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Eric Staal Gets a Shot On His Brother, Marc Staal (Video)

Feb 22, 2011 – 9:47 PM
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Adam Gretz

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Eric and Marc Staal are two of the three Staal brothers currently playing in the NHL (Jordan is the third), a fact that will get shoved down your throat until you can't possibly take it anymore every time two of them face off.

On Tuesday, Eric's Hurricanes were hosting Marc's Rangers (a 4-3 Rangers win), and with less than a minute to play in the second period of a 1-1 game, Eric had an opportunity to dish out a major league hit on his younger brother and didn't let the opportunity go to waste, dropping him with a huge hit along the boards.



Yes, kids, even your own brother will line you up when you're skating with your head down. Staal returned for the third period but played just a little over three minutes before leaving the game. There was a penalty called on the play but it was unrelated to the hit (Joni Pitkanen was whistled for hooking (Marc) Staal). Hey, at least they didn't come to blows like brothers Wayne and Keith Primeau once did in a game.
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