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Originally Posted by just_tim
Better reffing would help, especially enforcing the instigator rule. When was the last time that was called? It could, and should, be called every time someone jumps a guy after a good hit. As to predatory (legal) hits, football has unnecessary roughness. Hockey needs something like that. That said, it’s an emotional game and fights are part of the history and fabric of the game. A spontaneous fight with 2 willing combatants is rare, exciting, and often now between 2 guys that don’t normally fight. The role of the enforcer is being naturally phased out as taking up a roster position in today’s fast and skilled game with a one-dimensional player is pretty much over. Guys like Lucic come with skills beyond clubbing another player.
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The rule should be if you jump a guy after a big hit it is automatically 5 and a game.