Send in the Goons: Cats Get Tough for Flyer Rematch
Panthers call up a couple of fighters for Philly game
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Mike Duco, left, gets in the face of an opponent, Steve MacIntyre hugs it out in a fight while a member of the Oilers.
South Florida might be in for a little old time hockey tonight when the Panthers take on the Flyers in Philadelphia.
Still smarting from the vicious hit Philly's Mike Richards put on Florida team leader David Booth, the Cats have called up a couple of bruisers from AHL Rochester.
Meet Steve MacIntyre and Mike Duco. They like to fight.
Both will be dressed tonight as the Panthers may try to exact some revenge on the new Broad Street Bullies.
"I don't know if we're just going to run around and try to fight everybody we see," defenseman Keith Ballard told the Sun-Sentinel. "It's one of those things: I'm sure the league will be watching this game, they always pay attention to stuff like that. And I'm sure any hit on Mike Richards that's looked at as retaliation will probably be punished, which is going to end up hurting our team again."
Booth hasn't played since the Oct. 24th hit sent him sprawling onto the ice and then to the hospital with a concussion.
"Yeah I'm angry. How could you not be angry? Everyone would be angry," Booth said. "I just hope we get a win. That's the best way to get back at those guys, just to beat them in their own barn after what happened last time."
In step the 6-foot-5 MacIntyre and 5-foot-10 Duco. Though their stature may be worlds apart (well, only seven inches) their goal out on the ice is in sync: create havoc for opponents.
So to those South Florida hockey fans (Anyone? Anyone?) who feel they don't see enough action out on the ice, tonight may be a good chance to catch some rock 'em, sock 'em hockey.
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