The last time the Habs and Rangers met, Jacob Trouba was in the news for a borderline hit on Justin Barron. The latter had suffered a concussion. The two clubs crossed swords again this afternoon… and we wondered if someone was going to send Trouba a message.

There’s no doubt the Montreal Canadiens were aiming for retribution after New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba delivered one of his many questionable hits in a previous game, and forward Josh Anderson wasted no time making it happen.

NHL fans reacted to the Saturday fight between Montreal Canadians winger Josh Anderson and New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba.

Fans reacted as New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba dropped the gloves against the Montreal Canadiens' Josh Anderson on Saturday afternoon.

Josh Anderson gets the better of veteran NHL defenseman Jacob Trouba on Saturday afternoon.

Just two minutes into the game, the Rangers captain dropped the gloves with Montreal’s Josh Anderson in a heated bout that echoed the growing frustrations around the team and Trouba in particular.

Jacob Trouba lit a fire into the New York Rangers early on in their Saturday afternoon game against the Montreal Canadiens. In the first period, Trouba fought Josh Anderson as the two were throwing punches at each other for well over 30 seconds.