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Originally Posted by MattyC
I really don't see why you can't crack down on fighting the same way they have done with headshots. Instead of taking it right out of the game, give the refs discretion on the fight. Was it a spur of the moment battle or response to a dirty play? 5 min major. Was it a goon staged-fight, a response to a clean check, or an all out random attack? Game ejection and possible further review by the league for suspensions (repeat offender, severity of what happened, etc..).
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I am definitely not a fan of adding more things to the ref's discretion. Referees are fallible. They are open to making mistakes, being biased, and simply having a bad day where they are not on their game. They can miss things and they can make assumptions that may or may not be true.
It would be better to have a hard-coded process for dealing with fighting than to give the referee or the NHL discipline review committee another thing to screw up.