Jarkko Ruutu vs Milan Lucic

Ruutu did iniciate the fight, but nothing wrong with the hit. Lucic, in my humble opinion, could be the heir apperent to Laraque.
Secondly, Boston impresses me more than any other team the Penguins have played this year.

LUCIC WITH THE WIN!
I can't believe some people are criticizing Lucic for not fighting Laraque, but beating up Ruutu instead. Lucic wasn't looking to fight anyone. Ruutu went after him. Ruutu only did it because he knows Lucic isn't 100%. Give Lucic credit. He protected his nose and he beat a pretty tough player.

i give lucic the win even though ruutu is smaller. ruutu wanted to go, plain and simple.

its funny though, when laraque wanted to drop the gloves, lucic wasnt so easy to convince. i see a either a rematch to this fight or lucic just getting his ass handed to him by BGL the next time these teams meet.

Wow, he made Ruutu look like a complete PUNK!!!

win Lucic but props to Ruutu for stepping up to a much bigger and stronger man. This should shut up all the people that say Ruutu only fights guys he knows he can beat.

Those announcers should be embarassed. I used to call fights like that (one sided) when I was 7 years old.

Clear win for Lucic, but you would think Ruutu was in a coma post fight.

Pretty good scrap. As much as I love Roots, gotta give it to Lucic, even tho he pussed out against Laraque. But so did Thorton in this game. One would think with an xtra 20-25 lbs and 2-3 inches Milan would have KO'd him, but Roots held his own. Ruutu couldn't get his right free or this would have been a different fight. Pens were REALLY flat that night and Lucic was doiong a little running around. ( I believe 5-1 Boston at this point) Ruutu was just sending a message. Pens aren't going to lay down. Possible playoff rematch.

Is there many frends of the tough guy Lucic. How he can be so real winner even thought it was a clear draw. I don´t always understund !!!

and by the way, the best punch of the fight was after those body shots by Lucic - when he throws overhand on Ruutu with the right. That was pure power and hit nothing but grill.

for all you kncukleheads who say you know so much smarten up before you comment. 1. Lucic was at the end of a shift which is why he was tired 2. Clearly Rutuu came looking for Lucic and wanted the fight. 3. Lucic declined BGL's offer earlier in the game because he has a broken nose, hence the visor and he clearly did not want to fight Rutuu either (ie: the broken nose). 4. According to sports talk radio BGL stated he respected Lucic's decision not to fight him (because of the broken nose).

5. I agree the announcer Jack Edwards is sort of a screwball and gets all worked up and says gay things, but the color man, Andy Brickley is one of the best analyists in the business so don't lump him into the same catagory

Didn't really see anything much land by either player here... Nice technical fight though.

Give credit for Milan scrapping with the busted nose. Doesn't matter who he battles one good punch to the shnawz and it could be lights out him. Held his own.

The announcers were stupid. But Lucic still won the fight. Even Penguins fans (other than the guy below me) can admit that.

If anyone complains about the visor, note that it was off Lucic before Ruutu even tried to (or could) throw a punch.

I was lucky enough to watch the TSN broadcast of the game. And apparently Lucic was at the end of a long shift when Ruutu went after him. So that might explain why he looked so tired. But I think Glen Healey said it best last night when he said "Next time Ruutu goes looking for a fight maybe he should find someone who doesn't know how". Classic.

To answer Guiness59's question: Why didn't Lucic go with BGL?
1. Lucic can actually play hockey and is not just a giant goon. He's been making good hockey plays and been involved in the scoring. If I was the coach I wouldn't want him to fight Big George the hack either.
2. He has been made to wear the visor and told not to fight so the nose can heal and not affect his breathing.
3. Lucic didn't pick his spot, Ruutu initiated and gave him no chance. He'd have gone with BGL I'm sure if the same thing happened.
I'm tired of BGL's reign. If I were a GM I'd bring up one steroid filled madman after another until someone smashed BGL's head in, but that's why I'm not a GM among other things.