I'm a huge hockey fan. Now, I don't think they should completely erase fighting from hockey, but this modern enforcer vs. enforcer bullshit is beyond stupid. Two palooka's, who play 5 minutes a night (at best), go out and fight each other for absolutely no reason other than it is their job to do so. They're not mad at eachother, they're not doing it because the other guy threw a dirty hit etc., they're doing it because that is what they do. That is stupid, and some day soon someone is going to die in the NHL. I don't mind fights that arise out of passion and hard play (IE Jerome Iginla's fights), but the enforcers are fucking ridiculous.

I wouldn't mind seeing stiffer penalties given for fighting, and guys with visors should be suspended for fighting IMO. And the helmet's should stay on, a kid already died earlier this month after hitting his head on the ice during a fight.

As for the pansification comment, people just love to bitch about things to draw attention to their particular cause/organization.

Don Cherry, though I love him, is a crazy, xenophobic, sexist nut job though.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=dujtJfhclUs