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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
I also get a laugh at the guys defending brain damage and suicide, depression etc all because they think fighting is somehow "part of the game". It is not, it is a part of the pathetic culture we live in where two grown men punching each other in the brain is applauded.
It's not part of the game. Slashing Gaudreau in the hands isn't part of the game yet it happens every game. Just because two guys fight doesn't mean it's part of the game.
hockey will still be hockey long after fighting is banned.
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Both of those things are part of the game. If you want to eliminate fighting altogether, get ride of a fighting penalty, if you want to get rid of slashing altogether, get rid of the slashing penalty.
Making it not part of the game, by making it not part of the game.
I enjoy a fight, and I'm a fan of MMA but I struggle with enjoying both seeing what's happening with retiring fighters and double that for old boxers. I actually wouldn't be against seeing fighting booted from hockey, but to deny it's not currently part of the game (NHL) is ludicrous.