Farabee shouldered the blame for his penalty late in their 7-5 loss to the Panthers, but Tortorella acknowledged it was a tough spot.
Linesmen stop the Flyers' Joel Farabee and the Panthers' Gustav Forsling from fighting in the third period on Thursday.
The Panthers did score, with Sam Reinhart burying the puck on the ensuing opportunity to take a 6-5 lead. Farabee conceded on Friday that part of his retaliation was Bennett — who, as most know, does not have the cleanest reputation — was taking liberties all night. Notably, late in the first period, the Panthers forward went to play the puck in the Flyers’ zone along the boards and put his elbow into the face of. Farabee called it a “vicious elbow” on Konecny and then added, about Sanheim, “Our No. 1 defenseman gets absolutely crushed from behind.
This isn’t the first time this season Farabee has gone to the aid of teammates, as he tried to drop the gloves with Calgary Flames forward Blake Coleman in the second game of the season after he hit
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