There has been no love lost between the Flames and Canucks since their bloodbath of a playoff series earlier this year, and theclubs wasted little time getting reacquainted.

Two seconds after the puck dropped on Joe Montana Jerseys their seasons Wednesday, Flames bad boy Michael Ferlanddropped hisgloves with Canucks scrapper Derek Dorsett. The two met at center ice for the opening faceoff and in amarriage of convenienceexchanged blows, then gladly accepted their five-minute majors. Nick Bosa Jerseys MORE:|

Ferland and Dorsett were central to the penalty-minute onslaughtduring the first round of the playoffswhenFlames and Canucks players spent a total of 285 minutesin the sin bin. The pair squared off Trey Sermon Jerseys several times during that series, and again three days later Terrell Owens Jerseys during the 10-player, 132-penalty minute.

Players were suspended, coaches were finedand the Flames went on to pull off a4-2 series upset, which undoubtedly did not sit well with the Canucks.

Later in the first period Wednesday, Brandon Bollig and Brandon Prust got their shots in, too.

Then the penalty minutes started piling up as the game got out of hand in the third period. Dorsett, Prust, Bollig and Matt Stajan Ray Ray McCloud Jerseys all earned game misconducts for a late-game scuffle, and the teams finished with 74 combined penalty minutes in a 5-1 Canucks win.

Talk about setting the tone for what will be one of the best rivalries in hockey this season.