Gleason ready to go again, if need be

BOSTON -- On Wednesday night, Tim Gleason sat down for a radio show in Raleigh and promptly said that while he doesn't mind fighting, he had been told to refrain, if at all possible. The defenseman was told he was too valuable, that the team needed him on the ice. And especially on the penalty kill. So what does Gleason do in the opener? He never hesitated in going after the Flyers' Daniel Carcillo after Carcillo rammed the Canes' Ray Whitney from behind and was whistled for boarding at 12:49 of the first period. "I was doing a job and I'd do it for anybody," Gleason said today. "And I'd do it again." Gleason dropped the gloves, and Carcillo did the same. When the short fight was over, Gleason had two minutes for instigating, five minutes for fighting and 10 for misconduct. He wasn't available early in the second when the Flyers scored two power-play goals in the first 47 seconds of the period. "I didn't think I w...