To me it's goal scoring and rule changes. I like fighting even though I'm all about player safety if they choose it. Last night I would have loved to see the Iginla/Giordano fight because that's good story. That's good drama. Hockey has become so much of the same old post-game interview and not enough Sean Avery "sloppy seconds". Because I was legitimately excited to see Phaneuf and Avery on the ice against each other. I wanted to see those two throw down like men.
I get its a family event, but fans and society in general is too sensitive about stuff. Yeah, Kariya is a sad story, but so are car accidents and nobody is going to stop driving. There can be a middle ground. You can allow Iginla and Giordano to fight without having staged goon fights. You can punish head shots without having to punish simple accidents or hard hits.
And defensive systems bore me, especially in today's day and age when I can play of my phone or turn on my Xbox while the game is on. Maybe back when there was only cables and flip phones did I have the attention span to sit through dump and chases, but hockey needs to keep up with the times. It has way more competition for my attention than years past
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