I like fighting in the game. But that's for my own selfish reasons and I'm not the one taking punches in the face. That being said every argument I've heard from players on why it needs to stay in the game is "the players need to police themselves." As frustrated as us fans are with the refereeing in the game that tells me the players themselves have absolutely zero confidence that the on ice officials will protect them or make the right calls to eliminate the need for the players to take the protection of themselves and their teammates into their own hands. Which is perfectly fair since the refs seem more interested in game management than the rule book and the league itself is an absolute crapshoot when it comes to discipline.
If the league could show the least bit of competance on the rules of the game and how they call it this might be a different discussion
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