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I think it's debatable that fights in hockey serve an enforcement purpose that the refs can't or won't.

Posted by mafic Apr 24 '15, 08:08

that and good fights (or good hits, or good shifts) can energize the rest of your team and shift momentum. I wouldn't miss them if they were gone, but they do serve something of a purpose.

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- I don't think it would suck without fighting, and they could get rid of it if they really wanted, but they don't. - mafic Apr 24, 08:17
- Apples and oranges dude. -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 08:10 9
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    - It's about the same as comparing MLB to Japanese leagues just because it's 'baseball.' -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 08:20 5
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        Same fundamentals as you put it. -- nm - Shaun Apr 24, 08:22 3
        
        or CFL/NFL. -- nm - mafic Apr 24, 08:25 2
        
        I'd go flag football to full contact as the comparison myself -- nm - Beaker Apr 24, 08:31 1
        
        rugby union/rugby league (not that anyone but Roger More cares about that) -- nm - mafic Apr 24, 08:32
    - "We no can dunk, but good fundamentals." -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 08:18 1
      - exactly. -- nm - mafic Apr 24, 08:23

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I think it's debatable that fights in hockey serve an enforcement purpose that the refs can't or won't.

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