A Rivalry Renewed as Red Wings Beat Avalanche

One of the many incidents that has heated this rivalry – Mike Vernon took on Patrick Roy during a full-line brawl. (Photo by Tom Pidgeon // Associated Press)

Colorado’s first loss of the season. Patrick Roy’s first loss as a National Hockey League head coach. And still, the Detroit Red Wings had something to worry about after the game.

Cody McLeod hammered Wings’ defenceman Niklas Kronwall into the sideboards. Although Kronwall admitted that it was something he could have avoided as the one being hit, McLeod received a five-game suspension for his hit.