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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Well, in point of fact, other leagues don’t “do just fine” without fighting - they’re vastly inferior leagues that don’t generate nearly the revenue or interest the NHL does, for a whole host of reasons. The lack of danger/risk being one of them.
Like Dave Chapelle once said, “you don’t go to the tiger show to watch people be safe with tigers.”
The fighting is part of the fabric of North American hockey. It just is.
Is the sport better or worse if Jarome Iginla is suspended for a playoff game after beating up Matthias Ohlund or Derian Hatcher?
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This isn't the question, really. It's whether the sport is better or worse if they don't fight at all. Because Jarome totally picked those fights and had a choice which he probably doesn't make if he risks an ejection in a PO game. I notice you didn't include his fight with Andreychuk where he accomplished nothing except for taking himself out of a final game for 5 minutes, where they were behind by a goal or two.