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    Patrick Roy's Son Is Not Above The Law

    Fighting In Hockey Makes Everyone Serious For Awhile

    Paraplegic Hockey Fights Are Just As Good As Any Other Kind

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    BEAR FIGHT.
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    Image of X-tacle X-tacle
    09/08/09

    In reply to Patrick Roy's Son Is Not Above The Law
    I'm glad he'll be focusing on music. The world needs a CD with versions of Farewell to Nova Scotia, The Maple Leaf Forever, and Ode to Newfoundland now more than ever.
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    Image of Kid Canada Kid Canada
    09/08/09

    @X-tacle:

    It's not complete without The Logdriver's Waltz
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    Image of Kid Canada Kid Canada
    09/08/09

    In reply to Patrick Roy's Son Is Not Above The Law
    He has since quit hockey, to "focus on his music career"

    His first single? A cover of the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers' theme music.
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    Image of LeNoceur LeNoceur
    09/08/09

    @Kid Canada: Next you'll tell me that The Mountie wasn't really Canadian. What? Noooooo!
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    Image of Kid Canada Kid Canada
    09/08/09

    @LeNoceur:

    The Mountie was Jacques Rougeau, who was from just outside Montreal.
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    Image of Prestige worldwide Prestige worldwide
    09/08/09

    @Kid Canada: and he always gets his man! The intercontenental title is a diffrent story...
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    Image of Kid Canada Kid Canada
    09/08/09

    @Prestige worldwide:

    Actually, the Mountie won the Intercontinental Title once, I believe for about a week or so.
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    Image of Barry Lutz Barry Lutz
    09/08/09

    In reply to Patrick Roy's Son Is Not Above The Law
    That goalie fought the Roy and the Roy won.
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    Image of NonBojangler NonBojangler
    09/08/09

    In reply to Patrick Roy's Son Is Not Above The Law
    David Frost is so turned on by this.
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    HockeyMountain promoted this comment NonBojangler was starred NonBojangler was unstarred
    Image of supermike5alive supermike5alive
    03/16/09

    In reply to Fighting In Hockey Makes Everyone Serious For Awhile
    "the looming shadow retaliation is a pretty effective strategy"


    really, they need it in the NFL too. specifically to address Ryan Clark.

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    Image of Hit Bull Win Steak Hit Bull Win Steak
    03/16/09

    In reply to Fighting In Hockey Makes Everyone Serious For Awhile
    You share a network with bull-riding and WEC "Wreckage" yet you're somehow trying to convince us that you want to be less violent? Die in a fire, Bettman.
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    Image of PenskeMaterial PenskeMaterial
    03/16/09

    In reply to Fighting In Hockey Makes Everyone Serious For Awhile
    Fighting makes pools ("fantasy hockey" for the uninitiated) way more fun. If you don't get to pick guys just for the penalty minutes they rack up, then you're stuck drafting boring nice guys. Besides, isn't the compeition for the Lady Byng Trophy already cut-throat enough?
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    Image of Juancho Juancho
    03/16/09

    @PenskeMaterial: Pavel Datsyuk got 2 minutes for tripping his own mother when she tried to take it from him last year.
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    Image of Kid Canada Kid Canada
    03/16/09

    In reply to Fighting In Hockey Makes Everyone Serious For Awhile
    I have watched the Leafs for 20 years and I have no idea who the hell that is in the photo.
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    Image of meatbat meatbat
    03/16/09

    In reply to Fighting In Hockey Makes Everyone Serious For Awhile
    When two guys square up to fight they assume the risk that they might get hurt. Isn't that the point of fighting? How many fights have there been in all levels of hockey over how many years, there's one freak accident and this has suddenly become a big issue?

    Fighting is part of hockey, just accept it. Unless you've played the game, it's impossible to explain.

    When you have two guys that are pissed at each other dropping the gloves, it's usually an intense battle and the score is settled right there.

    The problem is the "staged" fights, when one goon fights another goon for no reason other than proving how worthless they are to their team by being expendable for a 5 minute penalty. These plugs are totally useless and watching them play is embarrassing to hockey. Unless you can play the game you shouldn't have a roster spot.

    /end thesis
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    Image of Convict78 Convict78
    03/16/09

    @meatbat: If fighting is part of hockey, why don't we teach kids how to do it when we are teaching them how to handle the puck and shoot?
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    Image of Weed Against Speed Weed Against Speed
    03/16/09

    @Convict78: Derek Boogaard already tried that.


    [www.canada.com]

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    Image of Katni Katni
    03/16/09

    In reply to Fighting In Hockey Makes Everyone Serious For Awhile
    In all seriousness though, it's entirely possible/plausible that a player could smack their head on the ice during regular play. The fights are a big part of the draw, especially for more passive fans. If the NHL thinks they're having financial problems now, take away the fighting and see where it leaves them.


    /dick joke

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    Image of Katni Katni
    03/16/09

    In reply to Fighting In Hockey Makes Everyone Serious For Awhile
    Isn't hockey without fighting really just curling?
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    Image of Weed Against Speed Weed Against Speed
    03/16/09

    In reply to Fighting In Hockey Makes Everyone Serious For Awhile
    When it comes down to it, I will support any scenario that incorporates Gary Bettman getting punched in the cock.
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    Image of Jews For Purple Jesus Jews For Purple Jesus
    03/16/09

    In reply to Fighting In Hockey Makes Everyone Serious For Awhile
    The funny thing is ... they're both right!


    You are sharp
    Sharp as knives
    You were wrong
    You were right

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    Image of Gourmet Spud Gourmet Spud
    03/16/09

    In reply to Fighting In Hockey Makes Everyone Serious For Awhile
    Hockey should keep fighting where it belongs: with the crew-cutted mothers sitting in the stands.
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    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    03/16/09

    @Gourmet Spud: I haven't been to an NHL game in 12 years, what happened to the fe-mullets?
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    Image of Matt Sussman Matt Sussman
    03/16/09

    In reply to Fighting In Hockey Makes Everyone Serious For Awhile
    Here are my two rule change proposals:


    • In the event a player dies as a result of injury from a fight, increase the penalty to a double major.


    • Outlaw the Tiger Uppercut.

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    Image of Juancho Juancho
    03/16/09

    @Matt Sussman: as long as I can use my 5 Fingers of Death, we're cool.
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