Jan 26, 2011

“...Kuli’s not a fighter” - Clarke MacArthur


Courtesy: YouTube

For those who don’t know about the controversial fight between Nikolai Kulimen and Tim Gleason on Monday against the Carolina Hurricanes, Kulimen received a punch to the face from Gleason in a scramble near the end of the first period.  It’s controversial because some are saying Gleason didn’t abide to the unwritten “code” hockey players have when getting into a fight on the ice: you both have to agree to drop your gloves before fighting.  In this case, Kulimen was giving Gleason a face wash with his gloves and Gleason dropped his gloves and sucker-punched him.  Kulimen dropped to the ice instantly and was gone for the remainder of the game with what the Leafs called a “facial injury”.

Some are saying that Gleason was wrong and he should of waited for Kulimen to drop his gloves before engaging into the fight.  Others say it wasn’t Gleason’s fault because Kulimen started throwing punches first and he should of expected it.  Kulimen is not a fighter and as much as I want to defend him, I would have to agree that Kulimen had it coming.  If you constantly antagonize a player, chances are, you will get yourself in a brawl.  It’s natural to fight back. 

Good thing nothing serious happened to Kulimen except he had to pay the price of a black eye.
  What do you think? Watch the video and you be the judge.

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