Number Six: The Dallas/Detroit Brawl

After the final whistle on Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena, and another Detroit home win, (which isn't hard to predict anymore because they've won every playoff game this year at home) a fight started behind the net. The annoyed Dallas team had just gone down 2-0 in the series, and they needed something to happen late in the game to spark their confidence. Mike Ribeiro, a Dallas Star, decided to take matters into his own hands. He slashed Detroit's starting goalie, Osgood, across the chest pad. Now, this may not hurt much because he hit him right in the protector, but still that kind of action is not acceptable as it could have seriouly hurt Osgood. For some reason though, the league did not suspend Ribeiro. After the slash, Osgood definatly dived, but should that really excuse Ribeiro of his slash? Even worse, both players recieved fines. The NHL fined Chris Osgood for diving after getting slashed by Ribeiro, and both fines were for the same amount of money. Wow. What do you guys think?