Ryan Johansen continues war of words with Ryan Kesler with another chirp

BarDown Staff

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The Ducks and Predators battled in an intense 7-game Western Conference Final series during the playoffs last season.

One of the major storylines during that series was the battle Ryan Johansen and Ryan Kesler had each and every game.

#Ducks Kesler re: #Preds Johansen comments: "I laughed. Got a lot of texts from friends & family saying they're still cheering me on." #NHL
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) May 16, 2017

It was a war of words off the ice and an all out war on the ice, and we imagine hockey fans can't wait to see these two face each other for the first time since that playoff series.

On Wednesday, Johansen added even more fuel to the fire on Smashville Live:

"He's just a loser." Ryan Johansen on Ryan Kesler while on Smashville LIVE. Damn! #Preds
— Justin Bradford (@justinbbradford) October 26, 2017

Another shot fired in one of our favourite rivalries in the NHL right now.

Ryan Johansen admits he still doesn’t like Ryan Kesler and continues to calls him a “loser” 😂👌🏻 pic.twitter.com/D9GDUnmWxP
— Bar South N Celly™ (@BarSouthNCelly) October 27, 2017

Unfortunately Kesler hasn't played yet this season as he's recovering from hip surgery and could be sidelined until the new year, so we may have to wait until March 8th for the two to settle it on the ice.

(H/T: Justin Bradford)