Boogaard vs King: A Strange Debate

I saw it. I thought it was a pretty good fight. I've seen much better, and I have seen much worse. Boogey landed several good punches, including the one featured in the gamer, and on this post, that sent King's helmet flying. King landed what looks like one good punch that bloodied Boogaard's nose, and Boogaard did not return to the game. There is no reason given as of yet.

Then, I spent the rest of my day reading about how Boogaard is disrespectful and got "pummeled" by King. I'm not sure what fight everyone else was watching, but they didn't see what I saw. Make the jump, and let's take a look.

First, here is the video, from the Saint Louis feed:

Notice how the camera stays in the corner while Boogaard and King skate off frame. What happened next seems to me lost on many people, at least from the comments I have seen coming from across the web.

Here is the Minnesota feed:

So, King wants to draw Boogaard out to center ice for some reason. I wish that some reporter would ask him why, but Boogaard just squared off and basically gave him the "Bring it" look. Then, King finally made his way back to the fight he picked, and Boogaard landed several punches. Toward the end of the fight, you will see Boogaard's nose is bleeding, and the blood is all over after being allowed to flow freely while continuing to fight.

Before I go much further, I would like to introduce a couple quotes to the mix:

I'll get to this in just a second, but here is a the line from Rotoworld, a fantasy sports site:

Pummeled? King got in one lucky punch. One. He did not pummel Boogaard. I've seen pummelings, this wasn't one. I've even seen Boogaard get beat, but he did not get beat today. DJ King got a evening snack of Boogey fists, and King landed the luckiest shot of his life.

Now, let's get back to Jansen's comments. Some video to tell you a little bit about just who Cam Jansen is:

If my quick search is correct, Mr. Jansen, you have yet to square off with Boogaard. Why don't you reserve comment until you do?

As for you rotoworld? Why don't you stick to reporting the starting the goalies and leave the commentary to people who actually watched the game? Thanks.

What say you, Wilderness?

-Buddha