As a fan I would be lying if I didn't say I didn't enjoy a hockey fight from time to time. Their the best way that a player on the ice today has to make sure both sides are playing to the unwritten rules and to keep guys accountable. In any sport or any team exercise there's always frustration and aggression and a need to "get it out" and hockey remains unique in that it still allows fighting; I think that it will never disappear entirely from the game but will become so 'unfriendly' either through Game Misconducts or suspensions that their impact will be minimal. As a fan, I do applaud the league for at least starting to if not making the actual steps to focus on player safety. Change comes in frustratingly small increments but I think that were starting to realize if we want the stars of this generation and those of the next generation to have long healthy careers and lives following them, we need to play it safe.