Two nights ago, Ottawa Senators head coach DJ Smith suggested the Montreal Canadiens made a point of targeting his star players. That game featured a fight between Ottawa's Austin Watson and Montreal's Arber Xhekaj.
DJ Smith also said that his lineup tonight would reflect his words, and he is not a man to make idle threats. The Sens square off against the Habs again tonight, and his for his lineup, Smith is bringing all of his heavy hitters.
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Watson, Scott Sabourin and Mark Kastelic are all drawing in, and each of their games is fairly one-dimensional; see a guy, hit a guy.
Smith clearly wants to send a message that his team won't be bullied around, even though Tim Stützle just needs a light breeze to knock him down. By dressing those players after saying he would, Smith obviously wants there to be a battle tonight.
Should be fun.
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