Fight Leads To Wild Comeback

from Michael Russo of Russo’s Rants, Wild down 3-zip. Playing absolutely hideously. Coughing up pucks. Giving up 2-on-1’s and 3-on-2’s and even an astonishing 4-on-1. Getting zero done in the offensive zone. And then … a couple choice words during the second intermission and a fight, and the first-ever Wild comeback from three goals down in the third for a W. Yes, I know there are people who hate fights, but tonight, there was an example about what a fight can do to a hockey game. Kinda like when Stephane Veilleux got goaded into fighting Dion Phaneuf in Calgary once when the Wild was ahead 3-0, George Parros decided to fight John Scott. Well the 6-foot-8 Scott absolutely clocked the experienced fighter with a right uppercut. He went down, and for the first time in the game that wasn’t Carlos Gomez scoring at the Metrodome, the Wild fans had reason to cheer. And, said Todd Richards, “It stirred up some emotion on the bench.” more and watch the lengthy highlights of the game below…