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Zac Rinaldo receives game misconduct for charging Sean Couturier

One of the big narratives entering tonight's Flyers-Bruins game was how would Zac Rinaldo behave in his first match against his former team.

Well, we figured that out early on. At the end of the first period, Rinaldo charged Sean Couturier, leaving the Flyers' center dazed on the ice. Watch:

let's try this again with the GIF attached. another look at the Rinaldo hit. 5 minute major for charging pic.twitter.com/rxpWBMcj7D

— Stephanie (@myregularface) October 22, 2015

The result was something that us Flyers fans are far too familiar with:

Rinaldo kicked, game misconduct.