Bracket Busters

A trio of fights last night.

Tom Kostopoulos took on Jeremy Reich early, and then there was a bit of a lull until the later games.

Nathan McIver and Zack Stortini were talking it up after a whistle.  They kept going until the puck was dropped again, but the fight wound up being a lot shorter than any of the yapping that was going on.

Ian Laperriere and Jim Vandermeer wasted no time dropping the gloves in the Avs–Flames game.  Just nine seconds in and the two went at it after a whistle stopped play.

Videos added

Ian Laperriere vs Jim Vandermeer Mar 20, 2008
Nathan McIver vs Zack Stortini Mar 20, 2008

Kostopoulos-Reich will be added soon.

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Breaking the ice for visitors
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Atlantic going to wire
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Has Richards deal killed Stars’ chemistry?