Arber Xhekaj Silences MacDermid With One Simple Gesture, Showing Ottawa Who's in Charge at the Bell Centre
The atmosphere was absolutely electric last night at the Bell Centre, as the Ottawa Senators once again tried to provoke the Montreal Canadiens.
But this time, I think it was Arber Xhekaj who stole the show without even dropping the gloves.
It all started after a perfectly legal hit by Zachary Bolduc on Jake Sanderson. A relatively ordinary sequence until Kurtis MacDermid decided to lose his cool.
Arber Xhekaj shows Ottawa who's in charge in Montreal
The Senators' tough guy charged toward the Habs bench, furious, shouting his frustration at Bolduc.
But before things could get out of hand, assistant coach Stéphane Robidas had to physically hold back Arber Xhekaj to stop him from jumping onto the ice.
In the footage captured by Priyanta Emrith, you can clearly see Robidas grabbing Xhekaj by the jersey while the Canadiens defenseman tries to pull free, ready to jump on the ice.
"LOL at Habs assistant coach Stéphane Robidas physically needing to hold Arber Xhekaj back on the bench when Sens MacDermid got a little too close."
- Priyanta Emrith
- Priyanta Emrith
Later in the game, MacDermid approached Xhekaj again on the ice... and number 72's response was perfect: he simply pointed to the scoreboard, reminding everyone that it was the Canadiens who were leading.
"Kurtis MacDermid wanted a piece of Arber Xhekaj but Xhekaj just points at the scoreboard"
- Spittin Chiclets
- Spittin Chiclets
Wow! How can you not love this Arber?
I really liked his composure!
One thing's for sure: Xhekaj just gained even more fans in Montreal. I really liked his game last night.
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