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***bluesfan55*** · 11-21-2022, 09:11 AM

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While Sebastien Regazzoni definitely has a combative on-ice personality (due to his unfortunate resemblance to one Jeremy Clarkson, he's got both a mouth that runs on forever, cockiness, and braggadocio), he has never really been a fighter. He had a grand total of six penalty minutes in his rookie SMJHL season, all of which were minor penalties, and while he definitely is the kind of guy to instigate a brawl by saying some stupid shit to get into an opponent's head and force them to make a mistake, he knows that fighting is a skill he lacks. It's also worth noting that the kid has never fought once in his life; he's always had a friend both larger and stronger than him to hide behind if a fight ever occurred in school and on the ice, and that still works for him today. And while he definitely would fight if the team asked him to, he knows that's not his place nor role.

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***CapnCooper*** · 11-21-2022, 09:16 AM

The season just started, the fans are excited, their team is back on the ice and they're hoping to see a win! Unfortunately we're down 5 goals and it's late in the third and the win doesn't seem like it's going to happen. First impressions on the season are important and the fans are already falling asleep or going home and you don't want this to be the teams look for the season. The coach is going mad, telling us to get out there and do something!

Boots decides to make something happen and hopefully the rest of the team follows suit. Full knowing penalties are likely incoming he gives the Captain Kvalheim the nod that he's going out there to get something started. He looks at Kvalheim's linemate, Von Schnicktenburg as well hoping to get more approval for backup in case it's needed.

They get over the boards for their shift and the visitors are coming down the ice again. Boots switches up his defensive tactics of backskating towards the net and instead pinches the oncoming forward towards the boards. Pass or not, Boots has his number. CRUNCH. Boots staples this guy to the boards. It's a clean hit. They had nowhere else to go, but the visitors are mad. That's one of their stars and they're not going to let Boots go easy. Two of the other visitors start coming to Boots to retaliate for the hit and Boots gets ready to grab two sweaters but Schnicktenburg steps in to grab the other one and starts going toe to toe. Boots tries to drop the gloves as well but the other guy is just tying him up instead trying not to fight so Boots attempts to grip his sweater to haul it over his head to cover him up like the coward he's being but the refs step in and pull them apart. Meanwhile Schnickers is just throwing haymakers at the other guy before they both go down and they get peeled apart as well.

The crowd is back in. They're banging on the glass and rooting for the players who stepped it up for their team. The Renegades take the penalties but manage to come up with another big celebrated goal but still manage to lose the game but the fans are happy with the exciting end to the game.

High Stick King · 11-21-2022, 09:22 AM

Quote:Written Task: What are your thoughts on fighting in hockey? It's definitely a lot less common these days, do you think that's a good thing? Do you think it has a place in the game, or that it's overdue to disappear entirely? Maybe you wish it happened more often? In your opinion, what circumstances justify a hockey fight? Specific things? Any time you want for entertainment's sake? Tell me your thoughts! (150+ words)

Being an old fart, I grew up absolutely adoring fighting in hockey and believed it was 110% necessary and anyone who thought otherwise was ignorant. This was back in the day of Probert, Domi, Hunter, Odjick so it was a pretty common opinion back then.

Over the years though, I've seen not only the toll it has taken on those guys but that a lot of the arguments for fighting never really pass scrutiny. One of the main arguments is that it stops the dirty plays to have to atone for your actions. The amount of dirty knee'ing and headshots have been reduced drastically just by enforcing rules rather than some traditionalistic fighting threat.

I think what the NHL is doing to curb fighting has been generally good for the game and its growth. Stopping it cold turkey is too big of a step for a lot of the hard core fans so a slow weaning off of it has been smart.

Now being old, I'm on the side of removing it. Not necessarily this year or next but a gradual decline is good imo.

