A Bit of Everything
Thursday night had a hefty schedule, featuring almost a full slate of games and a little bit of everything fighting-wise, including a heavyweight bout, multiple middleweight scraps, multi-fight games, and a near line-brawl.
It all started during the first few minutes of Habs–Pens, when Georges Laraque and Eric Godard decided to drop the gloves. The square off made it seem like we were in store for a classic bout, but the two ended up exchanging just a punch each before losing their balance and falling to the ice. A rematch didn’t happen.
A variety of fights followed: Luke Schenn put in an impressive performance against Jared Boll; Shean Donovan took on Kevin Bieksa and his Senators temporarily closed the scoring gap against the Canucks; and Ed Jovanovski fought for the first time in a long time against Chris Thorburn.
In the Oilers–Stars game , Dallas agitator Steve Ott sent Tom Gilbert flying with a hit, prompting Dwayne Rolson to come out of his net and shove him to the ice. Ethan Moreau and Ladislav Smid dove on top of Ott and everyone else piled in. Moreau tried to go after Ott again once players started separating and picked up an instigator before he was slammed down by Nicklas Grossman. Erik Cole and Mark Fistric also exchanged many a shove and picked up 14 PIM each.
All in all: 9 fights occurred in 12 total games. A solid night.
Videos added
Chris Thorburn vs Ed Jovanovski Feb 19, 2009
Garnet Exelby vs Daniel Carcillo Feb 19, 2009
Ethan Moreau vs Steve Ott Feb 19, 2009
David Clarkson vs Matt Smaby Feb 19, 2009
Chad LaRose vs Mike Comrie Feb 19, 2009
Tim Conboy vs Tim Jackman Feb 19, 2009
Kevin Bieksa vs Shean Donovan Feb 19, 2009
Jared Boll vs Luke Schenn Feb 19, 2009
Georges Laraque vs Eric Godard Feb 19, 2009
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