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Originally Posted by codynw
People say this but I see no reason to believe it is true. Dirty #### happened all the time when there were goons in the league. The only threat that works is the threat of putting your team down a man or suspensions. Gaudreau got his hands hacked to pieces while Engelland was in the lineup and he was probably a top 5 toughest guy in the league at the time.
If the league starts punishing the unnecessary dirty plays harshly and consistently, they will disappear.
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I do not agree. It sounds like there's a generation gap between us and I'll always be a advocate of fighting and and having an enforcer in Hockey. Right or wrong it's just what I believe.