2001 - 2002, Page 3

TORONTO vs. NEW JERSEY -- BACK TO BACK
(Please wait for page to load - lots of scraps this series !)

GAME  1 @ New Jersey :
Nov. 9th

It all started last year when Domi elbowed Neidermayer in the playoffs, and ended up getting suspended for the remainder of the playoffs as well as the first 8 games of the regular season in the 2001-2002 year.  So, NJ was looking for revenge...

It began with Jim McKenzie jumping Domi at the faceoff - McKenzie got 2+5+Game Misconduct.  Why he didn't just wait and fight honorably I have no idea.  He must have known if he just jumped him he would be thrown out... and
to make matters worse, Toronto scored a power play goal on the resulting power play.  I've always like McKenzie too...

So next in line was veteran Randy McKay.  He did the honorable thing and dropped the gloves to fight.
Too bad for McKay though.  Domi really did a number on him... although McKay only had minimal blood
under his right cheek after the scrap.

Next battle in line:  McCabe vs. Arnott
Another good middleweight fight.  Looked like it was going to be a grapple match then McCabe got his
arm free and lost the elbow pad and landed some quick punches.  Then he tripped and fell at the end (which he
has been prone to in the past - re: McCabe vs. Shanahan)