I fall somewhere in the middle when it comes to fighting. I used to love it but now I understand that it probably won't be around in the NHL much longer. But here's my concern - how do we police the game? When a guy like Kreider runs over Carey Price next time how do you stop that? Give him a two minute penalty for interference? I'm guessing he'll take that minor every day to knock the best goalie in the world outta the game. That's just one example. What happens when Ryan Kesler slashes Johnny and breaks his wrist? Do ya give him a good body check to teach him a lesson? It might be two years before you even get a chance. I don't know what the answer really is but I do worry to a certain extent that the scoundrels will take over the game. Now, I know that the quick argument is to say "how often does a fight even happen anymore when something like that happens?" Well, not very often I would say. How often will those plays happen though when the threat of getting punched in the eye no longer exists at all?
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