Dion Phaneuf drops the boom on a Senators rookie.

It's Throwback Thursday and were going all the way back to August 10th of 2011 for this one. In the video below Dion Phaneuf shows off his very real ability to devastate you with a single body check. The victim in the video is then Ottawa Senators rookie Stephen de Costa, and unfortunately for him he learns the hard way that crossing the Maple Leafs blue line with your head down comes with a heavy price. Phaneuf nails him so hard his helmet goes flying off, and frankly we're a little surprised his skates stayed on his feet. You can see the video here courtesy of the NHL.