Jarome Iginla vs Jared Boll

Iginla is sooo tough with that visor of his on...

Give me a break, Boll hit Iginla from behind first, then takes off to the left if anyone needs a gut check its Boll. Iggy's the number 2 in points in the league, still goes AFTER the leader for fights in the NHL and controls the fight.

If it were a flat challenge where Iginla had something to prove to Boll then yeah better pop it off-- retaliating for a hit from behind, forget it.

Anyone who is saying "Iginla isn't as tough because he wears a visor and doesn't take it off" should take a long hard look at the video. He got hit from behind by two different Blue Jackets. He is obviously angry. Anyone's first reaction would not be "i need to take my helmet off because it might upset some critics if i have it on" it would be "Boll needs to be $hit-kicked for being a b!tch".

Boll is falling in the fighting category. The linesmen did a lousy job on the way they intervened with incorrect timing and technique, That's how a people get cheapshotted. Iginla in this subpar fight.

Iggy got the slight edge throwing 4-5 punches against Boll's one.
Not muvh landed, but Iggy controlled this one.

If someone is saying Iginla 'usually' takes off his visor before fighting then he needs to take a long hard look back at his fight log and see that he usually doesn't take it off. Should figure out the facts first. In the one Beauchemin fight, it was Beauchemin who pointed to their helmet for them to take them off. Still like Iginla as a player though.

When I started watching the NHL, no one wore a helmet. Maybe we should have guys get into fights with a full college hockey cage on. Or maybe a suit of armor. I'm almost tired of the debate. I don't think it's a good idea to drop 'em with the shield on, but I do realize Iginla is one of the top players in the league. My only reply is: then why should he have to go with Boll? You can't have it both ways. Maybe he should let his tough guy fighters handle this part of the game. Part of me admires the toughness that Iginla has being willing to fight after getting cheaped, but then I remember other top players who could handle themselves and they didn't wear a shield. Fight was a draw. Boll seems pretty cheap to me.

Draw. Boll didn't want to fight and Iginla, as usual, was hiding behind his visor.

In Iginla's defense, I'm sure the last thing on your mind when you're trying to beat the stuffing out of someone is what you're wearing at the time. Having said that, if it's a planned scrap, such as off a faceoff, and both men have time and space to prepare themselves, then the buckets should come off without a doubt. However, I don't think this was one of those situations; it was more of a "heat of the moment" type of fight.

Jeez Linesmen get the FU*K out of the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jarome's top 3 in scoring, drops the mitts against a bonafide fighter, and wins. Gets my vote for best all-around player.

Iginla wins, zebras were over eager once again.

I am on the verge of calling every person who declares people who wear visors "wimps" absolutes idiots. I almost lost an eye not wearing a visor because I got a high stick and it tour legiments near my eye sockects. In the heat of the moment I fought people wearing visors and it just takes a couple of seconds ripping it off so there is absolutely no excuse for not doing it. Iggy is a great leader and I'm ashamed of the people who sit back and bash him for protecting his face.

Cheap ****ing Blue Jackets. Running Iginla from behind and running Kipper all night. They suck. Iginla is without question the best player in the league at the moment and he's a tough s.o.b. The total package.

Why does Iginla have to fight with a visor? I see this as a big problem this year, to many guys with visor on fighting. Need to give them an extra 2 or take the helmet off.