BOSTON — Trent Frederic said he’ll have to fight Jacob Trouba nine more times before things are even between them after the Bruins’ 2-1 overtime loss to the Rangers.
The Rangers defenseman hit the Bruins forward in the head with his stick when the teams played on Nov. 25 in New York.
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“I can never hit him hard enough as he hit me,” Frederic said. “I’d have to fight him 10 times to do that so.”
Does that mean there’s nine more fights between them?
“I would do it,” he said. “You can’t hit someone as hard with a fist as you can with a hockey stick. But you can try.”
Trouba was fined $5,000 for the play that didn’t earn a penalty in the game. But none of that cash goes to Frederic, who sought his own restitution and retribution. Trouba declined to fight Frederic early in the game but agreed to square off in the second period with each team down a man already.
“I tried right off the get-go, but in the 4-on-4 situation he brought it back up,” Frederic said.
Frederic scored a quick knockout driving Trouba to the ground.
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