Here’s last night’s dangerous play On YouTube

Wonder if the Wings play-by-play guy would be whining about A TWO-MINUTE MINOR for tripping in a 5-zip game if Gaborik was paralyzed?

The play-by-play guy should be embarrassed. Hasek did not lead with his stick. He flung his body into Gaborik’s legs — whether Gaborik’s head was down or not — trying to protect a shutout.

It was reckless play on Hasek’s part and it could have been a catastrophic finish at the Joe last night. 

The more I listen to regional telecasts on Center Ice, it just amazes me how some of these local announcers lack any objectivity whatsoever.

The word here is that Derek Boogaard in for Branko Radivojevic, Keith Carney out again. I’ll let you know soon.

At the risk of getting hacked to pieces (I’ve had a knack of ticking off Canucks, Flyers and Wings fans lately), go St. Lawrence University tonight its game against Ohio State.

The Saints are staying at my hotel tonight and I was chatting with John Hallas in the elevator, who’s starting in goal tonight. Nice kid.

I also ran into TSN’s Bob McKenzie in the parking lot. Turns out his son, Mike, is a sophomore with St. Lawrence. Mike McKenzie scored last night.

So for tonight, at least, I’m a St. Lawrence hockey fan. St. Lawrence, by the way, is where Mike Keenan and Jacques Martin were teammates, once upon a time.

Postgame notes: Evening from inside a dark Nationwide Arena after 2-1 Wild bounceback win.

Wild battled tonight, which was the message of the day after not battling in any way last night in Detroit.

It wasn’t a pretty win, but the Wild will take it despite being pinned in its zone the last 10 minutes of the game. But Niklas Backstrom held strong and stopped 15 of 15 shots in the final period of his 31-save effort.

Predictably, in a game the Wild would “work,” worker Aaron Voros got the game’s first goal. He also had a scrap. Brian Rolston scored the winner.

Pierre-Marc Bouchard had an assist to snap out of his seven-game pointless drought.

The win was the Wild’s first, believe it or not, in Columbus since Jan. 18, 2002. It was only its second win ever in this menacing arena.

I think I’m going back to the hotel now. Nighty night. Back in Minny for the afternoon tomorrow before it’s onward to San Jose.

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