A confession.

[snortykills]

I am not one of those fans who thinks that the North American Hockey Fight is an intrinsic part of the game. Sure, it can be a momentum shifter, sure, it can settle a game when tensions are getting high, sure, its satisfying in a traditional sepia-toned heart and soul of the game sort of way. But we aren’t in the era of the Broad Street Bullies anymore. I mean, when I watched the Olympics and the world cup I can’t remember once thinking, "but damn I wish those guys would drop the gloves and get this game back on track." Hockey is a sport that desperately needs to cull fans from outside its circle of rabid enthusiasts, and institutionalized fighting just makes the sport look bad to the pool of potential fans…

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…but damn do I love Stephen Peat, and watching him clean up after a dirty play is right up there on my lists of reasons to go back to the MCI center.