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Fast fights: Bieksa makes quick work of Giordano, Tinordi roughs up Torres

Calgary Flames v Vancouver Canucks

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 8: during the first period in NHL action on March 08, 2014 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

Rich Lam

Saturday had its fair share of minor themes, with near-comebacks and various retirements (quotation marks optional) being among the most prominent. As it turns out, there were also a couple blink-and-you’ll-miss-them fights tonight, too.

In one of them, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa didn’t appreciate a hit by Calgary Flames blueliner Mark Giordano, who seemed out of his element in this bout:

Getty Images has a great shot of the aftermath of the squabble:

Calgary Flames v Vancouver Canucks

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 8: during the first period in NHL action on March 08, 2014 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

Rich Lam

The other fast bit of fisticuffs happened when Montreal Canadiens tough guy Jarred Tinordi took offense to a hit San Jose Sharks agitator Raffi Torres delivered on Lars Eller. Video of the fight hasn’t been uploaded in a form that can be embedded just yet, but RDS has a clip that can be seen via this link.

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