The Blues Lost, But We Learn An Important Lesson: Hockey Fights Explained

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Last night the Blues got creamed by the Detroit Red Wings in a five to nothing loss. The big news from the game obviously isn't a glowing victory for St. Louis, but the throw-down in the first period between Cam Jansen of the Blues, and Aaron Downey from the Red Wings.

Local sports enthusiast and former high school sports coach, Annie Fitzpatrick, commented on the Jansen versus Downey prize fight saying, "I was definitely watching the game, and last night's fight was a total anomaly. It lasted for almost two minutes and that's rare since they're almost always broken up early. "

I admit to being a baseball fan at heart, and that all other sports fall into the 'nothing else to watch' category of entertainment between seasons. With that admission I am desperately searching for an explanation for hockey fights. Audrey, ToastedRav's resident hockey fan, explained to me, "It is just as big a part of hockey as celebrating after a touchdown." She added that it is part of what keeps the fans interested and happy even if the team is crushed, which definitely helps explain the 'Muhammad Ali on Ice' spectacular that we witnessed last night.

So how about it Blues fans, are you all really going to the fight to see if a hockey game breaks out?