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Originally Posted by dave1927p
Well, like it or not, Fighting has been apart of hockey since the early 1900's. And it's been a factor over the decades in the NHL, look no further then the 70's Flyers, and many other leagues around North America. As mentioned, some minor pro leagues would build teams of fighters to intimidate others, and you know what, it would work in some years. Nothing wore a teams morale down more in the playoff series back in the day then the Intimidation factor.
Fighting was not just goon play. It was how the players were protected. You see now how much #%#@ Phil Kessel or Sidney Crosby takes every game? Well Wayne Gretzky didn't have to put up with nearly that much because he had Marty McSorley playing with him - if you give him a shot, a hard hit, or even looked at him the wrong way Marty would be all over your ass. The league now with the instigator has changed this so now the stars put up with alot more then before. Fighting in hockey is not for the goons, it WAS for the (protection) of it's stars.
Ignoring fighting in a hockey sim (historic or present day) would be like ignoring the amount of hits in a game.
Anyways, it would be great to have the option to ban fighting in the league and change the rule on the severity of that penalty.
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I know all about fighting in hockey thank you, I've followed the sport religiously since the 50's. I'm really glad the Schultz's and Gillies and McSorely's are long gone from the NHL. They couldn't play hockey, they played hackey and were a black eye to the game. That's just my opinion, I know others differ and I respect that.
I'm not advocating to not have it in the game, I like a good fight just as much as the next guy. I'd just like to see them get the actual "hockey" part of the game right first. Some of the points made by the op are an over-exageration to say the least.