April 25, 2009. Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals between the Penguins and their then-blood rivals, the Flyers.
The Pens were up, 3-games-to-2, but their series lead was in jeopardy. They’d been shutout, 3-0, in Game 5 and had just fallen behind, 3-0, early in the second period before a packed house in Philly. The Flyers had all the momentum.
Max Talbot, who’d made a mistake that led to one of the Flyers’ goals, figured he’d better do something. That something was to challenge former Baby Pens teammate and NHL penalty king Daniel Carcillo, aka “Car Bomb,” to a fight.