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Teams rough each other up in first meeting since playoffs
ST. PAUL — It didn’t take long for Friendly Manitoba and Minnesota Nice to renew hostilities.
Facing off for the first time since their first-round playoff series in the spring — not including a pair of pre-season meetings when many regulars sat out — the Winnipeg Jets and Minnesota Wild quickly reminded the hockey world they’re not huge fans of each other.
There was a parade to the penalty box, a few after-the-whistle skirmishes, a couple of questionable hits and one memorable melee inside the Jets’ bench.