SATURDAY NIGHTS USED TO BE ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING

            The pinball wizard himself, Elton john dubbed Saturday nights the night to let the fists fly but the days of yore for hockey seemed to be over. With suspensions being handed out left and right. Shannahan has taken this game and tried to control the passion, and emotion that develops on the ice. The players now find themselves having to second guess plays they routinely would have made or risk disciplinary action. We seem to have lost the art of the big body check, a good fight and sticking up for your teammates without having to worry whether you will be paying for it out of pocket later.

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