This recent "Let's ban fighting from the NHL" campaign is a load of shit. The only time the media wants to center its attention on the NHL is when some idiot like Fedoruk gets hurt. They don't understand what would happen to the game if fighting was outlawed. They don't understand that without fighting, players would be free to use their sticks like samurai swords. Without that fear of retaliation from doing something stupid, players would be free to cheap shot like crazy.

Enforcers like Laraque and Boogaard are the NHL's policemen out on the ice. They keep the peace. Without them, the game would be MUCH more violent. Fuck the media, and fuck talking heads who know nothing of the game, but want to outlaw fighting.