DGB takes on fighting

[puckhead]

Down Goes Brown: The pros and cons of fighting in the NHL.

a couple of highlights:

Pro-fighting: Without the threat of fighting, noble enforcers like Jody Shelley and Trevor Gillies would be unable to protect their teammates from despicable cheap-shot artists like Jody Shelley and Trevor Gillies.

Anti-fighting: If punching somebody in the face at a hockey game is outlawed, only outlaws will punch somebody in the face at a hockey game. And Flyer fans. Actually, mostly Flyer fans.

Pro-fighting: Players engaging in fights face the possibility of devastating injury and even long-term disability, which is a risk that I as a fan sitting in my easy chair have decided I am willing to accept.

 

[SuperFlyer13]

Down Goes Brown: The pros and cons of fighting in the NHL.

a couple of highlights:

Pro-fighting: Without the threat of fighting, noble enforcers like Jody Shelley and Trevor Gillies would be unable to protect their teammates from despicable cheap-shot artists like Jody Shelley and Trevor Gillies.

Anti-fighting: If punching somebody in the face at a hockey game is outlawed, only outlaws will punch somebody in the face at a hockey game. And Flyer fans. Actually, mostly Flyer fans.

Pro-fighting: Players engaging in fights face the possibility of devastating injury and even long-term disability, which is a risk that I as a fan sitting in my easy chair have decided I am willing to accept.

Hey now, wait a freakin moment! Okay you might be right..

 

[KillerVee]

Hilarious.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Haha, I liked the opener right out of the gate:

Pro-fighting: Banning fighting would eliminate the chance of a fight between Matt Cooke and Sean Avery that the linesmen could just "forget" to break up.

 

[beantownmaniac]

"If we just hold off on doing anything to address the rapidly growing list of players lost to concussions for another year or two, all of us will eventually get to play in the NHL for a few games."


I'm getting my skates sharpened ASAP. Could someone lend me $300 for a stick?

 

[Comeds]

Fantastic, best one I have read yet.