(VIDEOS): After the Captains fight, Staal rifles an empty-netter right at Phaneuf!

(VIDEOS): After the Captains fight, Staal rifles an empty-netter right at Phaneuf!

Things definitely got heated yesterday in Toronto, in addition to jersey tossing and fans being arrested for mischief, there was some bad blood in this game from the moment the puck dropped. Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf was all over the ice and you cou

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Things definitely got heated yesterday in Toronto, in addition to jersey tossing and fans being arrested for mischief, there was some bad blood in this game from the moment the puck dropped. Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf was all over the ice and you could tell he was looking for something, anything to spark his fledgling team. The spark was his hit to Jordan Staal, which set off a chain reaction of events. J.Staal was not injured on the hit, but big brother Eric decided he was not going to let that stand. He jumps Phaneuf and they drop the gloves for a good bout. Later on was where the real hatred started to show. With less than 2 minutes left in the game Eric Staal gets a wide open pass in front of an empty net, with only Phaneuf standing between him and the open cage. He rifles a shot right at Phaneuf and scores. He also makes sure Phaneuf noticed. Look at the stare he gives Phaneuf after the goal. The old stink eye. [iframe id=""]

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