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Vancouver's Rick Rypien attacks a Minnesota fan. I don't care if the fan said something about...

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Vancouver's Rick Rypien attacks a Minnesota fan. I don't care if the fan said something about Rypien's mother as he walked down the runway, he's a professional and the fan didn't touch him. I get that he was mad, but this was completely uncalled for. You guys should see the sucker punch he laid on a Wild player while the linesman was in between the two, which is what lead up to this mess. I hope the jerk gets suspended for at least a game for this. UPDATE: I just posted the full incident. Basically, Rypien sucker punches a player, has to be restrained by the ref and his own teammates, then proceeds to attack a fan. Also, many media outlets are saying that this punishment could be very severe (20 games), so I guess this may be more serious than I thought. One word that's guaranteed: Suspension.