Photo illustration by me

Sunday’s preseason game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres turned into a sideshow, as a line-brawl broke out after the very tall John Scott tried to fight the comparatively tiny but still feisty Phil Kessel. Instead of dropping mitts with Scott, Kessel used his hockey stick, taking a few two-handed swings at the Sabres enforcer as if Scott were a Mariano Rivera fastball.

Naturally, the Caps media asked former Maple Leaf and new Washington Capitals 2C Mikhail Grabovski his thoughts on Kessel’s handy-work.

#CapitalsTalk Mikhail Grabovski on Phil Kessel’s stick chops: ‘How do you say in English? Like a musketeer. Swish! Swish! Swish!’ — Chuck Gormley (@ChuckGormleyCSN) September 23, 2013

Love the finish here.

#CapitalsTalk One more Mikhail Grabovski quote from Maple Leafs brawl: ‘I don’t care anymore about that team.Who cares? My team is here.’ — Chuck Gormley (@ChuckGormleyCSN) September 23, 2013

For those who haven’t seen the fight, grab a seat and take a look. For those who saw it last night, watch it again. Let the chaos and violence sustain you until October 1st. Hockey = best.