from Craig Custance of EPN,

WHAT WOULD NHL LOOK LIKE IF FIGHTING DISAPPEARED?

I'm not sure I can even envision the premise. I'm not sure, regardless of what rule changes may over time be made, I'm not sure if fighting is ever eliminated from the game. I think fighting will continue to be part of the game regardless of what your rules are and it is parts of other games as well.

I really can't envision it from that perspective but I'm also not in a position [to] really hypothesize it. It's something that's been part of the game for a long time. Regardless of what our rules are, it's going to remain part of the game in some form or fashion. It's not a question that's easy to answer.

HOW WOULD FANS RESPOND? DO YOU POLL?

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