Last night’s battle between the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche didn’t send sparks through the hockey world by their offensive prowess, but it was a post-whistle skirmish that caused some ripples after the game.
During the final frame, Wild forward Brandon Duhaime went hard into the boards and cross-checked the hell out of young blueliner Bowen Byram, sending him face-first into the barrier. It was simply a very bad and dangerous play — so Duhaime received a five-minute major penalty. But Avs star Nathan MacKinnon wants more.
“I thought that that was a very dirty play.