Perhaps some bad blood boiling over?
Much maligned forward David Clarkson had an opportunity to face the team that traded him for effectively nothing on Friday night and he meant to make the best of it.
Clarkson took exception to his former captain Dion Phaneuf dragging him down to the ice in front of the Maple Leafs net during the second period and immediately dropped the gloves to challenge Phaneuf.
This led to what may go down as one of the worst fights if not the worst fight of this NHL season, and I say that with complete confidence despite the fact that we are still in October.
Here's the video.
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