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Another voice suggesting NHL will eventually ban fighting

By Pierre LeBrun

Thursday, February 5, 2009

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Former Buffalo Sabres tough guy Larry Playfair is the latest voice in the raging debate on fighting in the NHL, and you might be surprised to hear what he had to say. "I think, in my lifetime, there will be no more fighting in the National Hockey League. I think the day is coming," said Playfair, 50, in a recorded interview that will air on the Sabres' team broadcast this weekend. "And that's OK. The game is so much better than when I played. The game is skill on skill. It's fu ...

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