Chris Neil vs Grant Marshall

Feb 6, 2002 3pd 09:48

2001-2002 Regular Season

Date / Time	Away / Home Team	Away / Home Player
Feb 6, 2002	Ottawa Senators	Chris Neil
3pd 09:48	Columbus Blue Jackets	Grant Marshall
Camera gets in as Marshall is coming up off the ice and throwing a wild right landing to Neil's ear. A second right comes up short. Neil misses with a right. Both men are swinging wildly. Here comes Grant again with the right that misses. Neil gets one off that barely makes it to Marshall's face but there's nothing on it when it gets there. They're spinning crazily and Marshall falls to a knee. As he's coming up he lets loose with a straight right that lands to Neil's jaw jolting him backwards. That was a heavy duty punch. Men have been KO'd with those punches before. Beauty! Neil was throwing at the same time and his missed. Another Marshall right crunches into Neil's ear. Neil glances a weak one off of Grant's face. A Marshall right skips off of Neil's helmet. Marshall's shoulder takes a heavy right. In close Grant gets bent over. Neil appears to land a good right to Marshall's head. Marshall skips another right off of the helmet then connects with a solid right to Neil's throat as Neil misses a right. Neil evades a straight right by ducking. He comes up with a nice right to Grant's face. Marshall returns with a right that bounces off of Neil's helmet again. Neil spins around and fires a right which Marshall ducks to avoid. Grant is cursing Neil's helmet now as he connects to it with another right. Neil misses with a right. Another right from Marshall scores to the face. Marshall pushes away from the boards and ducks a Neil right and comes up with a left to the shoulder. Pushing. Marshall loses his balance and falls just in time as a Neil left passes over his head. Down they go and the zebras restore order. This was an "unpretty" fight. Out of control from start to finish but very spirited.