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Originally Posted by nostatic
I have argued in the past against "enforcers" and still am not a fan of the concept. The games I've watched recently have been quite clean, and they really do try and keep it under control. And no one wants to be the guy that gets the penalty that leads to the goal that beats you in the playoffs. That is one reason I like watching the playoffs, less so the regular season.
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No one wants the instigator minor that is tacked on when you start a fight. In the regular season it's no big deal, in a close playoff game you can't do it. Plus, why fight when the referees let you kill people with body checks?