Minnesota Wild's Marian Gaborik downplays clash with Avalanche'...

Wild superstar Marian Gaborik joined fists with Colorado agitator Ian Laperriere on Sunday to write an introductory story line for their teams' first-round playoff series.

[Kabby]

Laperriere is a hack and a bumb and he better keep his head up on Wednesday! Go Wild!

[Frosty]

He's so tough, going after Gaborik. Reminds me a bit of Brad May.

[Sconnie Brian]

Hmmm....do you think Fedoruk, Booggard and Simon might want to have a word or two with Ian??? Dude, you might as well have a bullseye painted on your jersey! Ala Slapshot, do you think anyone will put a bounty on him???!!!

[Al Choholic]

I say, don't take it out on Leperriere, take it out on Forseberg or Sakic. Return the favor. Forseberg needs to be hit HARD! He is already pretty fragile and Leperriere just opened the free for all against skill players. Game on! Boogey... Boogey... Boogey!

[KEV]

the problem with this was that the first punch gabby took from him earlier in the game was never answered by the wild, that is somehting they wiil have to do in the playoffs

[Skoula]

Yeah, it was pretty sad watching Gabby having to defend himself. But, the refs were quick to break anything up.

I agree Al, the 1st game vs. AVS, the Wild goons are going to have to set a PIM record and knock Sakic/ Forsberg around.