Lemieux, Draper and the Hit That Lit the Fuse

This is the story of the hit that helped turn a rivalry into a grudge match with a long memory. Claude Lemieux and Kris Draper sit at the center of one of those NHL moments that players still talk about in half-smiles and full scars. The details matter because the fallout changed the temperature between two teams for years, and the league never really forgot it.