Although the Predators were saying all of the right things leading up to their contest with the Dallas Stars, you figured someone would stand up to Stars defenseman Mark Fistric for his hit on Shea Weber in their last meeting on December 23rd. To no one’s surprise, Jordin Tootoo met the challenge head-on less than two minutes into the game.Before the official dropped the puck on a faceoff, Tootoo and Fistric visibly exchanged words. Right after the faceoff, Tootoo and Fistric dropped the gloves. No big punches were landed, but Tootoo slammed Fistric to the ice, much to the delight of a sold out Bridgestone Arena.“He knew what the situation was right off the bat,” Tootoo said. “It was a little retribution to get the boys fired up. It is what it is and you just have to move on from those situations.”Predators head coach added, “That was Toots saying, ‘Hey you better stand up for that.’ I give Fistric full marks – he didn’t not want to get involved. He said I’ll stand up to that, ...
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