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undercoverbrother · 12-11-2015, 10:02 AM

If fighting is a part of Hockey, why don't we see it at the highest level? For example, I can't recall the last time I saw a fight in the Olympics. If fighting is a part of Hockey why don't all players fight?

Why don't we see as many fights per game in the post season?

Fighting might be part of the NHL, but it isn't part of Hockey.

One thing that drives me nuts is when a player lays a good, solid, clean hit and then is expected to fight. It is ridiculous that a player that is playing within the confines of the sport's rules has to step outside the rules to justify his actions. The sport presents plenty of "legal" avenues to "get back" at the player that just made a clean solid hit.

Are hockey players so soft they can't take a legal clean hit?

12-11-2015, 10:02 AM	#168
undercoverbrother Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sylvan Lake Exp:	If fighting is a part of Hockey, why don't we see it at the highest level? For example, I can't recall the last time I saw a fight in the Olympics. If fighting is a part of Hockey why don't all players fight? Why don't we see as many fights per game in the post season? Fighting might be part of the NHL, but it isn't part of Hockey. One thing that drives me nuts is when a player lays a good, solid, clean hit and then is expected to fight. It is ridiculous that a player that is playing within the confines of the sport's rules has to step outside the rules to justify his actions. The sport presents plenty of "legal" avenues to "get back" at the player that just made a clean solid hit. Are hockey players so soft they can't take a legal clean hit? __________________ Captain James P. DeCOSTE, CD, 18 Sep 1993 Corporal Jean-Marc H. BECHARD, 6 Aug 1993