Ryan Reaves, Bokondji Imama drop gloves in one of NHL's worst fights ever

No fight involving Ryan Reaves is one that you can skip, but Sunday night’s bout was must-watch for another reason entirely.

Not even three minutes into the first period of a game against the Arizona Coyotes, the Minnesota Wild bruiser stepped up to answer the call after Boko Imama prodded him into dropping the gloves. What followed was perhaps the most boring fight ever seen in the NHL.

There was a full 28 seconds between both players dropping their gloves and someone actually making any physical contact or effort to fight. More downtime passed before Imama went for a giant throwing punch and ended up with his head in Reaves’s lap.

A little headlock later, and the officials decided to separate the two. What a letdown.

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Reaves is the veteran here. In his 814-game NHL career, he has a total of 83 recorded fights, according to HockeyFights.com, while this was just Imama’s third top-division bout in his handful of NHL games.