Inspire-Wing

A good day for a corny title.  Don’t know why, but nothing else is coming to mind after last night.

There was one game, Anaheim at Detroit.  The Ducks lead the NHL in fighting majors, the Red Wings sit at the bottom of the list.  Things did get a little rough at the end of the first period and there was a scrap, as surprising as it was.

Whether or not they actually fight, the Wings need to continue to play tough as the playoffs come around for them to go deep.

Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of the Wings-Avs brawl featuring Patrick Roy and Mike Vernon.  Christy has the recap.  It was mentioned from a few news sources and Versus had a few clips to show during the broadcast last night.  Maybe it was some motivation going into tonight (oooh, Inspire-Wing, that is dumb), or maybe not.

That game and the ones that followed had a lot of action, and I’ll get those clips into the system soon.

Last night’s fight:

Travis Moen vs Andreas Lilja Mar 26, 2007

Some reads:

Fighting has become dangerous
Fighting not up for debate: Bettman
Hockey fights are a double-edged sword
Tips for winning the fighting argument
Shanahan advocates a long look at fighting
Blue Jackets: Fighting belongs in hockey, players say