NHL
In Vancouver's October 21st game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, defenseman Kevin Bieksa completely obliterates Russian rookie Nikita Filatov with an amazing (but clean) hit. All I can say is it looked like Filatov skated into a truck.
Following the hit, Alexandre Picard picks a fight with Bieksa and loses miserably.
Now I love the hit, but since when did starting fights as the result of a CLEAN hit become necessary? I'm all for standing up for your team mates when they taken out by a dirty, cheap hit... but come on, Bieksa was basically just skating back on defense and Filatov skated into him.
At least it's good to see that the intensity is still in the sport... You gotta love it when a guy smashes a member of the other team with a clean hit (that doesn't result in an injury), and then takes out an aggressor in a fight moments later. Classic.
Kevin Bieksa wrecking ball
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