Brady Tkachuk laid a solid check on Kirill Kaprizov tonight, and the Wild immediately took exception in the Panthers' home opener.
The frame shows a pile of red and white sweaters jammed against the glass near the benches, Quinn Hughes in the middle of it and a lone helmet sitting on the ice.
Gino Hard called it a solid one, and Minnesota clearly agreed.
The 27-year-old hasn't found the scoresheet yet this season, sitting at a -2 rating through four games.
This is exactly what Florida paid for when it sent that pick package to Ottawa. The points will come, but the edge travels every night.
Going after the Wild's best player is like poking the biggest dog at the park. You'd better be ready for the whole pack to show up.
Kaprizov carries a $17,000,000 cap hit, second-highest in the NHL.
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Brady Tkachuk delivers a controversial hit before an insane scrum
Florida is playing without Aleksander Barkov, out until at least Nov 27, and Brad Marchand, whose leg injury now has him out until at least Nov 21.
With both of them missing, Brady's edge matters more than ever for Paul Maurice.
Florida came into tonight with just 8 goals through four games.
Matthew Tkachuk has 2 of those, including a game-winner.
Sam Reinhart is still looking for his first point on an $8,625,000 cap hit, so the offense badly needs a push from somewhere.
Hughes, who was right in the middle of the scrum, leads Minnesota with 6 points.
Kaprizov came in with 3 goals, one of them on the power play.
The Wild arrived at 2-1-1 after two straight losses, so John Hynes' group didn't need much of a spark.
Does this carry into the rest of the night, or does it stay at one scrum?
Florida heads to Buffalo on Monday and Columbus on Tuesday, while Minnesota hosts Vegas on Monday.
These teams don't meet again until Jan. 14 in Minnesota. That's a long time to sit on a grudge, but hockey players are pretty good at it.
Was Brady Tkachuk's check on Kirill Kaprizov clean?
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