticks as each player found someone else to fight. Even Canucks left winger Kellan Lain, two seconds into his NHL debut, wasn't afraid to get physical.
The fighting wasn't even limited to the players to a certain extent. Tortorella and Hartley were getting into it from across the benches. Torts wasn't even content to keep it confined to the bench, as he headed for the Flames hallway during intermission, causing what was another scrum.
Adam Proteau of The Hockey News got a little inventive with how Tortorella will next infiltrate the Flames' dressing room.
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