Yeah, what in the world was Hatcher thinking? The classy move would to have let his teammate get jumped from behind, skate halfway down the rink (could only get a few feet FURTHER away) and go fight someone who was on the bench..
Same with the Richards Crosby "scuffle". If Richards had an ounce of class in him, when Croby got upset (a culmination of earlier words) he should have switched with Briere (since Richards can/does fight and Briere doesn't) so that it would be even. Briere should have been on the wing but I never saw the wingers number and it didn't look like Briere in the distance. If he was on the bench like he should have been, the obvious move would be for Richards to go get him.
Every shift I looks respect for these guys!!!111