There are plenty of ways to endear yourself to new teammates. Some players buy dinner. Others might score a goal.
Braydon Coburn was acquired by the Tampa Bay Lightning to beef up their defense, likely by doing the dirty work. Getting in fights might not be at the top of that list of tasks, but he did so with Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno on Tuesday:
Update: Tampa Bay easily won 3-0.
Hedman on a successful debut for Coburn: “He’s going to be a big part of our blue line.” #TBLightning #BUFvsTBL
— Bryan Burns (@BBurnsNHL) March 4, 2015