Option 2

Julian has always been a huge fan of clean, technical hockey and sportsmanship. These 'tricks', dirty plays, cheap shots, and other unsportsmanlike actions are signs of cowardice and lack of spirit. The only players resorting to these dumb actions lack the skill and confidence to excel without having to act like a fucking idiot. Referees are doing a decent job at penalizing dumb shit when they see it, but the league could do more to deter players from using these tactics. Harsher penalties, up to and including serious suspensions for continued behaviour or dangerous actions, could be needed to clean up the game. The emphasis of the game should be on technical hockey skills, not on a player's ability to mimic the behaviour of a street rat or on players putting their opponents in danger of serious harm by taking cheap shots at them. And fans who like to watch the violent kind of hockey can just sod off and go home to watch MMA. We don't need that in our sport.