Not sure if there are any hockey fight nerds or old tape traders on these boards, but man oh man, I think there is an argument to be made that 96-97 and 97-98 are the last two great "Enforcer friendly" seasons. Look at those lineups from the Vancouver game that BL posted.
Heavyweights: Sandy, Dingman, Brashear, McCallister, Ciconne
Middleweights: Simpson, Allison, Ward, Hulse, May, Bertuzzi, Staios, McCabe, Scatchard
Lightweights: Walker
Talk about sign of the times. Some fun boxscores from that era.
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