In today's NHL, the age of the fighter is all but gone.

We only have a handful of heavyweight fighters left, so when they clash it tends to result in a spicy affair. Ryan Reaves (MIN) and Ross Johnston (NYI) are two of the NHL's meanest, and they threw down on Tuesday night:

Bombs = exchanged

Reaves also scored his first goal of the season in this game. Is it safe to call him a 'dual threat' now?

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