Hockey Fights 2017/18

[kickazz 5,459]

Byfuglien and Benn fought few days ago. Crappy bout but hope they go round 2. 

 

Edited November 7, 2017 by kickazz

[ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022]

12 minutes ago, kickazz said:

Byfyglien and Benn fought few days ago. Crappy bout but hope they go round 2. 

 

 

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

I love hockey fights.  Some are better than others but who cares 

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

How long before they ban fighting in the NHL altogether?  Two years?  Five years?  

Edited November 7, 2017 by GMRwings1983

[kickazz 5,459]

6 hours ago, Hockeymom1960 said:

I love hockey fights.  Some are better than others but who cares 

Basically made the thread for those of us who enjoy hockey fights. Most people don’t care for hockey fights anymore but I figured when I watch them it be fun to talk about them here

3 minutes ago, GMRwings1983 said:

How long before they ban fighting in the NHL altogether?  Two years?  Five years?  

Milan Lucic and Dalton Prout just had the fourth rematch recently I’ll post the video soon

[Keep Your Stick On the Ice 67]

Fighting in Hockey?

[NerveDamage 4,176]

32 minutes ago, Keep Your Stick On the Ice said:

Fighting in Hockey?

No Contact Hockey

[kickazz 5,459]

1 hour ago, GMRwings1983 said:

How long before they ban fighting in the NHL altogether?  Two years?  Five years?  

Well with the PC world we live in, everything is going to get banned that has to do with violence. WWE is next, trust me. 

WWE will end before The Undertaker retires (unless we assume his recent retirement is forreal)

Edited November 8, 2017 by kickazz

[ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022]

3 minutes ago, NerveDamage said:

[Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083]

Removing fighting from the NHL isnt just about the violence. It's also about liability. The NHL doesnt want to end up in a NFL scenario. It's too easy for former players to sue the league for brain injuries and the like. Remove fighting, eliminate hits to the head, make the players wear helmets...and you make a physical game with risks "safer". Insurance premiums and lawsuit payouts go down, operating costs go down, ticket prices go down...or at least they should.

I don't blame the league or even the PC crowd as much as I blame the lawyers.

 

Following up CRL's meme from earlier.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

I haven't heard that one before.  Blame the lawyers.    

[NerveDamage 4,176]

2 minutes ago, GMRwings1983 said:

I haven't heard that one before.  Blame the lawyers.    

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

1 hour ago, kickazz said:

Well with the PC world we live in, everything is going to get banned that has to do with violence. WWE is next, trust me. 

WWE will end before The Undertaker retires (unless we assume his recent retirement is forreal)

WWE is already PG, just like the NHL has become. 

The NHL is only enjoyable if you want to watch large goalies with oversized pads swallowing every shot.  The hitting, fighting, and bad blood that the sport was once known for isn't there anymore.  Scoring isn't what is used to be.   It's very sad.    

[kickazz 5,459]

1 hour ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said:

Removing fighting from the NHL isnt just about the violence. It's also about liability. The NHL doesnt want to end up in a NFL scenario. It's too easy for former players to sue the league for brain injuries and the like. Remove fighting, eliminate hits to the head, make the players wear helmets...and you make a physical game with risks "safer". Insurance premiums and lawsuit payouts go down, operating costs go down, ticket prices go down...or at least they should.

I don't blame the league or even the PC crowd as much as I blame the lawyers.

 

Fighting plays a very minor role in head injuries. The issue was always elbowing, shoulder to head hits and glove to head hits. That's why the department of player safety address those issues. Someone needs to do a follow-up study on the results of those changes if they haven't already. Maybe I will one day actually. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/20/sports/hockey/citing-costs-nhl-injury-study-urges-more-safety.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23637116

Edited November 8, 2017 by kickazz

[ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022]

23 minutes ago, GMRwings1983 said:

WWE is already PG, just like the NHL has become. 

The NHL is only enjoyable if you want to watch large goalies with oversized pads swallowing every shot.  The hitting, fighting, and bad blood that the sport was once known for isn't there anymore.  Scoring isn't what is used to be.   It's very sad.    

Socialist salary cap. Redistribution of draft picks where losers are rewarded. Large reduction of aggressive/violent play. Introduction of diving. Low scoring. Fancy toilets machines in the new arena. Oh and the Red Wings missed the playoffs.

Sports are a lie. Nothing is real.

[kickazz 5,459]

4 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said:

Socialist salary cap. Redistribution of draft picks where losers are rewarded. Large reduction of aggressive/violent play. Introduction of diving. Low scoring. Fancy toilets machines in the new arena. Oh and the Red Wings missed the playoffs.

Sports are a lie. Nothing is real.

Edited November 8, 2017 by kickazz

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

12 hours ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said:

Removing fighting from the NHL isnt just about the violence. It's also about liability. The NHL doesnt want to end up in a NFL scenario. It's too easy for former players to sue the league for brain injuries and the like. Remove fighting, eliminate hits to the head, make the players wear helmets...and you make a physical game with risks "safer". Insurance premiums and lawsuit payouts go down, operating costs go down, ticket prices go down...or at least they should.

I don't blame the league or even the PC crowd as much as I blame the lawyers.

 

Following up CRL's meme from earlier.

I call bulls*** and screw the PC movement.

[kliq 3,755]

16 hours ago, F.Michael said:

The NHLPA will have their say before the league goes full-blown tard by eliminating it from the game.

I'm sure the PA would be ok with this, and if they are not while the league is, that pretty much kills the chance of any future lawsuits so the league would win either way.

You can't sue the league for damage caused by fighting when the league wanted to do away with it, and the union wanted to keep it.

[kliq 3,755]

14 hours ago, GMRwings1983 said:

WWE is already PG, just like the NHL has become. 

Its selectively PG lol.

 

[ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022]

Linda McMahon's got this

[Euro_Twins 4,476]

I like fighting 

[NerveDamage 4,176]

14 hours ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said:

Socialist salary cap. Redistribution of draft picks where losers are rewarded. Large reduction of aggressive/violent play. Introduction of diving. Low scoring. Fancy toilets machines in the new arena. Oh and the Red Wings missed the playoffs.

Sports are a lie. Nothing is real.

there's gonna be ads in jerseys.

Edited November 8, 2017 by NerveDamage

[Keep Your Stick On the Ice 67]

17 hours ago, NerveDamage said:

No Contact Hockey

oh my

[NerveDamage 4,176]

why alway's with the fighting, where is the love?

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

1 hour ago, F.Michael said:

Watching some fights on YouTube...This is probably my favorite tough guy who never wore the Winged Wheel...Classic throwback - could play the game, and dropped the gloves when needed.

 

He had an impressive fight card, but always fought a boring style for me.  Although, that helped him have a long career and avoid any huge losses.  

Youtube videos of classic fights is about the only way to see heavyweights tangling in the NHL.  The current league isn't set up for that.  A guy like Lucic may be the top fighter in the league now, where 10 years ago, he'd be lunch meat for any of the best enforcers.