A real knockout

I love Krys Barch

I no other sport do you find a bunch of fired-up, hunky, meaty dudes with sticks that can genuinely hate each other than in hockey.

The Dallas Stars played the Edmonton Oilers three times in like two weeks and by the third game they were ready to rip each other's heads off.

The previous time the Stars played hte Boston Bruins, they talled 176 penalty minutes in a brawl-filled meeting. Note: The Bruins and Stars, being in different conferences, rarely see each other.

So, naturally, last night, they wanted to kill each other.

Steve Ott, Brian Sutherby and Krys Barch all got into fights in THE FIRST FIVE SECONDS OF THE GAME thus sparking what most are calling the wildest start to a game in NHL history.



Then, the Bruins' Daniel Paille decked the Stars' Raymond Sawada (I mean, if you going to get fined and suspended, why not take out someone of status?).



Unfortunately, fights don't win games. The Bruins scored twice in the firwst 1:20 and were up 4-0 after one. The Stars lost 6-3.

It's like the dog eating a whole wheel of cheese. I'm not even mad. In fact, I'm kind of impressed.