Simple to get rid of an injury like this from fighting. 10 and 2 games for removing your hat, or removing someone's else's hat. Nobody wants to fight a guy wearing a helmet, it's tough on the hands. If guys want to chuck knuckles, at least with a helmet on, the danger from A KO punch causing injury by the "victim" smashing their head on the ice is mitigated.
I put quotes around victim because there were two willing combatants here, and both knew the risks while they were still circling each other. And I agree with Iggy, fighting causes guys to be accountable for their actions. If I thought the refs were capable of actually calling cheapshots on a regular basis then I would say let them enforce the rules properly and eliminate fighting altogether. But I have seen time and time again how blind that type of justice can be.
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