‘Konopka’s been known as an agitator and a fighter throughout his career. He says this is new to him, “I’ve had a lot of penalty minutes throughout my career (he averages 263 minutes every 82 games played), but not a lot of minors, so hopefully we’ll just learn from this and get passed it. I understand we have to set an example for all players up and down the lineup and we can’t be taking penalties. We’re not the most offensive team so message was loud and clear from the coach, I totally understand it and I’ll learn from it.”’