The Detroit Red Wings have been playing with a little bit of fire as of late.
That continued on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena when Red Wings center Dylan Larkin dropped the gloves and fought Josh Bailey of the New York Islanders.
Check it out.
Getting pretttttttay chippy at Little Caesars Arena! Dylan Larkin drops the gloves against Josh Bailey of the Isles. #EmotionsAreBeingFeltAtTheRink pic.twitter.com/kVYKulnwIY
— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) December 9, 2018
The fight took place not long after Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall absolutely destroyed Anders Lee up against boards.
Click below to see the HUGE hit.
KRONWALLED! Red Wings' Niklas Kronwall absolutely destroys Islanders' Anders Lee [VIDEO]
Though this will not go down as one of the greatest fights of all-time, it is certainly good to see the Red Wings standing up for themselves with much more regularity than they did early on in the season.
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Detroit Lions’ Matthew Stafford has message for his haters on social media
When it comes to lightning rods in Detroit sports, Matthew Stafford may be the biggest of all-time.
Whether you listen to local sports radio, read the papers, partake in social media, or just have conversations around the water cooler, you have likely heard plenty people give their opinion on the Detroit Lions signal caller. Some of those opinions praise Stafford and insist he is an elite quarterback who is stuck on a crappy franchise, while others are convinced that the former No. 1 overall pick is the main reason why the Lions have not been able to get over the hump for the past decade.
If you have not already done so, hop on Twitter or Facebook the next time the Detroit Lions take the field and search for “Matthew Stafford.” Then take a few minutes to browse through the thousands of comments that are either loving him or bashing him.
Over the past couple of seasons, the number of Stafford haters on social media has continued to grow and to get louder. In fact, when you read through many of the comments, you can sense pure anger towards the Lions quarterback.
To read the rest of the article, please click on the link below.
https://detroitsportsnation.com/detroit-lions-news/ddrysdale/detroit-lions-matthew-stafford-has-message-for-his-haters-on-social-media/12-2018/199050/