Expect the Unexpected
Only two scraps last night. One was expected, one was not.
Jody Shelley hooked up Raitis Ivanans and the two had a decent heavyweight scrap. Surprisingly, it was the first regular-season fight between the Sharks and Kings this season. It’s key to note that both teams were without a heavy for the majority of the year but it doesn’t really matter in this situation. The teams have combined for a total of only four fights against each other post-lockout, rare for divisional rivals even in today’s “new” NHL.
Jason Spezza received his first fighting major of the season when he danced with Andrei Markov in the first period of Habs–Sens. It was Markov’s first career-fight in 491 total games.
The world’s newest powerforward
After sporadic updates over the weekend, we had everything ironed out by Monday. The cause of the delay was a good one: David’s wife gave birth over the weekend to the couple’s first child, a son. Noah weighed in at a healthy 7lbs 11oz.
Videos added
Raitis Ivanans vs Jody Shelley Apr 1, 2008
Andrei Markov vs Jason Spezza Apr 1, 2008
Ryan Malone vs Sean Avery Mar 31, 2008
B.J. Crombeen vs Sean O’Donnell Mar 30, 2008
Marc Staal vs Kristopher Letang Mar 30, 2008
Zack Stortini vs Jim Vandermeer Mar 29, 2008
Adam Burish vs David Backes Mar 29, 2008
Craig Adams vs Cam Janssen Mar 29, 2008
Chris Neil vs Shawn Thornton Mar 29, 2008
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