Marc-Andre Fleury has perfect response when asked why he didn't fight Red Wings' Cam Talbot

The Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild may as well have been old rivals with how things unfolded on Saturday afternoon at Little Caesars Arena.

There were several on-ice spats, including a ruckus in the second period after Detroit's Alex DeBrincat leveled Brock Faber next to the Detroit net, causing a melee.

But was Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury thinking of skating down the ice and asking his former teammate Cam Talbot to drop the mitts? Not likely.

Fleury, who had been on vacation during the 4 Nations Faceoff with Talbot, had a hilarious reason why.

Unfortunately for the Red Wings, the Wild seized victory from the jaws of defeat after they fought back from a 3-1 deficit to win 4-3 in OT.

The longtime goaltender has plans to retire after this year, and made what was his final start in Detroit against the Red Wings.

Red Wings fans remember all too well his miraculous diving save on Detroit captain Nicklas Lidstrom in the dying seconds of Game 7 in the 2009 Stanley Cup Final at Joe Louis Arena with the Pittsburgh Penguins, one of the most iconic stops in NHL history with the Cup on the line.

Fleury has also played for the Vegas Golden Knights and briefly with the Chicago Blackhawks.