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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale
Hockey is the weirdest sport.
It's the only sport I know of where every team has one guy who's job is to give himself long term brain damage by bare-hand fighting 4 times a week.
IT's the only game that leaves in rules that put people in danger and then say "Yeah, but if someone DOES hit our start center legally and cleanly we have someone to beat the shit out of him for that."
Imagine if every NFL team had one guy who's job it was to enter the game and beat the shit out of anyone who sacks your QB.
I don't hate hockey or anything, but it's really bizarre when you think about it.
Is the NHL still denying a link between CTE and concussions?
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Designated enforcers have mostly been phased out and replaced by guys who are tougher than most but can actually play. Staged fights are few and far inbetween nowadays. If there’s a fight, it’s usually just two players who have had enough of each other.