So, we've all heard everything we need to hear about The Fight. Allow me one more perspective, and I promise I'll at least make it reasonable (unlike some people named Damien Cox).

The half-problem is, of course, Arron Asham. No matter what the situation, Asham's actions post-fight were arrogant, buffoon-ish, and rude. The reason it's only a half-problem is Asham's actions starting immediately after he made those gestures. He was concerned for Jay Beagle, tapped his stick when Beagle got up, and only stopped apologizing when he had to finally get ready for the Sabres. It was a classless move followed by enough classy ones to offset a lot of the idiocy.

The full problem isn't with anyone involved in the fight. It's with everything else that happened.

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