Alarming late-breaking statement: soon the end of fights in the NHL?
During the last few minutes on TVA Sports' broadcast, journalist Renaud Lavoie, who was present at the latest NHL general managers' meeting, made alarming statements for fans of fights during games.
Renaud seriously believes that the NHL may be trying to put an end (once and for all) to fights.
The journalist here refers to the imposing penalty awarded to Tom Wilson (17 minutes) for fighting with Michael Pezzetta during the most recent Habs game.
His argument is valid.
If a Michael Pezzetta can thus remove a top-line player from the opposing club for over 17 minutes, it's a great success for him and it certainly won't discourage him from delivering solid body checks.
On the other hand, it can certainly discourage other players (like Tom Wilson) from fighting.
It seems to be thought here that this new, major rule, which no one is talking about, is clearly a big step by the NHL towards the abolition of fights.
It hurts and certainly makes players who are likely to fight think twice. It will inevitably reduce the number of fights in the NHL by a lot.
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AVRIL 8 | 425 ANSWERS Alarming late-breaking statement: soon the end of fights in the NHL? Are you FOR or AGAINST fights in the NHL? | ||
| FOR | 330 | 77.6 % |
| AGAINST | 95 | 22.4 % |
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