Fight Time — Ian asks permission
I observed an interesting thing in the Avalanche-Wild game. With about ten and half minutes left in the game, Ian Laperriere approached the Av”””””””’’s bench during a time out and chatted with assistant coach Tony Granato. Tony then walked over and chatted with Coach Q, who was I could clearly see saying “Okay”. Now I am not a lip reader, but the next action confirmed my suspicion, as Ian promptly dropped the gloves, with the goal of pummelling Stephane Veilleux. Veilleux was the villan in a cheap shot hit on Stastny earlier in the game. It was interesting to watch, I just wish I could have heard the conversation between Laperriere and Veilleux on the ice. After all the theater, its too bad the fight was a dud.
As a side note, the earlier hit would have been a clear, no questions asked 2+10 in any youth game I have ever attended.
Tags: av''s, hockey, Laperriere, Playoffs