Well, mark this one under the category Fights I'd Never Thought I'd See. Well, I guess I was wrong. Tonight, after rugged Calgary defenseman Dion Phaneuf laid out Dany Heatley with a questionable hit, Spezza surprised everyone in the rink by dropping the mitts and going after Phaneuf. Spezza threw a couple of wild punches then hung on for dear life. Though Spezza is certainly more valuable as a scorer than as a fighter you can bet he earned some huge points with both his teammates and his coach by coming to his linemate's aid.

Watch the video of the Jason Spezza Dion Phaneuf fight below:

Well, it might not have been quite as long as Bob Probert's and Marty McSorley's legendary bout, but Chris Neil and Shawn Thornton certainly gave fans their money's worth last night as they emptied the tank in a minute long punchfest that left both men exhausted and gasping for air at the end of the bout. Both Neil and Thornton landed some good blows, and there was no clear winner. As usual the best fights seem to come from the middle-weight class where the fighters actually possess some speed and endurance. Check out the video footage of the Chris Neil vs Shawn Thornton fight below:

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There have been some strange incidents in the NHL in the past few days. First we see Sidney Crosby jump Brett McLean, then we witness Alexander Semin try and play the bongos on Marc Staal's face. However, not to be outdone, superpest Jarkko Ruutu was involved in an even more bizarre incident tonight as his Senators faced the Sabres. Ruutu apparently took exception to Andrew Peters giving him a facewash, so he chomped down on Peters' hand. Peters still had his glove on, but apparently Jarkko bit down hard because you can see the surprise and pain on Peters' face, and he immediately drops the glove and wrings his hand.

Peters was interviewed about the biting incident after the game, and was justifiably irked, stating that he hadn't seen anything like that since the Tyson Holyfield fight, and that the league would be looking at the incident.

As for Ruutu, who knows what was going on in his head. Was the bite purely reactionary, or is he trying to fill the shoes of Sean Avery as the NHL's new most hated player? At least Ruutu keeps his shenanigans on the ice, but if he keeps pulling stunts like this one it won't be long before the NHL's disciplinarians straighten him out.

Here is the video of Jarkko Ruutu biting Andrew Peters: