21 years ago - Zdeno Chara fought NHL pest Matthew Barnaby AND WON'ish

One of the biggest pests the NHL has ever had was Matthew Barnaby. The guy had some talent to put up points if he wanted, like when he scored 19 goals, 43 points in 68 games as a member of the 96-97 Buffalo Sabres, but what he was really known for was being a pest. Kinda like a Brad Marchand with less skill.

In 834 games, Barnaby racked up 2562 penalty minutes, which part of those minutes was this fight with Big Zdeno Chara. This fight was in Chara's 3rd full NHL season.

Zdeno Chara fought Matthew Barnaby on January 12, 2001, the same game where he scored his last #Isles goal before tonight.

Joe Michelletti was in the TV booth for this one as well. pic.twitter.com/qJweJI0Gh4— 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐱 (@IslesFix) April 15, 2022

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