OK, I really hate Don Cherry. That said, he makes the best sense of some things like the culture of the game. Players need accountabilty and it should go back to it's roots of the game and start tinkering. When the NHL was peaking in the mid-80's to oh, I don't know, when Bettman took over in what 94', the ratings were good and there was 1+ fight per game. It now is half of that and guess what the game is suffering. That Devil put it best when he said without fighting it would be "SOCCER WITH STICKS." These guys know the rules going in and let's face it, a punch to the head is better than a crosscheck to the head.The NHL is trying to gain these "new fans" at the risk of losing the real fans.The fights can't spill into the crowd like the NBA so don't be scared. The players all know that it is needed, they should know best. It is not just goons fighting. Good
players fight too, remember the tilt between Iginla and Lecavalier in the playoffs a few years ago in the play-offs?Brothers go2
2007-03-09
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