These negotiations didn’t take long.
“You wanna fight?”
“Sure.”
*Proverbial handshake.
It took exactly three seconds into Thursday night’s game for Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog and St. Louis Blues forward Brayden Schenn to square off, but in reality, that’s how long it took for the refs to blow the whistle to stop the game clock.
Schenn and Landeskog had already agreed to the bout well before the puck was dropped to start the game, as shown in the video below:
That REALLY escalated quickly. Schenn - Landeskog drop the gloves right after the opening faceoff.
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Schenn, as pointed out on the broadcast, is a natural centerman, so him lining up at right wing across from Landeskog appeared to be a planned move.
Not entirely sure what led to the gloves dropping. Maybe the smelling salts weren’t working.
No word on the purse or any bonuses handed out.
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck