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VIDEO: Downie elbows Landeskog as old foes renew acquaintances

Charles LeClaire / USA TODAY Sports

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Steve Downie was reportedly traded by the Colorado Avalanche as a direct result of an incident last fall during an Avalanche practice in which he and Gabriel Landeskog got into a heated disagreement and ultimately exchanged blows. 

Though Downie has downplayed the incident since, it would appear that some bad blood still exists between the two forwards:

Downie crushes Landeskog #Pens

Downie was assessed a two-minute minor penalty for elbowing on the play.

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