In light of the Sanderson death in Ontario, observers are looking at fighting in a different sense. Is it really necessary? Does a fight really "lift" a team to new heights of motivation? Are they really that fun to watch...honestly are most of the fights truly "entertaining"? If they are, at what cost? I guess the costs range from someone's life to someone's roster spot as most junior teams still seem to make room for a so-called tough guy, assuming at the expense of someone who might be a better hockey player? Let's hear some intelligent responses to this post folks!
Adding more fuel to the fighting fire is the unfortunate news that AHL enforcer, Garrett
Klotz of the Philadelphia Phantoms had to take by ambulance to the hospital after a fight Saturday night that left him seizing on the ice. Fortuntately, Klotz is fine, but even Gary Bettman is finally acknoweldging that a closer look at the "rules of engagement" when it comes to fighting, needs to be studied at the league meetings in March.
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