In an uncharacteristic display of testicular fortitude, Sidney Crosby dropped the gloves against Matt Niskanen in the Pens' 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. It's unclear from the video whether Niskanen was maniacally flailing, or if Sid actually managed to ragdoll something other than his ragdoll, but either way, the Kid takes the cake:
Whether or not stars should be fighting is a topic that can be debated this weekend on Coach's Corner (and by "be debated", I of course mean "be beat to death by Don Cherry while Ron MacLean interjects snippits of lucidity that go completely unheeded by a man wearing a rainbow suit"), but seeing this highlight reminded me of one my favourite brawls of all time, fought by one of my favourite star players of all time: Steve Yzerman. And the video is just so delicious, that I thought I would share. Stevie drops the gloves about a minute in, but my second favourite part is around the 2:04 mark, when Probert skates over to deliver one more sucker punch to the stomach of a player who is already laying on the ice, receiving help from one of the refs. Enjoy:
If you have a favourite star fight, let me know!
You can't discuss fights involving star players without bringing up this beauty. 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, two men known for their offensive accumen decide to knup up. I present to you Jarome Iginla vs. Vinny Lecavilier.
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Not the greaetest fight by any stretch, but you have to respect their willingness to drop the gloves.
Oh Mr. Anonymous. I really wish you would learn how to spell ;)
ReplyDeleteA surprisingly tough star/captain:
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hmm.... not so much:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDRCpN4OMpM
Anonymous #3: Semin's bitch fight just made my night. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMaybe not the most skilled fighters, but look at the fire in his eyes! That is one scary little dude!
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This one would have been more enjoyable if it wasn't one of the two concussions that ended Adam's career, but it is still one of the great Canuck fights of all time, from one of the most exciting Canucks of all time (not a compliment) during the height of the Canucks-Avalanche rivalry when Vancouverites annually tried to convince themselves that Naslund was just as good as Forsberg (at his peak, he was close), that Dan Cloutier was good enough to win if we scored enough goals (he wasn't) and that you don't need a player like Joe Sakic to win in the playoffs (you do).
ReplyDeleteI could add more to that run on sentence, but here's the fight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azCos55ByiA&feature=related
Nolan Ryan headlock
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