Jonathan Toews isn't one to get into fights. He had only six of them in his NHL career going into Sunday.
But his seventh was probably a long time coming against a player he has clashed with for years.
Just eight seconds into the second period and the Blackhawks trailing 2-0 to the Anaheim Ducks, Toews tried lighting a fire under his team after they fell behind yet again when he dropped the gloves and tangled with Ryan Kesler.
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Everyone in the stadium was well aware of the rivalry, and even Toews admitted that tension between the two of them had been brewing for "a while" and that "I finally gave in."
But the lack of response on the ice and acknowledgement by the Blackhawks after Toews got out of the box concerned a couple of former teammates, who were brutally honest in their criticism after the game.
Check out what Jamal Mayers, Adam Burish and Steve Konroyd had to say about it all in the video above.