A true hero-versus-villain brouhaha nearly came to fruition Friday afternoon when Jonathan Toews and Ryan Kesler agreed to exchange blows.
But then someone's manners got in the way.
Watch the menacing - and suddenly upstanding - Kesler neatly place his stick and gloves on the ice before attempting to engage a willing Toews.
It would have been Toews' third fight this season - which would have doubled his career total. What's gotten in to him?