Kings GM Dean Lombardi antaa aika hyviä kommentteja tappeluiden/fyysisen pelin suhteen:
"I'm absolutely, positively against taking fighting out of the game."
"Did you see that building (Staples Center) on Saturday? . . . That was a hard game, that had everything imaginable, from hitting, to the right type of fights. Obviously we came out on the wrong end, but if you're a fan, that had everything. That's hockey.
``And you know what? That isn't Europe. If anyone wants to go watch some of those European games, you aren't going to get close to the juice that was in that building Saturday, in that type of game. It was physical, it was tough, it was a man's game. And that's hockey. Anyone who wants to try to change this game should go to Europe for three weeks and watch those games. They're struggling over there, because it's like watching paint dry. There's no question about it. They're 2-1 games, nobody touches anybody, there's no passion and all you get is a little razzle-dazzle skill every once in a while.
``I don't know, for the life of me, why we want to emulate that. It's beyond me."
Koko tarina luettavissa täällä: Lombardi: Keep fighting in the game
"I'm absolutely, positively against taking fighting out of the game."
"Did you see that building (Staples Center) on Saturday? . . . That was a hard game, that had everything imaginable, from hitting, to the right type of fights. Obviously we came out on the wrong end, but if you're a fan, that had everything. That's hockey.
``And you know what? That isn't Europe. If anyone wants to go watch some of those European games, you aren't going to get close to the juice that was in that building Saturday, in that type of game. It was physical, it was tough, it was a man's game. And that's hockey. Anyone who wants to try to change this game should go to Europe for three weeks and watch those games. They're struggling over there, because it's like watching paint dry. There's no question about it. They're 2-1 games, nobody touches anybody, there's no passion and all you get is a little razzle-dazzle skill every once in a while.
``I don't know, for the life of me, why we want to emulate that. It's beyond me."
Koko tarina luettavissa täällä: Lombardi: Keep fighting in the game