This was the enforcer's first fight of the season, and it's the longest he's gone in a season without a dance. Olivier began throwing rapid right-handed punches, and Reaves lost his footing. However,
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Toronto Maple Leafs enforcer Ryan Reaves and Columbus Blue Jackets heavyweight Mathieu Olivier must have locked eyes prior to puck drop, because less than 90 seconds into Wednesday's game, the two dropped gloves and began circling one another.
Reaves dropped the gloves with Olivier less than two minutes into the first period of the Leafs' loss Wednesday.
(AP Photo/Pamela Smith) New York Rangers’ Arthur Kaliyev, below, falls while attempting to steal the puck from Columbus Blue Jackets’ Mathieu Olivier, above, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in New York.
Columbus Blue Jackets' Mathieu Olivier squared off in heavyweight tilt against Toronto Maple Leafs' Ryan Reaves Early in the game, two heavyweight enforcers did their thing off a faceoff.
Toronto Maple Leafs enforcer Ryan Reaves and Columbus Blue Jackets heavyweight Mathieu Olivier must have locked eyes prior to puck drop, because less than 90 seconds into Wednesday's game ...
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Mathieu Olivier is an appealing player. Why? Because he is one of the good fighters in the NHL and because he knows his role on the ice. He provides proud service to the Blue Jackets organization, and he has been talked about in Montreal because this summer,