2006-07: Best Team Feud

[Merlin401]

Rivalries seem to be dying in the NHL as the league steps up pressure to foil and potential for fireworks following nasty games. The following matchups either put up good fight totals (sometimes for no reason whatsoever), or those that tried to ignite following dirty hits or a nasty game.

Nominees

New York Rangers - Washington Capitals
6 fights in 4 games, including Colton Orr vs Donald Brashear three times, Donald Brashear vs Brendan Shanahan, Brashear sucker punching Aaron Ward, and Orr cheapshotting Alexander Ovechkin.

Anaheim Ducks – Dallas Stars
7 fights in 8 games, including a nasty January game featuring Krys Barch vs Chris Pronger and Shane O'Brien.

Anaheim Ducks - Chicago Blackhawks
9 fights in 4 games, including Sean O'Donnell and David Koci fighting before the drop of the puck following a mini-brawl.

Atlanta Thrashers – Washington Capitals
5 fights in 8 games, but a Andy Sutton high hit turned the 4th game into a street fight in the last few minutes.

New Jersey Devils - Toronto Maple Leafs
2 fights in 4 games, but perhaps the most hyped fight of the year (Belak-Janssen) resulted as a result of Janssen's knocking out Tomas Kaberle with a borderline hit.

Buffalo Sabres - Ottawa Senators
9 fights in 8 games, including the wildest brawl of the year with goalie Ray Emery fighting twice and a rematch game that produced another couple of solid fights, all sparked by Chris Neil's dangerous hit on captain Chris Drury.

My Pick

Buffalo-Ottawa combined great brawl games with a constant dislike that seemed to produce fights every game.

Previous Winners

2003-04: New York Rangers – New York Islanders
2005-06: Calgary Flames – Vancouver Canucks

[Mr. Pink]

Brashear's ownage of the Rangers is a close second, but you cant pass up two goalie fights and a brawl.

[Isles4life]

Originally Posted by Mr. Pink

Brashear's ownage of the Rangers is a close second, but you cant pass up two goalie fights and a brawl.

Very true. A very entertaining brawl and actual retribution in the following game. I pray these teams meet in the conference finals.

[jkidd]

That Ottawa-Buffalo saga just cant be passed up. Caps-Rags was a very close second for me.

[stevecanuck16]

Yeah, Ottawa vs Buffalo was a decent rivalry even before the brawl, and then after the brawl it was the most hyped rivalry of the season.

[Snipes19]

I voted for Buffalo and Ottawa.

The Rangers and Caps have a pretty good team feud, but you just can't vote against two teams that had a huge brawl, plus a goalie fight. That was the best moment of the whole year.

[Blues 34]

Gotta go with the Rangers and Caps.

[mr.black]

I'd like to request: Flyers vs. Rangers.

Rags fans are chanting "Flyers Suck!!!" and the Flyers nowhere near the stadium. Priceless.

[IhateLindros]

Buffalo-Ottawa

[MrFrost]

Ive never seen a winger fight a goalie before in an NHL game. Like a legit fight and no scrum ensues. Maybe I have and Im just retarded, but I sho dont remember.

[Thornton 19]

Buff -Ott here that brawl game was awesome. Ana-Chi was my second choice.

[thepro987]

Ottowa vs. Buffalo........what about rangers/flyers?

[Baronking]

Possible showdown in the Eastern Conference Finals could make the feud even better.

[Kingdog819]

Originally Posted by Baronking

Possible showdown in the Eastern Conference Finals could make the fued even better.

Very true. With the way things are looking so far, both teams being up, I think that you might be on to something. Although it is the playoffs, meaning Buffalo wont dress Peters, and Ottawa wont dress McGrattan

[Shockadelica]

[quote=mr.black;1009731]I'd like to request: Flyers vs. Rangers.[quote]

Me too but Buff-Ott still passes that up.