I think that fighting as a whole in hockey absolutely still has a place in hockey. I think it's largely diminished due to the media creating all sorts of insane narratives, some of which are certainly well-founded, but with hockey fighting is just a part of the sport. There of course are arguments to be made about legal repurcussions coming off the court, but these are grown men that very frequently either beat on one guy because their teammate got fucked up or grown men that decide that they are going to fight and wait until the other is ready before they start throwing punches. It's always penalized by the refs, and the refs allow them to get their frustrations out to a certain extent every time. And I think that it's much safer that way. If they were just raging out, they have literal razor blades on their feet and have sticks that could easily cause serious damage.