Don Cherry shares photo of Milan Lucic's hands after fighting Scott Sabourin.

Ouch.

Jonathan Larrivee
Jonathan Larrivee
Published 2 years ago
Don Cherry shares photo of Milan Lucic's hands after fighting Scott Sabourin.
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Earlier in the week fans who tuned in to the matchup between the Calgary Flames and the Ottawa Senators were treated to a pretty good scrap between a pair of tough guys in Milan Lucic and Scott Sabourin. Both men have made a name for themselves in the National Hockey League for their physical brand of play and as a result it should have come as no surprise that neither of these men was willing to back down when they finally squared off.

The fight between the two occurred during the game's second period after less than two minutes had rolled off of the game clock, and it seemed to be a clear effort on the part of Lucic to get his team back into the game. The Flames were down by a pair of goals when the two combatants dropped the gloves and Lucic ended up doing everything he could to light a fire under his team.

It was a relatively one sided affair as Lucic pummeled Sabourin with seemingly no concern for the health of his hands, repeatedly driving his fist into the helmet and the visor of his opponent. Lucic did land some clean shots as well but it appeared as though the majority of the blows connected with the protective dome around Sabourin's head and face. 

That did little to help Sabourin however as he never really seemed to be in a position to mount much offense. After a few shots ringed off his helmet he also seemed to be pretty wobbly, a sign that even those protected shots were doing some damage to the Senators enforcer.

But what about Lucic's poor hands? Well following the game we got a better idea of just how much damage Lucic had done to himself during the exchange with Sabourin after a picture of his hands began to circulate online. Unsurprisingly it even caught the attention of former National Hockey League analyst Don Cherry, a man that has always been a fan of old school hockey,  with Cherry sharing it on online through his own timeline.

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