[headsonpikes]

Where's all the outrage at the thug mentality in the NHL?

You're joking, right?

The thuggery of the '70s was beat back in the NHL at the beginning of the Gretzky era. Now, they have distorted the penalty structure for fighting('instigator' rule etc) in vain attempts to make The Game fight-free. It's a mistake, of course.

The occasional spontaneous scrap is part and parcel of hockey, as played by men.

I don't know enough about jewelry and sneakers to comment on NBA demonstrations of manhood.

[WmCraven_Wk]

"The occasional spontaneous scrap is part and parcel of hockey, as played by men.

I don't know enough about jewelry and sneakers to comment on NBA demonstrations of manhood."

ROLFL!!!

[blaquebyrd]

"The occasional spontaneous scrap is part and parcel of hockey, as played by men."

Oh I get it now, it's manly to slash your opponents throat on the ice. It's a good "manly" thing for kids to see "men" clutching their throat as blood spurts between their fingers. But if that same kid see's a man wearing a jersey and a chain he should run away because he just witnessed a "thug" and he should be scared of him. Get over your fear of clothes.