Hold up. So the Vancouver coach, knowing the Flames' lineup sent in his worst players to just fight at the start, thus ensuring the opponent's best players sat out for penalties?
Originally Posted by DJ_MikeyRevile
To an extent, refs allow two people to get a few swings in. Coaches sometimes even use this to their advantage by having their team fighter (the player who is best at fighting) instigate a fight with another good player from the other team so that they have a temp advantage!