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Originally Posted by Mike F
The argument may be asinine, but it is correct.
Look, I agree that the league should deal with cheap shots with stiff suspensions. However, some people, like tinordi, tried to turn this into another opportunity to rehash the debate about fighting, and the fact is the only way fighting relates in this incident is that it likely would have prevented it.
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Is this called "circular reasoning"?
Fighting is allowed because it prevents this kind of thing. Fighting didn't prevent this kind of thing. Only fighting could have prevented this kind of thing...
Me, I'm a Bruins fan. I wanted to see Thornton beat the #### out of Orpik in a fight just because. I like me some violence occasionally, I'll admit that. It's surprising to me how many hockey fans don't want to admit that's why they like fighting in hockey, and instead come up with all these elaborate justifications.
I also think what Neal did was worse. Thornton was stupid, but what he did went completely wrong and wasn't what he wanted to happen even though he should have known it might.
Neal aimed his knee at Marchand's head and connected perfectly. I couldn't have worked out better for what he was trying to do.