VIDEO: Zdeno Chara punches Lightning's Paquette in the throat
Bob DeChiara / USA TODAY Sport
Boston Bruins defender Zdeno Chara is known to be a gentle giant off of the ice, but on it? He's downright terrifying.
On Tuesday night he was assessed a penalty for boarding Tampa Bay Lightning defender Matt Carle. Afterwards, Lightning forward Cedric Paquette bravely stood up to Chara, and was instantly felled by a quick punch to the throat:
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