That video shows how absolutely barbaric the NHL had been - Craven putting Roberts neck into a post, Diduck smashing Zalapski's face into the glass, or McCarthy punching Linden's head from behind.
All of those would be lengthy suspensions now and rightfully so. There were some good hits but lots of players targeting the head with dangerous hits designed to injure. Doesn't seem like the enforcers were used as a deterrent but more so as a weapon.
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