Beckerstaff accused Prijon of the incident that both were fired for insulting his players.
“There were things that were said by their assistant coach,” Beckerstaff said.
“I’m in the same boat in which my sons are. We defend each other and we don’t let people say aggressive things about my sons.
“And he’s so simple. So he said that. He knows what he said.
Minnesota coach Chris Finch has suggested Detroit’s physical approach at the beginning of the game has led to the start of the Flashpoint.
“I thought before that, the game was very physical,” Finch said.
“It was a little unilaterally in his physical body and I thought it would happen with certainty. I just felt he was coming.
“We knew they were a super-survey team. They beat you, they’re catching you… But I just thought that the players were going to take things in their hands, and you never want that.