Nikita Zadorov reveals why he fought Struble and sparks new talk of a Bruins Canadiens rivalry
As Nikita Zadorov and Jayden Struble sparked an explosive start between the Canadiens and Bruins, many now believe the rivalry between the two teams might truly reignite.
Honestly, I was really surprised by what happened last night at the beginning of the game, because no one expected to see Nikita Zadorov and Jayden Struble fight in the very first second.
The Bell Centre was full and the energy was there.
And it was only after the game that Zadorov explained why he acted like that.
Why Nikita Zadorov threw a hit right off the faceoff against Jayden Struble
The Bruins defenseman said it was nothing personal and even clarified that he had no history with Struble.
Here's what he said:
"I mean, why not? Saturday night, Bell Centre, big rivalry - used to be a big rivalry. Maybe it's new again." - Zadorov
Then he added:
"There's no history between us. These two teams have hated each other for a long time, but I wasn't around. You never know..." - Nikita Zadorov
So we understand that his move was mostly a message sent by Boston, and I think he simply wanted to set the tone right from the start.
Mission accomplished, because the rest of the night was very intense.
Xhekaj and Jeannot fought a few minutes later. The crowd was on its feet, and I find it really resembled the old Habs-Bruins nights.
Then came the terrible accident involving Charlie McAvoy, struck in the jaw by a shot from Noah Dobson. You could say that calmed things down a bit...
And Montreal ultimately suffered a third straight loss.
In my opinion, this kind of game reignites something between these two teams, and the rivalry might not be that far from truly coming back.
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