Arron Asham knocked out Jay Beagle in a third period fight in last night's tilt against the Capitals. While many have criticized Asham for this post-fight celebration, he owned up to the gesture during his post game comments.
The criticism given to Asham is unwarranted and unjustified. Asham is not that type of player, and clearly was caught in the heat of the moment. Beagle decided to take a fight against an opponent who clearly outmatched him and paid for it after getting in a few of his own shots.
That is hockey, and fighting is part of hockey. Let's not turn the NHL into the NFL, where players can't even raise their arms after a big play or they are flagged for excessive celebration.
The Pens need players like Asham for when other teams take runs at our stars. With Sid on the verge of returning teams need to know they will have to answer the bell when they cross the line with one of our stars.
Beagle got into it with Letang and then he had to answer the bell against Asham. That is how hockey works. He got knocked out. Capitals fans will cry all season long.
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