Yep, the time has finally come: Max Pacioretty vs. Zdeno Chara. Last season, going into that March, divisional rivalry match, everyone thought that it was going to be a fast paced game with plenty of hits, plenty of regular hits at least. With a few seconds left in the period, 6 foot 9, Zdeno Chara landed a huge hit on Montreal player Max Pacioretty, sending him straight into a metal pole on the rink. This resulted in only a concussion and broken bones which is terrible but in my mind a miracle. It actually happened. One of the biggest rivalries in NHL history, actually became an even bigger rivalry, perhaps in all of sports, at the time. So when the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins met in their next match, it was a huge one. Not only for the league record, but for team pride. Although that game was a huge one, it was nothing compared to the game happening tonight...
An NHL season later, Max Pacioretty is ready... ready big time! I can only imagine how many things are going through his mind before this game. This game is not however, only huge for the Canadiens. The Bruins want to prove that they became Stanley Cup winners by no coincidence. They`re ready to show the Canadiens what a real team is made of. Neither of the teams have showed that so far this season. Both of the teams are in the bottom of their division with the Leafs, Sens and Sabres in the top 3. The Canadiens however, have been a laughing stock lately, starting off with the worst record they have had since the early 1940s. Maybe that game against the Flyers was a season starter. So let`s see how it will go tonight. the game that will prove which of the two teams is not only higher up in the standings, but considered the real deal!
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In my opinion, that was a perfectly legal hit that was accidentally in the wrong place. The fault should be on the league for designing rinks like that and not on Chara. I that was anywhere else it would be a normal hit like Pacioretty does everyday.
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