Still a fight. Both of them would fold me like tissue.
Hope we get to see an actual tilt between these two
Reeves is one of 9 guys left who doesn't have to wear a 1/2 shield. I'd wrestle too if only my face was hanging out.
My guy almost went for the jumping knee UFC knockout lol
He probably does go for it if he isn't weighed down by the pads and being on skates. He definitely was pulling the head and hopping with one knee up.
He totally went for the Superman Punch ;)))
Hockey’s back
Arby almost snuck a jumping knee in there lol
That was 100% an intrusive thought
You think it would be a suspension if it wouldve connected?
YOU GOTTA LET EM PLAY
Had to watch it a few times to see if he did it or not
couldn’t have happened to a better recipient
17 minutes in penalties and a primary assist so far! Man I love Wifi.
Waiting for he's first Gordie Howe's hat trick still
For the love of God if you see someone coming at you don't turn your back!! Especially if that someone is Ryan Reaves
Didn't like Reeves hit on Guhle
Loved wifis reaction to protect his teammate.
Fight imo found no winner.
yeah the hit was ugly, right in the back. glad to see xhekaj respond immediatly, and also pleased reavo got a fight in his first game
Not necessarily an ugly hit but one that can end badly if the players are just a bit further away from the boards.
Didnt like it because Ghule turned his back and was a bit far away.
I’m a Habs fan and ghule turned his back last minute.
Ghule turned his back, but i still say its fight worthy, i know 9 times out of 10 the player laying the hit isn’t meaning to actually hurt the player there, but i feel like as a teammate you need to stand up for them there
100%, happens super often
Literally happened to a leaf later in the game. Forget who it was but they turned last second and got plastered. No call, I dont care how they are going to call those borderline ones as long as theyre consistent.
Agreed, plus everyone knows reeves is finishing that hit every time too
I was going to say the same
Worth the 10m major. Don’t fuck around with Arby buddies.
Love arby. Go nux go!
Reaves’ nod of approval when he got up after Xhekaj overpowered him. I love stuff like that in hockey.
I appreciates thats abouts hockeys.
Oh, Reavo's not done. He won't just let that go
Round 2 should be awesome. Out in clean ice no nets to trip over
Maybe not, but I am also not sure X will either. He doesnt seem shy.
He let it go when mcdermid beat his ass. He has no desire to receive another.
I dunno, the kid is strong as a bear and has no fear. I would love to see round two.
He doesn’t want to get tossed around again.
lmao I pulled Wi-Fi after the Kassian fight last year and went full goon in fantasy. Pulled Xhekaj in this year late in the draft and was instantly rewarded.
I love this kid.
17 PIM in under 11 minutes. Not bad
meh that was a pre school pushing contest
It seemed like it was about to get good, then they tripped over the net.
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Real fight : https://youtu.be/qiMJdl7k9sU?si=Q3UlPi3FHlNCGqvn
I see you and raise you
https://youtu.be/d1bHYXzGlyM?si=2w9rcBLlI8IlJu-C
God I miss proper fights like that, fucking brutal vs the pussy contest you see nowadays
RIP Probert. I aint old enough to remember any of his fights but the stuff I've seen is legendary.
Yup. Too bad he had substance issues and other major problems. I watched many of his playoff games (and regular season on HNIC) as a kid. And of course we always watched his tilts on the highlights. I remember seeing those Domi fights at the time and it was crazy.
However people forget that before his drug bust he got 29 goals and 33 assists. The man could play and even made all star team. Got an assist on a Gretzky goal haha.
Sorry derailing the thread.
For the record, love the wifi story. Hope he gets a lot of playing time this year with the Habs.
Give blood fight probie!!!
Probert and Grimson were fucking legends. They'd fold Reeves like a deck chair.
Between two very strong men
One stronger than the other by the look of it.
Good thing the Leafs locked him up for three years...
Does he even play hockey? I think he's a winger, but who knows? Not him.
Not that this was a fight, but isn’t Xhekaj undefeated? It seems there might be a new NHL heavyweight champ soon.
Id say hes lost 1. Against deslaurier. I was at that game, dlo went after wifi when wifi was at the end of his shift. I was dissapointed. I was hoping for a good tilt. Dlo won but it wasnt much of a scrap, kinda like tonite. One thing ill say tho is reeves wasnt able to thro arber around. If anything arber threw reevo around a bit. Thats impressive cause reeves altho not a great hockey player, is a very big strong man
Why is he called wifi?
Cause his last name is spelled like a wifi password
He didn’t finish the season after he fought the Oilers d man Desharnais. Apparently shoulder popped or something when Desharnais got sick of being punched and took him down. So maybe not undefeated, not sure if that counts.
I think Xhekaj hurt himself while punching Desharnais. IIRC, we can see Arber at the start of the fight get one or 2 punches, but then he suddently stop and goes on defense mode
There was maaaaaybe 3 punches thrown lol.
Stop turning your back so you face the boards 🤦
These situations always bring out the low IQ fans, too. Whole comment section full of whiners, because their guy (or more specifically, the guy who was hit by a Leaf player) turned his back after seeing a guy coming a mile away.
