Bob Probert ruin fighting?

[DaaaaB's]

Bizarre thread where this guy states fighting loses its character if the players aren't actively trying to murder each other on and off the ice and then lambasts anyone for being OK with some form of consensual fighting that falls short of active on/off ice attempted murder.

He's either a troll, a complete moron or most likely both.

 

[Deebs]

I get the sense that his easygoing nature made fighting nothing personal but just a job and that led to the "unwritten code" around fighting where it was never anything personal so a player didn't attempt to do maximum damage to his opponent.

The fights after he was in the league for a while strike me as different from before. Players fell to the ice, the opponent kept punching, his well being be damned.

This is the dumbest thing I've read on here in quite some time......and I'm a Habs fan

 

[PistolPete]

This is the dumbest thing I've read on here in quite some time......and I'm a Habs fan

Weird thing to add on to the end of your statement. Are you saying Habs fans post dumb things on here?

 

[PistolPete]

Wow, you're such a clown lol. I enjoy all fights because I'm a fight fan not a sniveling baby who pretends he wants to see real violence but clearly has a problem with fighting. The points you say I keep repeating are facts that you won't address. Once again, if you think there hasn't been hundreds of great fights many of which were violent over the past 40 years then you've had your head up your ass that entire time.

Cue the "you only like staged fights, I like real fights" response lol. No, you like people throwing sucker punches and pulling hair not fighting.

Never said there were no great fights over the years. My point was to the culture of fighting today, not to every single fight that has ever happened. A rather ridiculous interpretation.

 

[BerthMania]

You the spectator in no danger whatsoever are willing to accept death of other people for your entertainment.

Oh what a bold, gutsy statement.

This dude (pistolpete) probably would have enjoyed gladiator fighting if he lived during the roman empire lol.

 

[PistolPete]

This dude (pistolpete) probably would have enjoyed gladiator fighting if he lived during the roman empire lol.

Nah. As I said before, risk of death- and small at that- isn't the same as wishing for it. Two different things.

 

[Garbageyuk]

Hell yeah.

The fighting today amounts to AEW. The punches hurt but gotta make sure you don't injure the guy in the name of the code or sportsmanship or some ridiculous mindset.

Fighting from the 80s ans earlier was a lot more entertaining

Go watch NHB, bare knuckle, or street fights on YouTube to get your fix of that shit then. There’s plenty of it if that’s what you’re into. This is hockey; sportsmanship is part of the deal, as is not wanting to intentionally injure your opponent. That’s why there are fines and suspensions for when players disregard the latter, as there should be.