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Originally Posted by dubya
You can debate his impact, though the Oiler players have all said it gave them a lift. I'd tend to believe them.
And hats off to Prust...ballsy. That's what I love about hockey players. Anyway, he did the best he could against a guy 70lbs larger than himself, and even got a few shots in early. But by halfway through that fight was all Mac, and some of those shots were pretty heavy. Other than you, I haven't heard anyone, in any medium, either a reporter or a fan of either team, who thinks Prust won that fight. I suppose he 'won' in that he survived, but didn't he leave the game with an injury (ribs, back, or something)?
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Yeah, he left the game for a bit, but came back.
And yeah, I'd give the decision to MacIntyre, he got some heavy body shots in on Prust. Although I was far more impressed with the two youngsters. For Boyd to know that hit was coming and not give up on the play and take the hit, showed this kid's toughness and his commitment to this team. And for Prust to immediately go after someone like MacIntyre to stick up for his teammate (and be able to stand toe to toe with him) to me was the highlight of that whole game (as a Flames fan there was not much to be excited about in this game other than that and a well played 1st period, lol).
