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Originally Posted by indes
Fighting, like most things in hockey can't be qualified in a set of data or statistics. The same way advanced stats can't accurately depict player growth or game outcome we can't quantify the effect of a fight. We can't quantify the effect of a hit, a giveaway or a shot block.
The thing about hockey is that it's less of a math equation and more of an organism. Any given hit, fight or block can have a huge effect on the outcome or growth of any given game.
Emotion and momentum have so much of an impact that can't be measured by statistics I would say it's impossible to argue the effects of fighting on wins or losses.
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That's a copout. If it helps your team, the results are quantifiable. If it doesn't help you win, why do it? If it does help you win, then it's contribution can be quantified. That's how reality works.
Emotion itself is not quantifiable because it's a subjective quality. A fight either happens or it doesn't. It's quantifiable. The only important result in hockey is wins. If it helps you win, you can measure the effects.
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Taking fighting out of the game would just remove a piece of the puzzle that makes hockey games so exciting in my opinion.
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That's a valid point, and I agree. However, knowing what we now know about concussions I'm not sure my entertainment trumps a players future mental health