tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post6224923070428825144..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Instigating ChangeJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-78273362979631028242007-02-01T11:12:00.000-05:002007-02-01T11:12:00.000-05:00It's similar in that respect to when a baseball pi...It's similar in that respect to when a baseball pitcher drills a guy intentionally and the ump warns both teams - the team that got hit has no chance to retaliate (or even throw inside), because they know that their own pitcher will be tossed if a pitch comes anywhere close to the opposing batter.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-82002979455051739072007-02-01T11:08:00.000-05:002007-02-01T11:08:00.000-05:00The instigator rule is awful to begin with. It ac...The instigator rule is awful to begin with. It actually increases the chances of someone taking a cheap shot against one of your star players because they know that if the team retaliates, they will get an instigator penalty.Allen Popelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180978376128882649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-61644596078533507802007-02-01T09:51:00.000-05:002007-02-01T09:51:00.000-05:001) Poor Jaromir. The refs aren't protecting him en...1) Poor Jaromir. The refs aren't protecting him enough. Guess its hard to play with a bruised vagina, huh Jagr?<br />2) We agree the current instigator rule is silly. Making it more of an infraction if it occurs in the waning minutes of a game. <br />3) The rule itself is fine, but it should have stayed as it was originaly; an additional 2 minute minor to the instigator of a fight.faux rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605243834575448300noreply@blogger.com