Giant Inflatable Beaver Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 This is hilarious. Have they always done this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-UkBZS8tdU IMO, music during fights is stupid. One of the best things about fights is the roar of the crowd. Don't drown that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Haha you're right.. Seems like they play it almost every fighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwlDNXbIkJohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFm92kLxsMYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9urAluckPoEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV-k20fIUz8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Grimes Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 If there is ONE song that fits a fight in the NHL, it's the MK theme, fights are not a situation where I give a shit what the crowd thinks, its usually pretty obvious, if anything, the crowd doesn't get to see enough of it compared to the TV audience, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Makes it a bigger sideshow then it already is especially if is not legit and organic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Makes it a bigger sideshow then it already is especially if is not legit and organic. Ya, who cares if 96 percent of the players want it in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Ya, who cares if 96 percent of the players want it in the game. Can't tell if trolling or serious. Doesn't matter though. Players also didn't want to wear visors or helmets at one time. Sometimes you gotta protect players from themselves and their over inflated pride and egos when they can't think clearly. Don't give me the you didn't play the game at a high level talk again.. I understand the game enough and played enough and watched enough and that simply should not be in the culture. In 10 years time I hope they consider banning fighting entirely. With the visor rule now it is a good step because it discourages guys because they might break their hand on a visor. Pretty soon the guys who refuse to wear a visor will be weeded out and long gone in 10 years time and fighting will be down and close to gone with them. If what draws you to hockey or makes you happy to see is a fight more than a goal, great pass, dangle or even hit then you are probably watching for the wrong reasons. Wanna see a good fight? Go watch the real professionals in Boxing and MMA etc. Not the sideshow on skates. Ask the retired enforcers with brain injuries depression, and dementia, etc if it was worth it to entertain the fans who wildly cheered them on before understanding what is known today about the dangers of contact sports and direct blunt force trauma to the head and brain. How do players support getting head shots out of the game but don't support protecting guys getting their head bashed in with somebody's fist? That makes a ton of sense right? Why don't they poll them again and see what numbers they come up with? Come at me bro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I only watched the first video, and the crowd sounds like it got louder when the music kicked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucks2477 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Lol at the arrogance of this sentence - but the again who are people not to follow your 10 commands, you know what's best for everyone right? Sometimes you gotta protect players from themselves and their over inflated pride and egos when they can't think clearly. Why do you think, that you know better then the majotiry og NHL-players? It's not like their retards... Fighting is a part of the game - watch soccer if you dont lik the sport, it's also a really neat sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 that's awesome ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Don't worry, the way the league is going. This fight sponsored by Ford Trucks. Built Ford Tough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 People need to lighten up a bit, fighting is not going anywhere in the near future. What is the harm of having a little fun with it from an " entertainment " point of view ? Fighting was a much bigger part of the game years ago and was a very good tool when used for intimidation, on-ice justice, and keeping opponents honest. Since changing rules there is a lot more crap going on out on the ice worse than fighting and players get away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat James Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Lol at the arrogance of this sentence - but the again who are people not to follow your 10 commands, you know what's best for everyone right? Why do you think, that you know better then the majotiry og NHL-players? It's not like their retards... Fighting is a part of the game - watch soccer if you dont lik the sport, it's also a really neat sport. You'd sound a lot more intelligent if you didn't have the grammar of a five year old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I like Semin's "Drummer Boy" fatality from a few years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureBoy Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 If there is ONE song that fits a fight in the NHL, it's the MK theme, fights are not a situation where I give a crap what the crowd thinks, its usually pretty obvious, if anything, the crowd doesn't get to see enough of it compared to the TV audience, haha. sick sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 We've all heard "Why Can't We Be Friends" during fights or other similar songs. It's not that uncommon. Lol at the arrogance of this sentence - but the again who are people not to follow your 10 commands, you know what's best for everyone right? Why do you think, that you know better then the majotiry og NHL-players? It's not like their retards... Fighting is a part of the game - watch soccer if you dont lik the sport, it's also a really neat sport. Pretty terrible post, tbh. You say he doesn't have the right to know more than NHL players, but then it's not him that's considering the change it's the NHL. Seems they know pretty well about what's good for the game and for protecting the players. Or do you know more than the NHL on what's right? Maybe you should watch soccer as well, you'd like FIFA perhaps more than the games themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshinefe Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 hahaha, great song for fighting. