Tales of the Tape: Philadelphia Flyers 1/13/09, Paul Bissonnette vs. Arron Asham

by JDunman on Jan 14, 2009 12:30 PM EST in Fights

So we got the inevitable Godard/Cote fight in the middle of the first period - we were then just waiting on when Paul Bissonnette, recently called back to the NHL, would inevitably drop the gloves. We didn't have to wait long, as he took on Arron Asham:

While not as "jacking" as Godard's fight against Cote, Bissonnette and Asham kept each other at an extended arm's length and swung for the fences...unfortunately missing for the most part. Bissonnette got a couple hits in, along with a body shot, but finally he dragged Asham in close and nailed him with the takedown to end the fight. The takedown calls it for me, and Biz-Nasty gets the win. Welcome back!

Two Penguin fight victories in one game. Whew - I think I need to lie down for a while.

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Who won the fight?

Paul Bissonnette

27 votes

Arron Asham

0 votes

Draw

4 votes

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Takedown = smackdown win.

Ah, gotta love the fights.
Well, this one started a tad bit awkward, but ended quite nicely!

Wish it could’ve been something like WWE:

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Would’ve been an awesome fight indeed :p

by AppleSweetRose on Jan 14, 2009 1:53 PM EST reply actions

haha that animation has me cracking up. Awesome.

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by FrankD on Jan 14, 2009 1:54 PM EST up reply actions

PS – I enjoy seeing you kicking up some dust with some of these Flyers blogs comments too ;-)

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by FrankD on Jan 14, 2009 1:58 PM EST up reply actions

Haha

Yeah, I honestly can’t resist!
Bloody bastards do need to dust off some of their arrogance, and get all humble :p

by AppleSweetRose on Jan 14, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions

You’d think humility would come out when they’re not doing so hot (like in seasons past), but they never cease to amaze.

Sure, it may be a rough stretch, but at least it's okay to like Jaromir Jagr again.

by JDunman on Jan 14, 2009 2:28 PM EST up reply actions

Only problem there is leaving the skates for the hit draws a misconduct.

Sure, it may be a rough stretch, but at least it's okay to like Jaromir Jagr again.

by JDunman on Jan 14, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions

Not to mention what looks like an apparent skate to the face…

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by FrankD on Jan 14, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions

And leaping off another player’s back – that wouldn’t work so well with skates.

Other than those, it’s a good hit.

Sure, it may be a rough stretch, but at least it's okay to like Jaromir Jagr again.

by JDunman on Jan 14, 2009 2:29 PM EST up reply actions

Well some players take helmets off before a fight. Maybe they’ll elaborate a bit and start removing skates too…

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by FrankD on Jan 14, 2009 2:31 PM EST up reply actions

Man, that would be boring waiting for that.

Sure, it may be a rough stretch, but at least it's okay to like Jaromir Jagr again.

by JDunman on Jan 14, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions

Just enough time for fight introductions via the arena announcer

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by FrankD on Jan 14, 2009 3:11 PM EST up reply actions

That’s a good point. They’d also need personalized intro music.

Sure, it may be a rough stretch, but at least it's okay to like Jaromir Jagr again.

by JDunman on Jan 15, 2009 11:51 AM EST up reply actions

lol!

I would sooo love to see what intro music they would do. A little heavy metal rock? Or a personalised techno one, like they do at times in WWE, make their own music and stuff… haha.

Or even a little “I’m goin’ down” soulful Bruce Springstreen, while they fly down to the floor in slow motion… “going doooown”…

Ha… um yah. I do get my imagination working overtime…. um… lol

by AppleSweetRose on Jan 15, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions