Video: The Glass Jaw of Mattias Ohlund

It was a testy affair in Edmonton Wednesday night. The Vancouver Canucks showed off their new purchase, and while Mats Sundin was a non-factor in the scoring, his team did skate away with a 4-2 win.

I already mentioned Willie Mitchell's first-period hit on Tom Gilbert. That seemed to start the ball rolling in terms of the physicality and flaring tempers.

Another big hit, this one by Mattias Ohlund on Erik Cole in the second period, touched off a quick fight between Ohlund and Oilers defenseman Sheldon Souray.

As you can see in the video, courtesy of hockeyfights.com, it didn't take long for Souray to take Ohlund down.



I applaud Ohlund for being willing to take that fight. The hit on Cole was one of those that you can debate until you're blue in the face, but it's probably got to be considered a clean hit in the end. That said, Souray took up for his skill player, as he should, and Ohlund immediately faced the music.