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Lol at the arrogance of this sentence - but the again who are people not to follow your 10 commands, you know what's best for everyone right? Why do you think, that you know better then the majotiry og NHL-players? It's not like their retards... Fighting is a part of the game - watch soccer if you dont lik the sport, it's also a really neat sport. I will give another example to try to be more clear. Bieksa earlier this year gets hit in the face close to the eye area and says he has no problem wearing a visor but it is not mandatory yet and he would switch over if it was. Only reason he doesn't want to wear a visor is because of some toughness/ code rhetoric that if he would to don one now would not make him as tough and courageous and able to fight as much. Fighting used to be part of the game. Like I said before players sometimes need to be protected from themselves. They do not always admit they are hurt and their pride kicks in. This happens in football too where a guy will lie to get back on the playing field and to pass concussion tests. Like I said tell me how NHL players support getting rid of head shots and stiff fines and suspensions for those hits but not a ban on fighting which can cause just as much if not more damage to the head of a player with their fists and their head hitting the ice while fighting? It doesn't make sense how they can support fighting while being against head shots and other blows that cause injury to the head area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucklehead420 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Fighting isn't just about showing toughness or giving the fans what they want to see, it comes into play during the game. Opposing players know they have to be held accountable for their actions, if they start running around headhunting somebody's going to want to drop the gloves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Wanna see a good fight? Go watch the real professionals in Boxing and MMA etc. Not the sideshow on skates. Ask the retired enforcers with brain injuries depression, and dementia, etc if it was worth it to entertain the fans who wildly cheered them on before understanding what is known today about the dangers of contact sports and direct blunt force trauma to the head and brain MMA? No thanks especially not when they're in submission, half naked, and dry humping each other. Taking fighting out of hockey is the worst thing they could do for the game. You don't think Duncan Keith will try even harder to end a super stars career like Daniel if he doesn't have to answer any bells? Enforcers chose their job and for the most part have made more money than any hardworking blue collar worker and that's their prerogative. If you haven't noticed most of them are forced out of the game already because they don't have the skill set. The guys that drop the gloves do it to stand up for their team mates. Canucks went 6-1-1 after the bieksa fight. It's part of the game. Go watch soccer or chess or darts if u don't like contact. Taking fighting out of the game would be the worst thing you could do to the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 MMA? No thanks especially not when they're in submission, half naked, and dry humping each other. Taking fighting out of hockey is the worst thing they could do for the game. You don't think Duncan Keith will try even harder to end a super stars career like Daniel if he doesn't have to answer any bells? Enforcers chose their job and for the most part have made more money than any hardworking blue collar worker and that's their prerogative. If you haven't noticed most of them are forced out of the game already because they don't have the skill set. The guys that drop the gloves do it to stand up for their team mates. Canucks went 6-1-1 after the bieksa fight. It's part of the game. Go watch soccer or chess or darts if u don't like contact. Taking fighting out of the game would be the worst thing you could do to the game. I actually don't think that would happen. I think players are more scared off getting dinged in their pocket book than some on ice retribution from some pseudo tough guy, scrapper, police man. Besides I don't think Keith would jeopardize his own super star career to try to end another guy. His elbow was a heat of the moment act it was not like it was premeditated. This is a guy who makes some borderline hits when he gets angry no different than many other players who jump up, leaving their skates off the ground to hit like Kronwall, Volchenkov, Subban, Emelin etc. If a guy fights at the very least give him 10 minutes to sit instead of five. That would be a good starting point. Players like Hamhuis have said they toned down their physical play because they didn't want to get fined or suspended. If the NHL ever wants to be seen as a legit mainstream sport and attract new fans in the United States and get more European fans(which is one of their goals by the way) they need to stop the fighting and show and market ice hockey as a skill game with some hard hits and body contact but not bare knuckle brouhaha fighting. These players are supposed to be role models especially NHLers. Most come from good families and are well educated and smart people. What kind of message does fighting send to little kids who watch the game and the next generation that tries to emulate them? Why do you think the NFL is trying to show that they are making the game safer with their kids programs and such? Registration for hockey is down because parents are scared of concussions in both sports and don't wan't to let their kids play sports that are so violent. I suggest you and others enjoy your fights because in the next generation in 10 years they will not be around. I think we need to evolve and if you are stuck in the old generations way of thinking it is not good. I used to like fights too, especially with big tough guys but when I finally now understood the risk and effects it is not worth it. I can't in good conscience cheer guys to fight for my own or anybody's amusement knowing the ramification it can have on their life during and after hockey mentally, physically, and emotionally. No longer should it be on the players to protect each other and themselves by fighting. They need the referees to impose stiffer in game penalties and follow it up with harsher fines and suspensions by way of supplementary discipline after the game. Some more respect for fellow players would greatly help too. Especially with the borderline "tripping" knee on knee hits and checks from behind. Like I said "part of the game" is just another catch phrase to hide behind. It may be part of the "old time hockey" culture but it doesn't have to be part of the modern NHL game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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