forward is an extremely tough customer and he's been known to use his physicality to provide a spark for his team. That's exactly what Martin was hoping to accomplish on Tuesday night when he tried fighting , but things didn't go exactly as planned. Trevor Bauer Jersey After the Islanders had an extremely flat first period that saw them fall into an early 2-0 deficit against the on Tuesday, Martin was hoping to light a fire under his teammates by dropping the gloves with Chara as Cliff Pennington Jersey the second period got underway. Unfortunately for Martin, that's a tall task ... literally. At 6-foot-9, Chara is the tallest player in NHL history, and he knows how to put his insane reach to good use when he agrees to fight. The Bruins defenseman did a pretty great job of making sure it was at his advantage on Tuesday. You have to give Martin credit; it takes a brave man to fight Chara, and he gave it a valiant effort. He even ate a ma sive haymaker from Chara and immediately popped back to his feet Brandon Finnegan Jersey to go for more. Alas, he still wasn't able to overcome that monstrous reach. He did lay one heck of a beating on Chara's shoulder pads though. Zdeno Chara just clobbers Matt Martin, who then immediately pops up and does his best to overcome Charas reach Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) To make matters worse for Martin, the fight didn't seem to Tanner Roark Jersey do much in the way of providing a spark. The Islanders still struggled to get anything going in the second Mike Moustakas Jersey period. Chara is typically a guy who chooses his spots when it comes to fighting, but this is in that department over the past few weeks. Eventually, Chara will be too old to toy with younger tough guys in this fashion, but it appears turning 42 years old over the weekend didn't sap him of that ability.