Meh, by the time they move the team in 2026 or whatever, the NHL will be playing under non-contact women's Olympic rules, using a Nerf puck, and will be handing out participation ribbons to all the players, and I wouldn't want to watch anyway.
It's kinda the golden age of the game if you can call virtually non-contact/non-fighting hockey anyway, and the league is going to get litigated into soccer on ice anyway. So enjoy it while you can. "OMG! Ferland is a beast, he threw 5, count em 5! hits in one game!" That used to be a the first half of the 1st period for the old bruisers.
Plus minor hockey is going so cream-puff now, there won't be any players that know how to throw or take hit anyway.
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