Tuomo Ruutu vs Chris Kunitz

Mar 16, 2007 2pd 17:35

2006-2007 Regular Season

Date / Time Away / Home Team Away / Home Player
Mar 16, 2007 Chicago Blackhawks Tuomo Ruutu
2pd 17:35 Anaheim Ducks Chris Kunitz
Comments: Other Penalties: Kunitz received an instigator, misconduct and game misconduct; Ruutu a high sticking. Tuomo Ruutu did not receive a fighting major.

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Chris Kunitz 84.8%
Draw 10.5%
Tuomo Ruutu 4.8%
From 105 votes with an average rating of 3.5

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Posted by TRumble24 on Mar 20, 2007 at 4:35 AM agree disagree
This all started in the game prior to this one versus Columbus when Andy McDonald had a couple of runs taken at him, including a big non-call when he was boarded. Then earlier in this game McDonald was boarded by another Chigago player, and when he noticed there was no call he went after the guy, quickly followed by Selanne, no gloves dropped it was just a scrum. So then this happens AGAIN and this time Kunitz steps up for his teammate, comes at Ruutu from the front and lays into him just as he should, well worth the 5 minutes and game misconduct for Kunitz. Also great to see someone other then the typical "enforcers" out there sticking up for their teammates. If Ruutu keeps his stick down and throws a clean check then it's a completly different situation, but in this case more power to Kunitz.
Posted by cantstoptherock on Mar 28, 2007 at 1:09 PM agree disagree
Visor or not, Ruutu is a turtle....a cheap shot artist punk turtle. Why turtle from Kunitz? Was he afraid of a talent player with 1 prior career fight?
Posted by cwebbyrun on Mar 21, 2007 at 9:07 AM agree disagree
Kunitz did what was right, Ruutu has to learn that there is consequences to doing stupid things. In the NHL you get your A$$ beat for doing stupid stuff, as it should be. I am pretty sure he is thanking his lucky stars that it was first liner Kunitz there instead of parros or moen or someone that wouldve beat him even more than Kunitz did.
Posted by trpaulson on Mar 17, 2007 at 11:54 AM agree disagree
This wasn't even a fight. Ruutu just got a beating after cheap shotting another player.
Posted by Ruben on Mar 17, 2007 at 8:26 PM agree disagree
Ruutu got what he deserved!!!!!!!
Posted by mikebflorida on Mar 17, 2007 at 10:34 PM agree disagree
Ruutu is a toilet bug.

When is the NHL going to wake up and start suspending guys like Ruutu, Hollweg, Avery, et al for being the chickenshyt losers that they are?

Those players are the one's with no respect given or earned and is why the NHL needs to ditch the instigator now and forever because guys like this Finnish piece of trash would stop doing stuff like that. Props to ANYONE who jumps Ruutu, Hollwegworm, or Avery or anyone like them.
Posted by bronx1981 on Mar 17, 2007 at 10:31 AM agree disagree
Who voted this a DRAW?

Ruttu didnt throw a punch. He ducked and covered, as Kunitz was dropping bombs on his. SO you can only say that Kunitz won, due to the fact, he was the only one fighting. I wouldnt consider it a fight though. Ruttu was playing the claude lemeuix role, getting under peoples skin, and got beaten for it. Although Kunitz had his gloves dropped before Ruttu even saw him. Scumbag move.
Posted by tdawg on Mar 18, 2007 at 3:25 PM agree disagree
Ruutu is a p*ssy - cheap shot rake across McDonald's visor with his stick - if McDonald didn't have a visor it would have been a 5 minute major. Ducks started to take it easy on them - after being up 5-0; Kunitz, not known as a brawler could have beaten the crap out of him, but he let up. Ruutu saw Kunitz coming and just turtled - got Chi back in the game due to the 5 minute major. I don't want to hear about cheapshots from chicken hawk fans - remember the Gary Suter/Paul Kariya incident - Ducks don't take that crap anymore....Ruutu was not jumped from behind or down on one knee - Kunitz came head on into him- Ruutu should have expected someone to come looking for him after that cheapshot - it's not like it was Shawn Thornton or George Parros-Kunitz is smaller than Ruutu-this was his first fighting major all season - no wonder Chicago sucks..no heart
Posted by predglen on Mar 17, 2007 at 11:20 AM agree disagree
Kunitz is a ****ing Pu**y. That was a Bertuzzi-coward move to go after Ruutu, whom I'm not at all a fan of btw, like that. If you're that hot to drop the gloves with a guy, turn him around so he can see who's challenging him. Those of you who call Ruutu out for going turtle...think about it, you would too if you didn't know who was coming after you. Kunitz is a dip sh*t who just wants to be Tootoo but doesn't have the balls. Quack!

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