hockey-fights Stories - SB Nation
NHL's Fighting Paradox: Reveling in the violence, policing nothing
Violence ignites passion in humans. Passion taps into our irrational side. When we see someone we love (or root for) physically wronged, our blood boils, we want justice, we want revenge. There are ma...
The enforcer role, and Jeremy Reich's Islanders candidacy
"I've seen it a lot the few years he played for me. It didn't surprise me. He hasn't changed anything. I don't think I've ever coached a guy that has an understanding of when to do it, how to do it, ...
Snow, Gordon: Forward thinkers?
Last summer Islanders GM Garth Snow and coach Scott Gordon -- to much fan chagrin -- decided not to dress a dedicated enforcer this season. After a training camp battle between three true one-trick po...
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