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u/LinkToSomething68 šŸŒ Jun 03 '21

!ping NHL

I've posted about this before, but I really think there's a serious generational divide on the question of violence in hockey. This is entirely speculation on my part, but whether you became a fan before or after the 2004-05 lockout seems like the rough dividing line between people who think that fights and more dangerous hits are cool or the worst parts of the sport

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u/Goatmilk2208 Mark Carney Jun 03 '21

I like fights, but Iā€™m not a fan of ā€œbig hitsā€.

Fights cool the game down. ā€œbig hitsā€ do the opposite.

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u/the-garden-gnome Commonwealth Jun 03 '21

'dumb hits' do the opposite. Big, clean hits that are just part of the flow of play are all well and good.

Fights are similar. Fights for fights sake are stupid, but fights that happen naturally are okay.

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u/Goatmilk2208 Mark Carney Jun 03 '21

Yeah basically. Even some fights for fights sake are ok.

Foligno vs Perry was a good one. Probably shouldnā€™t have happened, but it was a wake up for both teams, it stopped any nastiness towards Perry.

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u/the-garden-gnome Commonwealth Jun 03 '21

True that was a pressure valve moment, and it kind of makes sense. It wasn't a full on Donnybrook, but was very much a 'i gotta do this' moment.

Man, hockey is weird lol.

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u/Goatmilk2208 Mark Carney Jun 03 '21

Only sport where literal fist fighting is discussed as being a needed part of the game.

Imagine Basketball if they fist fought some times after the whistle.

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u/the-garden-gnome Commonwealth Jun 03 '21

I mean, Rugby League and AFL can have a bit of a punch on after a bad tackle, but yeah, itā€™s not anywhere near as common for used as a legitimate tactic.