At the end of the day, fighting is not easy, but it's simple. There is no better way to sum up the dynamics of a fight because stripped down, there are always only a handful of ways things are going to go, but how we arrive at those outcomes is a complicated, layered, nuanced adventure.
"We were kind of expecting [the fights] at the start of the game, and [our players] did a great job. They gave us momentum. On the next shift that we actually started playing hockey, Vinnie (Lettieri) and I went out there and just fed off the energy that the boys gave us, and we got one early."
Jeannot, who entered the game with 53 goals and 435 penalty minutes in his career, and Anderson (154 and 582) fought for about a minute while teammates on both benches banged their sticks against the boards in approval. The Bruins forward landed several blows before his Canadiens counterpart went to the ice, drawing a big roar and a chant of "U-S-A!" from the TD Garden crowd.
Lacrosse is our national sport, they fight. Hockey's our national sport, they fight. How could you not love fighting in Canada? Don't take our kindness for weakness in Canada, boys.