Good to see Xhekaj healthy again and putting Reaves on his ass.
What's he gonna put through the net next, the Zamboni??
Gotta do what you gotta do
Owned that fraud
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I'm just glad he isn't in MN anymore. Can't wait to watch him under produce for the leafs
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how did the boarding help the team? i'll answer for 100, they're playing in toronto.
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You can't possibly think Xerjahak won it? No one won anything
Toronto lost when they picked up Reaves lmao
For 3 years, wow, that guy’s agent is really good.
One day into the new season and I already have an opportunity to say this (again): Reaves is the biggest c•cksucker in the league. Just play hockey for fucks sake.
He can’t.
Clearly you’ve seen him in action.
“Action”
Xerjahak
I know it's a tough name to spell but come on
*Xehhaj won it. He dropped Reaves. Sorry your boy lost a fight, you delusional tit
Just blew in from stupid town, did ya?
Nah I hate to say this but the goofball is right, he only pushed Reaves over the net :/
you delusional tit
Definition of irony
He lost a shoving match.. this wasn’t a fight.
You call that a fight, xshdjdj put his head down and pushed him into the net lol after jumping him from behind, let's judge when they square up
Jumping in from behind? He drops his gloves and gives Reaves all the time in the world to turn around before starting the fight. The hell are you talking about "from behind" lol
He helped him stand up before the fight. Ha ha ha ha ha ha, get your eyes checked. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Barely a fight. Your kid looks good. I
Why is every GM sitting in that dark little corner? Surely they are in a box with enough space to pick a spot not in the corner
When are players going to stop turning their backs the moment a hit comes in
They want to draw the penalty and know the risks I guess 🤷♂️
I need round 2 tonight. That’s a draw
Reaves out here throwing dirty hits so someone will fight him, trying to justify existing in the league 🤡🤡🤡
Reeves is a joke
1.35m a season on a cap strapped team trying to win a cup hahahaha
"He's great in the room though!" 🤣
He'd pay off if they use him as a kamikaze drone in the playoffs - take out an opponent's star, eat a few game in the stands.
He's only good for about 3 of these "fights" a year, three year contract🤣
He gets paid better per fight than most top fighters/boxers in the world 😂
100% this.
Guhle turned his back last second, can't put that on Tesco, tbh.
Bull. Reaves knew what he was doing. As long as this kind of mentality persists NHL player safety will continue to be a joke. All Reaves has to do is not throw a dangerous hit there and there's no problem. But then he exposes himself as a useless plug.
Or maybe players should learn to take hits instead of showing numbers at the last minute. It’s not like reaves was staring down his back the whole way
I agree that those hits shouldn't be in the game. In my league (Tha SHL here in Sweden), that's a 5 + game any day of the week
But as the rules in the NHL are less strict, it is on the receiver to not put himself in a position like that.
Also, as a Leafs fan who was sceptical to us picking up Reaves, he was not a plug out there tonight. I mean, he is what he is, right. But he looked pretty good today. I was pleasantly surprised.
throwing dirty hits
if you call that dirty you are soft as fuck, buddy intentionally turned, standard play....wifi saw his opportunity to drop the gloves in a fake fight instead of actually squaring up, the kid is scared lol he jumps at him and wrestles him, no wonder hab fans like him.
Ooh, we got ourselves a tough guy here 😂
Flair checks out.
Im a Leafs fan but I also watched Arby in the O during his Junior days in Kitchener it was so dope. Reaves man.
That wasn’t much of fight so much as it was shoving match, Grimson vs Probert would be a fight, that’s just my two and three year old nephews scaled up
Stu grimson was a talentless punching bag.
Pretty dirty hit so warranted
I disagree. Guhle turns his back at the last second and Reaves still delivers the hit in a way that isn't dangerous. He could have murdered Guhle there if he wanted to. It looms like he pulls the hit a little bit bc he's not trying to injure Guhle intentionally.
Pretty shit take. Dude saw Reaves coming then turned his back to the hit. Do you/have you played hockey?
Hope they beat the shit out of each other.
Woulda like to seen it be a fair match
Annnnd an assist now too
Good game
Wifi I love it. Go leafs go! So many people not impressed with this but fuck it. Hockey’s back
Get his ass, Jack
I wish the goalie was in front of the net and they caught him when the goal flipped I love when goalies get stuck in the net lol
Good tilly WiFi!
Damn I love hockey
This should be allowed in football matches as well
Comical haha
Xhekaj is huge. Wonder if he can punch with Reavo
Reeves used to come into the bar I worked at with his wife and he was the coolest/chillest dude. He was a gangster for the Blues back then.
That Arber is a BIG dude to be pushing Reaves around like that.
Did Arber really try and throw a knee in the beginning of the fight? 🤣
Glad to see Reeves got his one shift in this year
Ladies and gentlemen we have a bigger fish!
The officiating was awful. No surprise.
Passing of the torch?
Last time I saw him he was with the knights. I was wondering where he went
Can’t believe Reeves is whining that he got jumped. Arber got a slight jump on him but then let Reeves get up….
It wasn’t much, but reaves took the L here.
