Rangers, Devils fight at first puck drop
Photo credit: Jim McIsaac | Eric Boulton #22 of the New Jersey Devils fights Brandon Prust #8 of the New York Rangers. (Feb. 7, 2012)
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Devils forward Cam Janssen played for the first time since Jan. 21 and was in the starting lineup. The reason? Simple. The Devils wanted some early banging. Mission accomplished.
In 296 career games, Janssen, once referred to by Sean Avery as "that meathead from New Jersey," had 730 penalty minutes, and as the puck dropped, Janssen squared off with Mike Rupp, whose left thumb was broken by...
