The last time the Habs and Rangers met, Jacob Trouba was in the news for a borderline hit on Justin Barron. The latter had suffered a concussion. The two clubs crossed swords again this afternoon… and we wondered if someone was going to send Trouba a message.

NHL fans reacted to the Saturday fight between Montreal Canadians winger Josh Anderson and New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba.

There’s no doubt the Montreal Canadiens were aiming for retribution after New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba delivered one of his many questionable hits in a previous game, and forward Josh Anderson wasted no time making it happen.

Josh Anderson gets the better of veteran NHL defenseman Jacob Trouba on Saturday afternoon.

Jacob Trouba lit a fire into the New York Rangers early on in their Saturday afternoon game against the Montreal Canadiens. In the first period, Trouba fought Josh Anderson as the two were throwing punches at each other for well over 30 seconds.