[infidel29]

hey guys.

[infidel29]

The Penguins employ Andre Roy and Ryan Vandenbusche, they've used them on a few occasions, but they aren't hardly earning their pay.

[zip]

There was a reason for them. The team had to protect their "finesse" players.

[MetalHeadConservative35]

thanks gary bettman for ruining the one thing that set our sport different from the rest!

fighting has been been and should always be part of the game, zero tolerence is for liberal wussys who think they should drop gloves to negotiate,

and if you don't believe it, listen to coaches corner with mr don cherry every saturday night,

[rahbert]

[discostu]

The instigator rule has killed the enforcer, no one can afford to be the only guy to drop the gloves anymore and cheap shot artists NEVER drop the gloves. Subsequently we see more dirty stick work because they can get away with it. The real goons are the stick guys not the fighters, get rid of the instigator rule and the enforcer will come back and the stick work will only involve the puck and no longer somebody else's ribs.

[My Favorite Headache]

"Hey Reg...I want that hundred dollars..." "I'm not gonna do it....I'm not gonna goon it up for ya" "I'm trying to listen to the f-ing song!"

[Peace will be here soon]

"Scan rosters, and there's no longer a spot designated for the resident goon."

Bench space is at a premium. You have to spend your money wisely.

Plus, players are alot bigger and stronger than in years past. Not too many stickly figured Wayne Gretzky`s on the ice that need protecting in todays game.

The toothpick-boned players that are still playing have learned how to avoid trouble.

[Physicist]

If they can't find a spot for a goon on the Broad Street Bullies, there shouldn't be a spot for the Flyers in the NHL.

[SamAdams76]

I might be dating myself but I remember players like Stan Jonathon and John Wensink who used to play for the Bruins. When those guys got on the ice, everybody at the Boston Garden rose to their feet because you knew there was going to be some brawling in short order. It was fun watching hockey in those days. Even "gentlemen" players like John Bucyck and Jean Ratelle would take off the gloves from time to time. Most of the players didn't wear helmets and even some of the goalies didn't wear masks. And after the game, they'd go bar-hopping until about 3 in the morning. One night, John McKenzie got thrown in the drunk tank and he used his one phone call to order take-out chinese food for the entire jail.

It's just not like that anymore.

[smith288]

I have yet to see Jody Shelley lose a match (I am a passive BJ fan so dont watch each and every game).

[MikefromOhio]

the Ottawa LA game was nice tonight.

There was something like 200 PIMs handed out.

It's just a matter of time and adjustment before the heavyweights can come back.