By Bryan Reynolds -
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Before the game, Mr. Bennett and I traded texts, and I predicted a 4-2 victory for the Wild. I wasn't perfect on it, but I was more right than he was. I'll take that win.
The game certainly did not get off to a great start. Before everyone was seated, the Sharks were up 2-0, and no one was giving the Wild much of a chance to win. However, the Sharks seemed to let off the gas at that point, and allowed the Wild to climb back into the game.
Burns would put the Sharks up again about nine minutes into the third, and then one of the strangest things I have experienced at the X happened. The fans booed Brent Burns. I am still confused as to what the guy did wrong. He protected his goalie, and scored a goal. He didn't beg out of Minnesota, and was, in fact, crushed by being traded away. The guy loves Minnesota, and loves Wild fans. And the Team of 18,000 booed him.
Add that to the fact that they also cheered when a ref was hurt, and I am at a loss for words. Some of the smartest, classiest fans in the league have shown anything but the past few games. Time for a visit to the hockey etiquette school?
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