In last night’s dominant win over the Washington Capitals, the Carolina Hurricanes lost not one, but two forwards to injuries. After Micheal Ferland left the game early after a hit on a Capitals player re-aggravated his shoulder, Andrei Svechnikov took on the Capitals captain in a heavyweight bout that ended with him out cold on the ice.
This will not be an article about who started the fight. This will not be an article speaking to the volumes of Alex Ovechkin‘s character, a man who would harass and then fight a teenager 14 years his junior, whom seems to threaten his position as best Russian NHL player in the game today.