Hockey Fights: Eric Staal vs. Dion Phaneuf

[garnetpalmetto]

Captain fight! When was the last time we saw two captains face off against each other?

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[tarheelhockey]

Eric Staal's first fight since Jeff Halpern in 2006.

 

[SenzZen]

Good hit by Dion, good response by Eric, bad "fight".

 

[Theokritos]

Starting a fight after a legal check? Should have ended up with a PP for Toronto.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Starting a fight after a legal check? Should have ended up with a PP for Toronto.

It did. Staal wound up with 2 minutes extra for roughing. It's not explained in the segment from the video but when they show the boxes at 1:00, you see Carolina's Chris Terry (#25) in the box with Staal. Terry served the roughing portion of the penalty. The subsequent faceoff is also a 5-on-4, so yes, the sequence ended in a Toronto PP.

 

[waffledave]

Not bad for a guy who doesn't ever fight. Dion's may get a lot of flack but he's a tough customer.

 

[Theokritos]

It did. Staal wound up with 2 minutes extra for roughing. It's not explained in the segment from the video but when they show the boxes at 1:00, you see Carolina's Chris Terry (#25) in the box with Staal. Terry served the roughing portion of the penalty. The subsequent faceoff is also a 5-on-4, so yes, the sequence ended in a Toronto PP.

Thanks, good to hear.

 

[m0ngr31]

Captain fight! When was the last time we saw two captains face off against each other?

Ladd vs Landeskog earlier this year

 

[Derrty]

Announcer is such a whiney Homer.

 

[Antropovsky]

Announcer is such a whiney Homer.

He said Jordan was nowhere near the pick, what game was he watching?

 

[mc3488]

Captain fight! When was the last time we saw two captains face off against each other?

Benn and Backes also fought but it was a **** fight

 

[Warden of the North]

What the heck was that colour commentator blathering about? "Nowhere near the puck"?

 

[FLYLine27*]

Embarrassing announcing. That was about as clean as a hit as you will find.

 

[Muston Atthews]

"This is why Dion Phaneuf will never win a popularity contest in the NHL... and quite honestly if he was on Family Feud, no where near the most popular player in the league"

what a goof

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Damn, and I thought our PBP was bad. The homerism is strong in those two. How did they feel about Eric Staal trying to lace a puck at Dion at the end of the game like a punk?

 

[Paris in Flames]

Man. That announcing is some of the worst I've heard.

Blindside. Not near the puck. An insane mention of Family Feud that literally made no sense.

Just bad.

 

[DaveG]

Tripp Tracy gonna Tripp Tracy

 

[tacogeoff]

lol dion. deer in headlights...then realizes its a guy that rarely fights and game on ha! good to not see the usual dion backdown

 

[Drew311]

Phaneuf is a terrible fighter, it's tough to watch. There's just nothing behind his punches....it's like his arm is made of rubber.

 

[Tyler Biggs*]

Lmfao he beat up both brothers on 1 play. Huge hit then drops Eric

 

[Tyler Biggs*]

What the heck was that colour commentator blathering about? "Nowhere near the puck"?

"...hits him a long way away from the puck..."? He had the puck on his stick! I can't stand American comentators!

 

[nwaZ*]

Lmfao he beat up both brothers on 1 play. Huge hit then drops Eric

Lol, Phaneuf didn't look good there. This was Eric's second fight in nine years.

 

[ekcut]

Since when does Floyd Weatherton do colour for the Hurricanes?

 

[Coaches Coroner]

Man. That announcing is some of the worst I've heard.

Blindside. Not near the puck. An insane mention of Family Feud that literally made no sense.

Just bad.

I got what he meant, but it was still very laughable and silly. He meant that if "who is the most popular player in the NHL?" was asked on Family Feud, he wouldn't be the number one answer. He was so snarky and salty over a clean play and was apparently mad that Phaneuf was body checking players all game, and therefor does not sit at the popular table in the NHL cafeteria.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Dion loves to throw the body around, what a beauty hit and to take the challenge as well