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Hockey fights are a double-edged sword

By John Buccigross
ESPN.com

Monday, March 26, 2007

As has been written in this space more times than Eddie Murphy sang "party all the time" in his 1985 song "Party All The Time," I enjoy NHL fights. NHL fights "work" because the fighters are almost always willing participants who usually don't suffer serious injuries. The fighters also often tap each other on the head, smile and say in their expressions, "That was fun" or "Thank you." The fights also "work" because the customers in the rink and at home watching on TV are exceedingl ...

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