Cates stands up for Zegras, fights Goodrow after heavy hit in Flyers vs. Sharks
Noah Cates dropped the gloves with Barclay Goodrow after a heavy hit on Trevor Zegras in the second period Saturday.
Cates stands up for Zegras, fights Goodrow after heavy hit in Flyers vs. Sharks originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
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Flyers win the draw, but then Ristolainen sends it in, and they have to hustle to get to it.
Zegras takes a huge hit.
Stapled there on the head by Goodrow.
Cates comes over to give a word or two and drops the gloves.
Good job.
And they're gonna go.
Zegras is shaken up.
Very slowly making his way back toward the Philadelphia bench as Cates, who's done this before You got a guy who has thrown his fists before the NHL.
Cates in a defending posture, trying to go with a right there and then drags him down to the ice.
Good job by Noah Cates.
Great job.
Yeah, that stuff goes a long way.
I'm telling you, that's appreciated.
Zegras took a big hit.
It appeared to be a clean hit at real speed.
Yeah, it's a clean hit.
The puck's there, just Zegras is looking down at the puck.
He doesn't see it, and then here comes Goodrow.
And good job by Cates to recognize that he's gotta get in there and does a good job.
Goodrow can chuck him, and Cates did a really nice job there, so credit all the way around.
Hopefully Zegras is okay.
I think he seems to be fine.
He's hanging out by the bench right now, but you gotta just love that, that camaraderie and sticking up for one another.
It goes a long way in, in building the, the culture of a team.
