I’m cool with Fla having a team identity of scummiest, dirtiest in the league, if that’s what it is. At least it now has an identity after two decades of no identity, or at most a loser one.
Are the playoffs a gentlemanly affair? No, I don’t think so. Tkachuk’s broken sternum was it? It’s war. That’s what it is. It’s ugly and miserable. You win by making the other side feel it’s intolerable. Especially if you can’t out-skill them. You drag them into the trench, and you bring them to your level. How badly do they want it?
Are the playoffs a gentlemanly affair? No, I don’t think so. Tkachuk’s broken sternum was it? It’s war. That’s what it is. It’s ugly and miserable. You win by making the other side feel it’s intolerable. Especially if you can’t out-skill them. You drag them into the trench, and you bring them to your level. How badly do they want it?