Brian Hayes

And it's not, again, as you sort of alluded to this, to me, this whole reaction thing is less about...

intimidating the ducks or Gudis or whoever's going to make that play.

And it is everything about saying how you feel about each other and how you are willing to compete for each other, put it on the line for each other and get uncomfortable for each other.

That's what matters.

And I think that's the intangible, the culture, the camaraderie, whatever you want to call it.

That's what matters in that situation.

And yes, they responded.

And yes, I think there would have felt a great deal of,

Embarrassment's a strong word, but a little bit of embarrassment for how the guys that were on the ice were not having done anything, and they came out and did it again.

But there's just something in that moment where teams, even when it happens with guys like me who don't fight, know that you just got to fly in there and grab somebody, and everyone's going to fly in there together.

That's Tampa.

Braden Point's in there, and Kucherov, and whoever's on the ice in that moment.

Sam Reinhardt, he doesn't fight, but he's in there.

We talk about Buffalo.

You guys just had Razor on.

Buffalo last year was getting criticized for not sticking up for Tate Thompson in the exact same situation.

Didn't see the heat hit, but your main guy's on the ground.

Nothing happened.

Look at them now.

That's not why they're winning, but it's a byproduct of that kind of environment of everyone in it together.