Fighting doesn't belong in the game. I used to follow hockey very closely for a number of years. Back then, liked the fights in the game. I cheered for the guy on my team to win. But, after watching many games over extended seasons I came to realize that fighting occurred when the home team was down big time and the team needed to recoup some dignity. Send out the big guy to pick a fight with the other team bruiser and delay a long, boring game even further. Hockey's a great game, but fighting doesn't belong.