Braden Holtby‘s nickname is the Holtbeast for good reason. He can have a temper (just ask Taylor Hall) and he protects his crease like a mama bear protects her cubs.
Wednesday night in Philadelphia, Holtby got a roughing minor, his third minor penalty of the year, after Sean Couturier got a wee bit too close to Holtby’s cage.
Couturier also received a penalty for goaltender interference. But this was just a footnote in a dirty, angry, and physical game.
Jason Chimera and Shayne Gostisbehere got very mad at each other late in the second period. Chimera sent the butt-end of his stick into Gostisbehere’s ribs after the Flyers rookie two-hand slashed him in the stomach.
this slash on Chimera earlier apparently means Gostisbehere deserved this https://t.co/h8s8aNWz74 pic.twitter.com/nMGE4nlPGT
— steph (@myregularface) March 31, 2016
But there was so much more. Wayne Simmonds yelled at Tom Wilson and told him he sucked.
John Carlson got railroaded from behind.
god this game is a trainwreck pic.twitter.com/nzdVQvFqkc
— steph (@myregularface) March 31, 2016
Then there was all of this.
that one really wasn't. @Puck_Fury pic.twitter.com/Hr0PeuryNW
— Stephanie (@myregularface) March 31, 2016
Niskanen high cross check on Giroux pic.twitter.com/og1tqhVyd1
— steph (@myregularface) March 31, 2016
— Stephanie (@myregularface) March 31, 2016
hockey fan logic back at it again- Giroux apparently deserved this bc of this (how about nobody deserves any of it?) pic.twitter.com/hspWBCc8cx
— Stephanie (@myregularface) March 31, 2016
Even the fans were super salty towards each other.
No, he was just pointing to the top of the standings… pic.twitter.com/b99YPerLdh
— Dan Clark (@DanClarkSports) March 31, 2016
Flyers fans, always the epitome of class @russianmachine @JapersRink pic.twitter.com/yLYulTHGm3
— Nat Frum (@natfrum) March 31, 2016
Just a reminder about one of my greatest shirts which I'm going to go put on now https://t.co/6AIVJNwaYt pic.twitter.com/4d9O9L7STx
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) March 31, 2016
@ianoland The person who made that shirt drew Ohio wrong.
— James G Gilmore (@jamesggilmore) March 31, 2016
What a night.
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