The big news in sports let alone hockey over the past 24 hours was Rick Rypiens attempted fight with a Minnesota Wild fan. The key word being attempted. Why? Because today this fan is claiming that he was assaulted during the altercation. That is a joke, come on buddy who are you trying to kid.

Here is the video just to refresh your memory of what happened:

I really cant get over it. Oh wait I can. We live in a society where people are trying to take advantage of any opportunity to cash in a paycheque. I don’t condone the actions of Rypien, but I can somewhat see where he is coming from and athletes in general when dealing with belligerent fans.

This rant explains it all:

By Chad Margulius