Abel to Yzerman

Abel to Yzerman

Ten

03/26/2007 at 8:17am EDT

Yep, it’s been ten years since Igor Larionov—of all people—started the brawl at the Joe. Ten years since Aaron Ward earned his stripes, Brendan Shanahan truly became a Wing and Mike Vernon won his 300th. Oh, you’d forgotten the OTHER miletone that night, eh?

“Everyone expected (the brawl) to happen, and how we got there wasn’t good, but it was an accumulation of a lot of games,” Chris Osgood said. “It was probably more fun for the fans (than players). But it was kind of necessary. It was probably one of the last steps for us to take, to come together as a team and the fact we stood up for each other, going into the playoffs.”

The buildup heading into the game, and the war of words between the teams, led everyone to believe something memorable was going to happen.

“There was hatred between the teams,” Osgood said.

Good stuff from Kulfan. Read more here.

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