By Eric Adelson

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

He meets his assailant in enemy territory, leaning to within inches of his angry face. He is drenched in fatigue, unshaven, eyes burning. He has a weapon, but so do the six hostiles staring at him. The clock starts its tick and he hits the deck, dropping into the line of fire. Surely this will not end well. Then Steve Yzerman, on his knees in the left faceoff circle of Rexall Place, backhands the puck away from Oilers center Michael Peca, directing it to Red Wings teammate Mathieu Schneider, ...

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