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by Paul on 03/23/07 at 04:40 PM ET
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from the CP via TSN,
The NHL should take a page from the UFC when it comes to fighting, says in-the-spotlight Flyers enforcer Todd Fedoruk.
Fedoruk, who spent the night in hospital earlier this week after being at the wrong end of a nasty knockout, says maybe NHL tough guys should wear padding on their hands under their gloves.
“You look at extreme fighting, they’ve got those four-ounce gloves on,” Fedoruk said.
Such padding would lessen the blows, he argued.
Another fighting story from the CP, again via TSN,
Burke, whose Ducks lead the NHL with 65 fighting majors this season, said there should be no debate.
“Fighting has been systematically reduced in the NHL,” said Burke, who had Fedoruk in Anaheim and phone him this week to make sure he was OK. “You are more likely now to not see a fight than you are to see one, through instigator penalties, suspensions and fines for fights in the last three minutes of a game. It’s been reduced to, in my mind, its proper place. It’s no longer utilized as a tactic.
“But the notion that we ever get rid of the players’ ability to regulate what happens, is silly to me.”
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Boring because they actually played good hockey?
Interesting.
Regardless of the shootout outcome, I still would have turned off the tube entertained.
I love good, clean hitting as much as the next guy. But I come back to hockey for hockey, not the ancillary madness.
Posted by Drew from Columbus, OH on 03/23/07 at 06:39 PM ET
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Fighting builds rivalries and makes people actually care about hockey. Humans like to see other humans getting hurt. If you think about when is the last time you really wanted to watch 2 teams play each other b/c of the goals that were scored in their previous match??? I watched the Ott Buf rematch, simply b/c I knew there was a high probability for some actual excitement...body checks...fights, even some goals. Compare that game w/detroit vs. columbus last night...holy boring
Posted by DrW on 03/23/07 at 04:25 PM ET