Was David Pastrnak fighting Matthew Tkachuk stupid or awesome? Yes.
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Late in the third period of a game that his team was losing badly, David Pastrnak figured he’d had enough.
The Florida Panthers were pouring it on, having just scored their sixth goal of the night. They were going to win Game 2 and even the series. They were letting the Boston Bruins know about it too, with Matthew Tkachuk choosing the moment to show off his formidable trash-talking skills.
At some point, Pastrnak decided he’d handle it according to whatever version of hockey’s fabled Code was in effect in the moment. And that meant hand-to-hand combat.
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