->     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....
David, apart from having a cool first name, this is the one of the funniest
and smartest and most deliciously sarcastic paragraphs I have ever read.
It looks like... yes... here it comes... The oft-wanted, rarely awarded...
STANDING OVATION!!!!
Bravo!!!   Bravo!!!!
Btw, Ed doesn't believe me when I say there's little to no fighting in the
playoffs..  could you find stats out there ( don't have access to the
internet) and give them to him proving my case? :)
*sniff*.. that was beautiful..
Dave
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