The Debate Continues

With the Todd Fedoruk incident last night and the Tootoo incident still lingering in people minds, the TSN panel of ‘experts’ had a discussion of whether or not fighting should be eliminated from the game. I just wanted to add my two cents to the idea.

First off, the Tootoo incident was not a fight. Anyone who uses this as an argument on eliminating fighting should understand the game of hockey before they make any comments.

Secondly, this is the second time Fedoruk has been knocked out and taken off the ice on a stretcher. Here’s a thought, maybe Fedoruk should learn how to fight if he wants to be an NHL tough guy. In 10 fights this year, he has been out cold in two of them.

Lastly, there was an argument made by one of the ‘experts’ that hockey there will be nothing done to deter fighting until someone is killed in a fight. That could be very true and there is a possibility that someone is killed during a fight. However unlikely that possibility is, it’s still a possibility. But everyone knows that hockey players are paralyzed due to checking from behind, but is the NHL doing anything to stop that? Two minutes for boarding? How can you think about eliminating fighting, but look the other way on something like checking from behind?