Ovechkin Versteeg Incident.

BrooksLaich · 02-12-2013, 06:48 PM

Ovechkin had a quetionable hit on Versteeg in the opening shift of the game. Versteeg comes back no worse for wear and completely instigated a fight. No punches were thrown, the refs broke it up pretty quickly.

BWAVgal · 02-12-2013, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BrooksLaich

Ovechkin had a quetionable hit on Versteeg in the opening shift of the game. Versteeg comes back no worse for wear and completely instigated a fight. No punches were thrown, the refs broke it up pretty quickly.

How is it a fight if no punches were thrown?

SimplySensational · 02-12-2013, 06:51 PM

Nothing play. Versteeg turned.

BrooksLaich · 02-12-2013, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BWAVgal

How is it a fight if no punches were thrown?

Yeah, actually the refs just gave em roughings

The Gr8 Eight · 02-12-2013, 06:54 PM

Versteeg tried to fight OV and OV just kinda held his arms down. Looked like OV could ****ed him up.

deckercky · 02-12-2013, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by The Gr8 Eight

Versteeg tried to fight OV and OV just kinda held his arms down. Looked like OV could ****ed him up.

OV's about twice the size of Versteeg, so I don't doubt it, but I'm sure he'd rather be on the ice in 2 minutes rather than in 5 minutes.

Fel 96 · 02-12-2013, 06:57 PM

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For those asking if the Ovie-Versteeg fight was good...they didn't even give them majors (roughing minors)...so there's your answer.

http://twitter.com/tsnjamesduthie/st...95082912194561

Jules Winnfield · 02-12-2013, 06:58 PM

Caps fans - have players been challenging OV more this year?

I was at the Pens/Caps game and Tanner Glass and Bortuzzo both wanted to drop the gloves with him.

MrH4bs · 02-12-2013, 06:59 PM

SteelFish87 · 02-12-2013, 06:59 PM

Ovie with a nice assist to Fleishman.

Oh wait Fleishman plays for Florida now ? LOL

Taco Fingerhat · 02-12-2013, 07:03 PM

soooooo, there was no incident then.

ManyIdeas · 02-12-2013, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Taco Fingerhat

soooooo, there was no incident then.

Well played.

Jules Winnfield · 02-12-2013, 07:09 PM

It's a shame that guys like Versteeg have to stick up for themselves against a player that outweighs him by 60 pounds or so.

Where's Parros or Jovocop to stick up for their teammate?

Quarter · 02-12-2013, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jules Winnfield

It's a shame that guys like Versteeg have to stick up for themselves against a player that outweighs him by 60 pounds or so.

Where's Parros or Jovocop to stick up for their teammate?

One's sitting on the bench because he's useless and the other is sitting on the bench because he's old and frail.

Panthers Rock · 02-12-2013, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Quarter

One's sitting on the bench because he's useless and the other is sitting on the bench because he's old and frail.

Or more approximately, injured.

Hennessy · 02-12-2013, 07:25 PM

Versteeg was right to go after Ovechkin. He was also lucky it didn't develop into fisticuffs.

Quarter · 02-12-2013, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Panthers Rock

Or more approximately, injured.

Well he's gotta be sitting on a bench somewhere, right!?

Davebo · 02-12-2013, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BrooksLaich

Ovechkin had a quetionable hit on Versteeg in the opening shift of the game. Versteeg comes back no worse for wear and completely instigated a fight. No punches were thrown, the refs broke it up pretty quickly.

Looks like ovechkin sees his numbers and drills him anyway.

Brewsky · 02-12-2013, 07:33 PM

Well...that kinda sucked.

ungentrified · 02-12-2013, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MrH4bs

I know it's the Panthers, but that is one empty-looking arena.

**fly4apuckguy** · 02-12-2013, 07:40 PM

The hit from behind was kind of marginal. I think Versteeg needs to do a little more to protect himself. But Ovechkin should have gotten two for diving on that push from behind. If that little bump knocks him over that easily, he as bigger issues than not scoring.

**fly4apuckguy** · 02-12-2013, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ungentrified

I know it's the Panthers, but that is one empty-looking arena.

I am sitting here trying to watch any game I can on TV or online in this barren frozen tundra (which I call home and love of course) with no NHL team within 600 miles, and there are three sections between the blue lines in the lower section with 9 people sitting in them.

There is no justice in this world.

Jules Winnfield · 02-12-2013, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Davebo

Looks like ovechkin sees his numbers and drills him anyway.

Yeah, but it also looked like Versteeg turned around right before then and "may" have seen him coming and turned again to brace for the hit thinking Ovy wouldn't hit him in the back.

Regardless it should have been a hitting from behind penalty based on the rulebook but Versteeg didn't help himself out there either.

Reclamation Project · 02-12-2013, 07:46 PM

Gotta love Versteeg!

startainfection · 02-12-2013, 07:55 PM

they really need to start letting players fight, btw that should've been counted as a fight as they both dropped their gloves and grid to fight