So while the Flames try to even their series at two games apiece Wednesday night, they're also aware that tempers are going to be even shorter - in a series that was already full of trash talk.
Iginla said it was the hit on Bourque, and not anything else, that set him off.
"There wasn't any one thing as far as verbal that got to me," the Flames captain insisted. "I can take that. Verbal abuse is nothing. Trash talking is fine."
Flames head coach Mike Keenan said Tuesday he addressed the trash talking with Iginla, whose father is Nigerian.
"I talked to Jarome about it today and he's fine with it as long as its not racial, he doesn't care," Keenan explained. "The league will certainly deal with it if it becomes more than what it is."...more
Burish said he and Bourque are still friends, despite the confrontation.
"What happens on the ice, that's it. Done. If he were to cross check me that way, I'd be ticked off as heck on the ice. I'd want to go after him, but once the game is on for me, that's my job, that's my business," Burish said. "We'll get together when we're back in Madison at some of our old hangouts."...more
"The team should be prepared to respond to any situation that arises," Flames coach Mike Keenan said. "Be prepared to play to their level of ability and the expectations we have of them and more importantly what they have of themselves."...more
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