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Originally Posted by Table 5
I guess Im just not sure how a goon going out to fight another goon protects the superstar (or anyone) on the team from a guy like Cooke or Max Lapierre. Go pound the crap out of those guys, not the other meathead on the team.
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Appeal to extremes.
There will always be a few guys like Cooke who will run opponents with dirty hits, then run away from on-ice consequences. Can't be stopped any more than you can stop players like Taylor Hall from skating with their chins glued to their chests. But their existence is not evidence that fighting's role in the sport is ineffective.