Dennis Wideman vs Guillaume Latendresse

I think the nod has to go to Latendresse, even though Wideman got some good shots in, even with the sweater over his head. Latendresse just tossed Wideman around.

And I am tired of the ruins announcers complaining about injustices that just don't happen. True, Lats gave Wideman a shot when he was down, but he could have just sat on him and wailed away. Instead, he let Wideman get back up before giving him the next shot and tossing him around like a ragdoll. Those nesn announcers might want to consider Chara's tendencies before criticizing another team's fighter.

Win to Latendresse but give Wideman points for swinging pretty good with the jersey over the head

i want a rematch with no visor (latendresse). wideman WILL win!

How can anyone give a decision to Lats here? The only punch he landed was when Wideman was on the ice. Wideman was clearly the one throwing more and harder punches.
Does everyone here now give a loss to a fighter for falling down? Even though he got right back up? Wtf?

DRAW....

throwing punches with the visor on makes it a very hollow win for latendresse.

Latendresse got this one. Pretty fair scrap between two guys you never hear from.

Latendresse, another tough guy with a visor. Win Wideman for taking on a bigger man whose face was protected. Latendresse needs to lose the visor to get some respect.

For an unexpected fight, pretty entertaining. People really have to settle down with their "clearly" comments on a fight like this. There is no clear winner at all. Latendresse takes down Wideman, they restart, they trade a few non-damaging punches and the linesmen come in. Clearly a draw. Pay attention boys. You're better than that.

I would consider the fight a draw.
Wideman slips on the ice and has not been beaten down.
You have to consider weight and size differences as well...
Good scrap though from two guys you never heard of squaring off.

I agree with the brownbombers comments . If you got time to take that visor off . Do it. Im all in favor of players wearing gear to cover their grills, but if you are about to scrap players need to lose the dome protectors and get to swinging haymakers.Draw because of the shield.

Despite being a Canadiens fan and despite LaTendresse physically dominating that fight, I cannot in good conscience give Latendresse the win here. He had a visor on and Wideman did not. That does not make the fight fair. Guys with visors on should never be given the win when they fight a guy without a visor, unless they offer to take the visor off at the start of the fight.

I know fights may start quickly and in anger but NHL players should still have enough poise to say, "Wait asshole, I'm going to take my visor off, then beat the **** out of you." If the guy without the visor refuses to back off for the moment, then the guy with visor has every right to fight with the visor on. But barring those circumstances, no guy wearing a visor should ever be given a win.

Latendresse should have taken is helmet off, the big ***** is only hiding behind it, once Wideman had it off he held on for dear life, typical Montreal Canadian...Big tough guys until they lose the sheilds...

its hard to say..they both deserve a win but latendresse fought with the shield and he got hit with some hard shots while he had widemans jersey over his head, when u do that to a guy u have to capitalize and end the fight right there.

draw

lol why did people on the forum say widemen took this, i wouldnt defintely say lats.