In addition to all of the pushing, shoving and face-washing that spectators at the Bell Centre were treated to after the whistle, there was also this entertaining bout between Cody McCormick and Travis Moen, which was good enough to earn them a spot on the “Frozen Fisticuffs Fight of the Night” for Tuesday, October 19, 2011.

His latest comes via a bout near the end of the first period during last night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens.  After getting tangled up with Travis Moen by the team benches, the two had a few words before settling things the only way hockey players know how to.

Here it is, your “Frozen Fisticuffs Fight of the Night” for Tuesday, March 29, 2011.

You can catch the highlights from ten of those fighting majors (Carey Price vs. Tim Thomas, Travis Moen vs. Andrew Ference, Roman Hamrlik vs. Shawn Thornton, Jaroslav Spacek vs. Johnny Boychuk, and Tom Pyatt vs. Gregory Campbell) here.  As for numbers 11 and 12, which involved the Canadiens’ Benoit Pouliot and the Bruins’ David Krejci, you can check that one out below.

Less than one week ago it was the Bruins and the Dallas Stars providing hockey fans with three fights and two goals within the opening 80 seconds of their game.  As for last night’s meeting between the Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens, there may have been no scoring or fighting within the entire opening 13 minutes, but from that point on fans were treated to a total of 14 goals, two line-brawls and one goalie fight between Carey Price and Tim Thomas.

The rough stuff started 12 minutes into the second period, when a hit by Bruins’ forward Brad Marchand sparked a melee in the corner.  Price and Thomas eventually squared off during that same stoppage in play, but their bout didn’t last long after Thomas went tumbling to the ice.

Tensions boiled over once again with only 49 seconds remaining in the game, as players from both teams on the ice exchanged punches.  It all started when Travis Moen decided to send a message to Bruins’ defenseman Andrew Ference.  That bout was followed up by several of the Bruins’ enforcers taking liberties on the much less experienced fighters from Montreal.

When it was all said and done, 12 fighting majors and 182 penalty minutes were handed out, making it clear that there is no love lost between these two division rivals.  Here is a look at how things transpired during each of the game’s two separate brawls.

Mike Cammalleri

Currently playing for the Calgary Flames after an off-season trade from Los Angeles, Cammalleri is enjoying a great season out in Cattle country. Averaging over a point a game this season,  it seems at the age of 26 Cammalleri is showing he can be a top player in the NHL.

He would be the first or second line center on the leafs and immediately would improve the team offensively. There are many reasons why this would work and it makes me believe if there is any free agent out there who is coming to the leafs it’s Cammalleri. Firstly, the Calgary Flames will be unable to sign him after this year after acquiring Olli Jokinen. Jokinen’s contract is for over 5 million next year, and if you include the contracts of Iginla, Pheneuf and Kipprusoff there is no way he is staying there. He is also from the Toronto area and most players from the area love coming back home to play (Lindros, Roberts, Nieuwendyk and Cujo to name a few) The difference difference is that he would be coming in his prime when the Leafs are looking for a local guy to lead this team, an opportunity I think he would relish. On top of that he played many years for the Los Angeles Kings so Brian Burke, from his days in Anahiem, knows him well.

The only way I don’t see this happening is if a Southern United States team overpays for him to appease fans such as teams last year did for players such as Ron Hainsey in Atlanta and Mike Commodore in Columbus. With the sagging economy and the persistent rumors that teams in the United States are struggling to stay afloat further declines the changes of this happening. Look to see Cammalleri in Toronto next year.

Francois Beauchemin

Currently a defensemen for the Ducks, one of Brian Burke’s first moves as General Manager of Anahiem was acquiring Beauchemin. He’s a tough defensemen who clears the front of the net and isn’t scared to take the body, he’s a player the Leafs would love to have. Although Defence is Toronto’s strong point, Adding Beauchemin would allow the Leafs the oppertunity to trade one of their more valuable defensemen in Tomas Kaberle, Pavel Kubina or even Ian White. Ideally the guy to move would be Kubina, but his contract will be very difficult to move to another team. White might be the guy to go as he is valuable right now. I do not want to see him leave but a top 6 defence pairing of this.

• Kaberle/Schenn

• Kubina/White or Van Ryn

• Finger/Beauchemin

These defensive pairings for me, would mark one of the strongest 1 through 6 in the NHL. Adding Frogren and Stralman as the 7th and 8th guys, would make this fairly injury proof. I’d much rather see Kubina or Van Ryn gone instead of White, but with White we can get value in return, such as a solid forward. Adding Beauchemin in my opinion is worth it, and I expect Burke to definitely have interest.

