Upon further review.. something Woody said about Nurse vs. Hague in his interview.. he said Hague threw 8 punches by the time Nurse finished throwing his 1st.
Checking the video proves Woody was right.. Refs made the wrong call.. first guy to start punching was Hague.. 8 times before Nurse threw one.. .. Hague was the guy that started fighting.. until then all Nurse did was grab hold of Hague's jersey ..then Hague started throw'n.. he threw 8 by the time Nurse threw his 1st..

Note: There actually are 8 in there.. Hague gets the 4-7 punches off real short and quick.. hard to see at this frame rate.. but verified by PVR.

IMHO.. The NHL should actually nullify the instigator call on Nurse.. therefore zero reason for suspension.

Pieterangelo though.. that was an overhead Battle Axe chop from the rafters, and he got LD's upper body, just missed his head.. wasn't stick and hands..

Watching DoPS do the logic gymnastics trying to explain their decisions will be interesting, as they always are.

[Updated on: Thu, 11 May 2023 03:32]

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