anniversary of a great night,in Detroit...

today is an anniversary of sorts,for the Red Wings:sixteen years ago,Darren McCarty whipped Claude Lemieux,starting a brawl that involved both teams,and ignited the bad blood between the two teams,that honestly lasted for years... the bad blood stemmed from a hit,by Lemieux,on Kris Draper,that broke his nose,cheekbone,and orbital bone,in his face,when he blasted into a stanchion,and glass,during the 1996 Western Conference Finals... the Avalanche won series,4 games to 2 games,and won the Stanley Cup,after beating the Florida Panthers,i believe,in a sweep,in the Stanley Cup Finals,that year... side notes:on November 11,1997,round two happened between McCarty and Lemieux,this time both threw punches,at each other,and on April Fools Day(April 1st),1998,at Joe Louis Arena,and in front of a national television audience,including me,Avalanche goaltender,Patrick Roy,and Red Wings' goaltender Chris Osgood fought at center ice... both were ejected,and that game had 46 penalties,for 228 penalty minutes... way to go,Darren!!!!!!!!!