Clean hit which is why Xhekaj got the instigator, not boarding due to the player with the puck suddenly changing their orientation right before a normal shoulder hit. Not the best first fight for Reeves but alas he got jumped effectively and then tripped up by the net
Reeves was over powered lol
Reeves would be the guy to celebrate after getting taken down
Old man Reaves getting pushed around lmao
I need to see some albanian vs albanian action but i know domi wont do squat sht to wifi.
Max Domi is Canadian, dude was born in Winnipeg 🤔
Seem this on IG and everyone saying Xj walked reavo like a dog like he isn't 2 inches taller 20lbs heavier and 14 years younger.... fucking casuals X landed 3 punched at most barely a fight.
Lol Reaves getting absolutely torched at the one single thing he’s ever been halfway decent at
This is most definitely a draw, nobody here got "torched".
Lol Reaves landed zero punches, received 3 to the face, and got thrown over the goal
No he didn't, he got jumped by Arber, took none to the face and got pushed into the goal.
arby got a match misconduct for this btw.
10 minute, not a match penalty
10 minutes is still far too much. last i checked, reaves was the one with the illegal check.
I agree that 10 is too much, I think that the 5 and 2 would have sufficed but I don't think it was illegal, our guy turned at the last second and the referees and linesmen have been keeping an eye on it. I don't think it was a nice hit, but we've seen that trend in recent years, similar to the "what actually is goaltender interference?" debate. I definitely am happy to see Wi-Fi's response though. Definitely see alot of good things for him if he develops his game
That’s bullshit. He was rightfully defending a teammate who got hit in the numbers into the board
He turned his back to the hit, not a penalty unless you’re a Canadian team playing an American team in the playoffs ;)
He was facing the boards, dumbass. Reaves is a dirty prick
Now ACTUALLY read my comment.
Not as dirty as Peterborough though lol
Edit - he blocked me for saying the above🤣
League said they were going to penalize this a while back - https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/on-the-radar-for-upcoming-gm-meetings-fights-after-hits-three-way-trades/
Reeves has actually been playing really well tonight. So nice to have someone that is willing to drop the gloves too.
To everyone saying “stOp tUrnInG yOuR bAcK!” in here, it’s not as easy as you think to stoically stare an approaching freight train (Reaves) in the face and just take the contact. Dangerous to flinch/turn, yes. Understandable, also yes.
Reeves was invisible after that. X did his job. Legend.
Reeves did do his best to pretend he was a hockey player after that. Good catch.
Now fight reaves fairly and not just back him into the goal because you can’t actually take him down.
He's still a young kid.. to go square up with Reaves I think would be stupid and shouldn't be expected of him.. this was just one of those gotta do a little something and maybe get the jump on him.
Big ups to our young D man Arb 💪
If you aren’t willing to risk the loss in the fight, why try to fight dirty to win?
If it blows up in your face you look like a chump
That’s a dirty hit by reaves. Textbook boarding. I hope the worst for him.
Lol drops the gloves for a clean hit?
WiFi is a mad man!
Reeves should have received a boarding penalty for hitting Ghule, there should have been NO powerplay awarded to Leafs.
Imagine signing a guy to a 3 year / $4,050,000 contract for him to play 8 mins and and get out matched by a 2nd year guy hahaha. What a joke. No wonder they can’t sign a goalie paying guys like this.
Good tilt.
Glorified shoving match
It's Reeves whole purpose in hockey to throw dirty hits?
Actually every goal horn is just Reeves screaming from the bench, he does that too
A hit isn’t dirty when the guy receiving willingly turns his back, after turning to see the guy coming.
Wrasslin’
Love how Leafs fans pretend they dont know how to spell Xhekaj
Meh, why bother when wifi is funnier as a handle?
Fuck Ryan Reaves. I was absolutely hoping for more.
How is Reaves still in the league? He’s getting passed around from team to team based on name alone.
Is that a thing now? Dropping the gloves every time somebody gets a big hit in? I mean I don't mind, Just been seeing around
Right on the numbers lol
Here is an idea dont turn your back to a player that is coming to hit you
might be bias as a habs fan but it looked to me that reaves lost that one
Finally Ryan looks like a bitch
Reeves hitting a guy in the numbers and then hanging on for dear life like the little bitch he is. 🤣
Delirious Canadiens fans out in full force tonight
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Funny how most of these comments are Canadiens fans...hmm
Wtf, he got an instigator for that? Obviously I suppose but that was a scary hit and they normally don't give that as freely, especially as a 10 minute. Kinda ridiculous
Reaves is a bitch got his ass beat
Maybe didn’t get his ass beat, but definitely a bitch
He was taken down in that fight, wifi won that one. Reaves needs to get his mouth shut for how much shit he talks
That is certainly not what getting beaten looks like. This was clearly a draw because it was barely a fight.
If he’s a bitch what does that make you?
I just don't understand the initiator penality on Xhekaj. Like the Reaves hit was borderline boarding. If there is an initiator it is Reaves.
Instigator penalty is a joke. Xhekaj didn't jump Reaves and didn't force him to fight either. Crazy how you can hit a guy in the numbers and get a power play from it.
Wrestling match