"Remember way back when Dion Phaneuf used to play for the Calgary Flames and he'd catch a guy crossing the blueline with his head down?

Remember how angry the opposition would be at the sight of their teammate crumpled on the ice while Phaneuf carried on with the play?

No matter how clean the hit was, somebody on the other side would immediately charge back at Phaneuf to defend their fallen mate.

Even though Phaneuf broke no rules and did nothing wrong, the opposition saw red and set out to do something about it.

That's no different than the verbal dance Mike Peca and Ken King just completed.

Peca used his platform as a TSN analyst on Tuesday to question the grit of Flames blueliner Jay Bouwmeester, suggesting he was easy to play against and was prone to turnovers.

Not only was it fair comment, it was also seen as insightful given the fact the respected forward played the game against the former Panthers defenceman for years.

In response, King used his platform on FAN 960 to decree Peca's "lowbrow" comments as being out of line, largely because Peca was a former peer.

"He needs to understand the difference between being a guest and being a journalist," said the Flames president, clearly agitated one of his prized players was "humiliated" and "laughed at" on national TV.

"You fight with my family, you fight with me."

While I don't buy his suggestion a former player needs to curb his approach or opinion in any way, good on King for defending the quiet blueliner."