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WildfireMicro · 11-21-2022, 09:24 AM

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Despite his Pokémon typing being half Fighting, Sir Devoir has always been more of a pacifist then a true fighter. He just doesn't see the point in always instigating fights. That's not to say he has not gotten into a few hockey fights, and once got into quite the memorable one back in his training days with this center who repeatedly tried to check him with a blind ref not noticing. He did not care that he was sent to the penalty box, that game was a blowout in favor of his team anyways and it was worth it to give that center quite the bloody nose.

As for what it would take to get him to fight another goalie, the goalie would usually have to be the one who instigates it, and if that happens then the game has really gotten out of control. A few things that might be able to set him off to fighting his fellow goalie include a goalie getting an illegal check on his teammate, or maybe the goalie repeatedly insults his family or his late master.

adamantium · 11-21-2022, 09:42 AM

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"Yeah, so, that was uh--yeah, the coach was bearing down on me from the bench there, I guess that got caught on camera, but he was sorta just asking me if I'd get out there and put the boots to someone, kick the shit out of em. Now, uh, I don't know if youse boys have ever seen me before, but I'm fuckin' like not even six feet tall, just barely two hundred pounds, I am not exactly a fighter's fighter. And at that point, I was like--well, fuck, the last time I fought I think I was playing in the NAHL. Like, I was a kid and that was just sort of the peak point of boil over in a game against a team I don't even remember--and I was a fuckin' little guy then so I got my ass beat there too. So I'm, like, 'ah fuck,' you know, I'm like 'ah fuck, I'm gonna go out there and absolutely get my shit beat in by the biggest dude you've ever seen,' I'm in my head about it. Coach is bearing down on me, he's like 'Flower, give me one fuckin' reason you shouldn't get out there and prove that we're not gonna take this shit lying down,' and I just sorta looked at him and I said, 'Coach, I've got my hands taped.'

So he sent out fuckin' Gilmore instead. [Laughs.]"

- Benson Fiorentini, The Golden Fleece Podcast on The Argo, a Seattle Argonauts SB Nation Community

sigs by me bitch

*thiefofcheese* · 11-21-2022, 10:38 AM

I am a pacifist dude! But in reality, I am really just a wimp. I go cry on the bench after an average check to the boards so I am not about to go toe to toe with some dude that is going to beat my head in. Can not mess up the face and do not want to be on sports center later about Lacksamus lying on the ice crying after the first hit.

I got into a fight in 3rd grade and it did not go well. I learned quickly that I have a very soft chin. But, in my defense, dude was being very mean to me and deserved it. Well he deserved to get beaten up, but unfortunately that did not happen by my hands.

Now if the team needed it, then I would definitely go out there and talk shit. But then I will quickly skate to the bench and hide behind the boards.

So yeah, I do not fight.

Matty86 · 11-21-2022, 11:13 AM

Matthew Mayhem is not known as a fighter, but he's willing to do whatever the team needs in the moment. With I believe 1 minor league fight, against some bum who I can't remember no doubt, Mayhem will drop the mits and throw punches with anyone who he has to, whether it's the toughest player in the league, or the water boy for the other team, he does not care. After winning the fight by KO, Mayhem would lie down next to him and give him a hug after the beating before skating by and mooning the opposing bench, and really getting the crowd into it. Generally known as a lover not a fighter, Mayhem backs down from no battle, and as one of the new guys on the team, will stop at nothing to help the team in any way possible.

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Z0REM · 11-21-2022, 11:15 AM

Coach has asked someone to go send a message that we are not going to roll over. Looks I am down to get on that ice and lay hands as much as the next person, but there has to be another solution. Just because you go out there and beat someone bloody does not mean you are going to win any respect. No, if you are going out there to demoralize then you have to do it the right way. I am talking about subtle chirps about players skills, hitting them with those mental assaults. Sticks and stones of course, but words will last forever. Especially if they are brought up every time. When you find the right thing that hits, then you slap that all over social media and while you may have lost one game you won the war. If the other team still is not responding then sure go out there and fight. I have never gone and thrown the gloves personally, but I am down to slap around.

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