Kevin Bieksa vs Ben Eager

Eager gets the win for dropping him with the left early

Talk about old time hockey! That was just a brawl. Eager with the win.

Eager got a legitimate knockdown at the start, but it was a wild one from that point on. I have to give Eager a slight edge.

Eager wins, still a douchebag.

wow almost a line brawl, win eager in a too short bout.. this had the makings of a classic

Wow, didnt know they were so many hawks homers.... Win Eager. Round 2, quarter finals!

Canuck hockey, hair pulling and punches when the other guy is on the ice. Way to go ladies ! You got the "W" but we kicked your ass. Ben Eagers body slam said it all. Bieksa you are load your mom should have swallowed

edge Eager

Great short left by Eager. He gets the win.

eager got lucky bieska had his arm tied up i wanna see a rematch bieska will win

Claire Alexande, do you even watch the games or the highlights or do you just guess at what you think could have happened? The reason that the Nucks didn't go after that lard ass Buttlovin is because they originally didn't see what he did and then the refs took him off of the ice before the skirmish broke out. Did you want them to ask him to unlock the door to the penalty box so that they could fight him?
Franchise, what the **** are you talking about? Destroyed, oh sorry DESTROYED? Wake up dude. Nobody got destroyed, it was good old time hockey. Since it's obvious that you don't know the difference between a KO and a KD. Maybe before you post next time, you could do some research on that and then you might have some credibility. There was no KO dumbass.

Eager got Bieksa good but when Bieksa was in a bad position Eager couldn't finish him off so Bieksa starts getting Eager while he's down.

I wish O'Brien would have got hurt when the ref slewfooted him. Talk about a dangerous play when officials act like bad asses on the ice that's when accidents occur. Remember when Tucker got thrown into the box by a linesman and Sandy McCarthy almost fought him.

Update: I should also add that I TiVo'd the game, came home, and frame by frame viewed this fight in HD. There was plenty of video coverage and you are seeing most of it, except you cant slo mo the action. I can see where some people think the left by Eager was a punch to the chest. The reality is that Bieksa was bleeding from the mouth and in slo mo, you CLEARLY see the punch hit him in the mouth. What you are not seeing is how bloodly Bieksa's face was BEFORE he went to the penalty box. IN fact, the United Center cameras picked up the blood on the ice, driving the home fans crazy.

In slo mo you also clearly see that Eager slammed his head off the ice and you clearly see Bieksa never connected with a punch.

As for Bieksa's "Good Job" comment, you will have to ask him. He was 10 feet in front of me; I know what I saw. The other thing some of you don't realize is that for most of these guys, this is another day at the office. He may have been trying to be sarcastic, but there is no doubt what he said.

It's amazing how different things look live compared to poor video quality. I am the guy in the front row with a red Hawks jersey and white hat, this fight was right in front of me and this is what happened:

1. Eager landed a short but very effective left hand that buckled Bieksa
2. Bieksa threw punches but litterally landed nothing
3. The welt on Eagers head he gave to himself. When he lifted Bieksa and threw him to the ice, he hit his own head on the ice. Watch it again.
4. Bieksa was bleeding pretty good from the mouth as the result of the Eager left hand. Bleeding doesn't give you the win, but there is a reason Bieksa went down after taking that punch.
5. Read Bieksas lips on the way to the penalty box. He tells Eager "Good Job".

Bottom line, Eager with the win

this was one of the crazier fights of the year.