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Hockeyboi · 10-02-2013, 02:40 PM

I'm a fan of a good clean fight if it is used right, (like the team is flat and needs a boost especially if the team is losing or if there is a really dirty hit). But how about letting the players themselves decide about the fighting, they are big boys that know the risk and if they want to keep fighting in or get rid if it then go with their choice. For people to say that fights are dangerous they are right but no more so than blocking pucks that are coming at over 100mph or taking a open ice hit or any hard check, it's a full contact sport and players are always going to get injured in hockey. So do we get rid of some form of contact every time a player is injured wether it be a hit, puck or skate?.... There was 4 fights in the Leaf/Habs game and only one injury which was unlucky but any player can hit his head on the ice in any game from a hit or whatever, he just happened to be in a fight at the time. No one made him or any other player drop the gloves and fight, they are big enough and old enough to know the risk so everyone should stop trying to wrap them up in cotton wool and let them make their own choices!!

10-02-2013, 02:40 PM	#78
Hockeyboi Farm Team Player Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Exp:	I'm a fan of a good clean fight if it is used right, (like the team is flat and needs a boost especially if the team is losing or if there is a really dirty hit). But how about letting the players themselves decide about the fighting, they are big boys that know the risk and if they want to keep fighting in or get rid if it then go with their choice. For people to say that fights are dangerous they are right but no more so than blocking pucks that are coming at over 100mph or taking a open ice hit or any hard check, it's a full contact sport and players are always going to get injured in hockey. So do we get rid of some form of contact every time a player is injured wether it be a hit, puck or skate?.... There was 4 fights in the Leaf/Habs game and only one injury which was unlucky but any player can hit his head on the ice in any game from a hit or whatever, he just happened to be in a fight at the time. No one made him or any other player drop the gloves and fight, they are big enough and old enough to know the risk so everyone should stop trying to wrap them up in cotton wool and let them make their own choices!!