Samuel Pahlsson

Another favourite of Brian Burke, he is also a free agent this summer. Palhsson brings grit, defensive intensity and a solid locker room presence to the table. Although the Leafs pretty much have 3 full lines of 3rd and 4th liners at the moment, Burke wants to make this his team, and he will get who he wants in those positions and trade who he doesn’t want.  Palhsson could help bring what Kirk Maltby and Kris Draper have brought to the Red Wings. A shut down pairing who works well on the Penalty Kill. As we know, the Red Wings aren’t a bad team to emulate.

Johan Franzen

Not sure on this one, but he seems to be the type of guy Burke likes, not afraid of the corners, goes to the net and drives goalies mad, and great for the power-play. I highly doubt Franzen leaves, even with the cap problems Detroit has, but if he becomes available, look for the Leafs to be interested.

Travis Moen

Another Burke favourite from their days in California, I very much believe Burke will go and get either Pahlsson or Moen, perhaps both.

Brian Gionta

After a 48 goal campaign in 2005-2006 Gionta has regressed badly. He’s almost become a reclamation project but the Leafs would be wise to at least take a look. Putting him on a line with Cammalleri would form a very fast 1-2 punch and could reignite his scoring prowess. With the market down and his numbers getting lower, he will not be able to command the salary he desires. What the leafs need in the first two lines is skill, Gionta has it, you don’t score 48 goals in a season and not have skill, especially when your playing in New Jersey.  He’s still young having just turned 30 and could be a nice pick up.

Daniel and Henrik Sedin

I highly doubt this as I feel they will both resign in Vancouver. I also think they are grossly overrated, but you cannot deny that back when they were drafted, then GM of the Vancouver Canucks Brian Burke did everything he could to get them both in Vancouver. Well they will both be free agents this summer, and Burke has the money to get them both. Time will tell if he goes after them.

As well as discussing potential Maple Leafs who could be coming this way, lets quickly discuss who I think will be gone from this year’s team.

Jamal Mayers

Cliff Fletcher did some good things while General Manager of the Leafs, this wasn’t one of them. Mayers won’t be back

Alexei Ponikarovsky

Spelled his name right on the first try, pretty happy with myself. He’s been way to inconsistent during his career in Toronto

Matt Stajan

This one I could see him staying, but I feel like he’s the classic case of getting points on a bad team, along the lines of Dominic Moore. I would be very happy seeing him go, He’s a third line player and with his good season this year, will command more than a 3rd line salary.

Lee Stempniak

In 52 games with the Leafs he has 26 points which Simply isn’t good enough. He still has a year on his contract so he could be stuck here, but I see Burke finding a home for him somehow.

Curtis Joseph

Thanks for the memories Cujo and the late season decent play. He is now talking about coming back next year, but hopefully he chooses retirement.

Pavel Kubina

I sincerely believe Burke will be able to find him a home this summer. Although he still has two years left on his contract at 5 million a season, he’s a very productive defensemen who contributes at both ends of the ice. The Leafs need to pounce on teams that are in the running for Jay Bowmeester but don’t sign him, Kubina could be the quick fix teams covet. Most likely we will have to take back salary, as we did in the McCabe trade, it may still be worth it. San Jose was interested last trade deadline, and could be again this year. They are one team who is still doing well in this economic time period, and a long playoff run will ensure they have the means to take on his contract.

These are just a few things I think the Leafs and GM Brian Burke have planned for the off-season.

American Airlines Arena, home of the Dallas Stars was no exception. After the final buzzer sounded giving the visiting Ducks the 4-3 win, Stars forward Steve Ott gave Ducks Defenseman Scott Neidermeyer a couple of crosschecks in front of the net.  Goalie J. S. Giguere wasn’t having that so he decided to give Ott a shot.  When Ott retaliated, the race was on; who could get their hands on Steve Ott first.  Travis Moen beat out teammate Chris Pronger, and proceeded to then beat on Ott’s head.

Ott clearly deserved it for thinking that he would be able to get away with taking liberties on the Anaheim Ducks star defenseman, but we are all left to wonder what he was thinking, doing that with a broken hand.  He had to know that he was going to draw some attention for his actions.

As for the great conclusion to this event, Ott has been suspended indefinitely without pay by the NHL for his involvement in the incident.  He received a 5 minute fighting major and a match penalty, which brought about the suspension.  I guess they don’t think Moen’s punishment was enough.  It is anyone’s guess as to whether they will take that into consideration when making their final decision regarding when he may return to the Stars lineup.

Here’s a video of the incident: