In a game last week between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers, we saw Maple Leafs star forward Auston Matthews engage in some shoving and cross-checking with Flyers forward Travis Konecny, and when the pushing came to dropping the gloves, Matthews just watched as his team stepped in and fought his battle for him.
To make it worse, when the battle was over, Matthews again went after Konecny with another cross check then once again watched his teammates fight his battle.
I think we can all agree that Auston Matthews should not be fighting, you dont want to see your star players dropping the mitts, but if you're going to start a situation like this, you need to stand up for yourself. Either skate away and don't involve yourself in the antics, or if you're going to give cheap shots back to someone, you better be prepared for the consequences.