The feud between fellow Belarussians has taken another twist.
Mikhail Grabovski, as many of you should remember, was a Montreal Canadien for a while not that long ago. He tried to make his way into the lineup a few times, but was never really able to nail a spot down.
The emergence of Sergei Kostitsyn as a ready-made NHLer all but stamped Grabovski ticket out of town. On July 3rd, 2008, the Montreal Canadiens traded Mikhail Grabovski to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Greg Pateryn and a 2nd round selection in 2010.
Grabovski was then asked whether he had any friends left in Montreal. He was very quick and abrupt to answer "NO."
On November 8th, 2008, the two clubs met for the second time this season. Sergei Kostitsyn felt the need to remind Grabovski that he stole his spot, and he took a charging penalty that seemed to really spark the fire.
Then, yesterday, Mikhail Grabovski went in search for revenge in front of his former hometown crowd. Unfrotunately for him, the referee seemed to win whatever of a fight there was.
As seen above, Grabovski abused an official, and was suspended for three games today by the NHL.
But it didn't end there.
Last night, before boarding his team bus, Grabovski had this to say to a reporter:
"I think he is not Belarussian now, he is French because I never fight with Belarussian guys," Grabovski said. "I don't know why he wants to fight with me. If he wants to fight, we'll go in the street and every minute of every day I'll wait for him and we'll fight."
It's uncertain why these two have such bad blood, but Kostitsyn gave his reasons.
"He talks too much in the Russian papers about me and my brother," Kostitsyn said of his elder brother and teammate Andrei.
But Grabovski insists his problem only involves Sergei.
"He's not smart, because the older Kostitsyn, Andrei, he never fights with me and he never will fight because he plays hockey, he plays the game," he said. "I think it's stupid."
We'll see these two teams hit the ice next on Feb. 7 in Montreal. It's almost certain they'll cross paths once again. The question is whether or not the refs will stay out of it and let them square up.
Mikhail Grabovski, as many of you should remember, was a Montreal Canadien for a while not that long ago. He tried to make his way into the lineup a few times, but was never really able to nail a spot down.
The emergence of Sergei Kostitsyn as a ready-made NHLer all but stamped Grabovski ticket out of town. On July 3rd, 2008, the Montreal Canadiens traded Mikhail Grabovski to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Greg Pateryn and a 2nd round selection in 2010.
Grabovski was then asked whether he had any friends left in Montreal. He was very quick and abrupt to answer "NO."
On November 8th, 2008, the two clubs met for the second time this season. Sergei Kostitsyn felt the need to remind Grabovski that he stole his spot, and he took a charging penalty that seemed to really spark the fire.
Then, yesterday, Mikhail Grabovski went in search for revenge in front of his former hometown crowd. Unfrotunately for him, the referee seemed to win whatever of a fight there was.
As seen above, Grabovski abused an official, and was suspended for three games today by the NHL.
But it didn't end there.
Last night, before boarding his team bus, Grabovski had this to say to a reporter:
"I think he is not Belarussian now, he is French because I never fight with Belarussian guys," Grabovski said. "I don't know why he wants to fight with me. If he wants to fight, we'll go in the street and every minute of every day I'll wait for him and we'll fight."
It's uncertain why these two have such bad blood, but Kostitsyn gave his reasons.
"He talks too much in the Russian papers about me and my brother," Kostitsyn said of his elder brother and teammate Andrei.
But Grabovski insists his problem only involves Sergei.
"He's not smart, because the older Kostitsyn, Andrei, he never fights with me and he never will fight because he plays hockey, he plays the game," he said. "I think it's stupid."
We'll see these two teams hit the ice next on Feb. 7 in Montreal. It's almost certain they'll cross paths once again. The question is whether or not the refs will stay out of it and let them square up.
The Montreal Canadiens wound up winning the game by a score of 6-2. Sergei Kostitsyn was one of six different Canadiens' goalscorers.
with excerpts from bleacherreport.com
with excerpts from bleacherreport.com
1 comment:
Sergei is going to throw Grabs around like a rag doll.
& I'll be cheering him on. SKOST is awesome.
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