uttering:
Having confronted Dr. David, Ed Grinnell, International Man Of Mystery, 
exclaimed:
 
 DGR>      When they took fighting out of the game that's when you saw the
 EG> Excuses, excuses, David. Hockey CAN be played without either.
     Well since you're not a fan I can excuse you not understanding the 
nuances of the games.  Fines and suspensions simply do not work, in such 
cases.  
     In the old days the players policed themselves.  If you run at our 
star player, if you touch our goaltender, or if hit from behind or 
start swinging that stick around you're going to get a black eye.  Very 
simple deterrent that worked very well, by putting the fear of God into 
the dirty players, something that fines and suspensions for some odd
seem to fail to do (gee, I wonder why?)  
     Of course along came some left wing Americans, who said "How 
barbaric! We must stop this!"  So they introduced fines and penalties to 
try to discourage such a crowd pleasing spectacle.  Oddly enough, the 
star players were getting hurt, as well as the goaltenders.  High 
sticking and hitting from behind hit an all-time high.  And the 
Americans said "This is good! No more fighting but the fans are bored! 
So lets introduce glowing pucks!"
     Hmmmmmm, I had not intended this to turn this into a venomous 
sarcastic story.  Oh well I guess it had to come out eventually....
                                         Sincerely Yours
                                         
                                         David G. Riess
                                         EchoSlightlyPeevedHockeyGhod
... May what ever god you believe in have mercy on your soul. - Q
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