Former St. Louis penalty king and frequent Penguin pounder Barclay Plager once said, “It’s not who wins the fight that’s important, it’s being willing to fight. If you get challenged and renege, everyone wants to take a shot at you.”
Last night in the decidedly unfriendly confines of the Wells Fargo Center, black-and-gold defenseman Marcus Pettersson embraced Plager’s credo to the fullest measure. Early in the second period of what ultimately became a 4-1 Penguins victory, Flyers hit man Nicolas Deslauriers barreled into our zone and leveled Kris Letang with a booming check, knocking over Pettersson as well.