No, Tanner Glass wasn’t about to back down.
The Rangers’ physical winger had a response on Friday to Cal Clutterbuck, the Islanders’ agitator who made a disparaging remark after his team beat the Blueshirts 3-1 on Thursday night at Barclays Center. In that game, Glass made a chicken-flapping gesture toward Clutterbuck for not fighting, and Clutterbuck said afterward Glass wasn’t doing it at Isles enforcer Matt Martin, implying he was afraid of Martin.
“He thinks I’m afraid of Matt Martin,” Glass said Friday, “but he should check hockeyfights.