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Anaheim Ducks 25th Anniversary: Top 10 Fights of the Last Decade

By Chris Bushell

ANAHEIM, CA - MARCH 4: Ryan Kesler #17 of the Anaheim Ducks and Jonathan Toews #19 of the Chicago Blackhawks fight during the second period of the game at Honda Center on March 4, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - MARCH 4: Ryan Kesler #17 of the Anaheim Ducks and Jonathan Toews #19 of the Chicago Blackhawks fight during the second period of the game at Honda Center on March 4, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN: Puck drop between Mike Fisher #12 of the Nashville Predators and Ryan Kesler #17 of the Anaheim Ducks. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images) /

7 – Ryan Kesler vs Mike Fisher (March 15th, 2015)

John Alhers hit this fight right on. Ryan Kesler versus Mike Fisher doesn’t need to be precipitated by anything. That fight and any fight that would occur between these two is nothing but hate. Fisher hates how Kesler plays and Kesler hates how Fisher does.

This was two top-end centers throwing down and there was no strategy to this one. Middle of the second in an even game Kesler trying to get the Ducks going and that’s what you want in one of your team leaders. No measuring each other no squaring up just down and dirty throwing punches.

This was Keslers first year as a Duck and this fight showed one side of what Kesler can bring you. Get under the oppositions skin and no matter if its game two or game 82 Kesler is giving you everything he has. Now, let’s hope we can see more of this in 2018-19 and RK17 has a clean bill of health.

6 – Scott Niedermayer vs Pavel Datsyuk (May 12th, 2009)

This one could have been labeled the entire Ducks line but the fact that two of them were Scott Niedermayer and Pavel Datsyuk made this much better. Vintage Anaheim Ducks versus Red Wings boiled over as the Ducks won Game 6 to force a Game 7.

Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Chris Pronger, Scott Niedermayer all grabbing a Red Wing and haymakers just being thrown everywhere. The Ducks were the upstart team no one wanted to face after they got in as the last seed and took out top-seeded San Jose in round 1.

Anaheim was now a game away from the Western Conference Finals, and this set the stage for the series finale’. The Ducks would lose Game 7 but the raw emotion that comes out in the NHL playoffs is second to none.

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