With recent debate surrounding the NHL and the possibility of eliminating fighting at some point down the road, Florida Panthers forward Krys Barch voiced his opinion on the topic on Monday night, via his Twitter account.
Barch suggests that the NHL has allowed the media to take the fight against fighting too far.
The 33-year-old certainly has plenty of experience to fall back on while writing his Twitter rant, as the next fight that he is involved in will be his 100th in the NHL. The career journeyman has 725 penalty minutes in 331 games.
The big issue with what Barch has delved into is whether fighting will be put to rest by media pressure, similar to what the NFL has had to deal with in helmet-to-helmet circumstances during its concussion lawsuits.
But Barch doesn't seem to answer the bigger question that one might think an enforcer would answer.
What is the place for fighting in an NHL game? Is it just between enforcers or is it for any player who wants to join in the fray. Judging by Barch's outspoken tweets, it would appear that any player that feels the need to indulge ...
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Krys Barch Sounds off on NHL Fighting: Why Turn Hockey into a ‘Boys’ Game?
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