On a scale of 1-10, how much fighting will there be this upcoming season?

Syek

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As the title says:

On scale of 1-10, how much fighting do you believe will happen during the regular season?


Just an idea of the scaling...

1-3: Almost no fighting, the game is about speed now.

4-6: There will be enough physicality and rough stuff, but no "staged fights".

7-10: It will be pretty rough, a few bench-clearing brawls and controversy.
 

EhlersChin

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4-6

First fight of the year will most likely be Martin beating up Hendricks in the MTS center.
 

Shruggs Peterson

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Via http://www.hockeyfights.com/stats/
Season Games Fights* Fights Per Game Games With Fights % of Games With Fights Games With More Than One Fight # of players
who fought**


2016-17 1230 372 0.30 306 24.88% 55 285
2015-16 1230 344 0.28 288 23.41% 50 269
2014-15 1230 391 0.32 331 26.91% 45 276
2013-14 1230 469 0.38 366 29.76% 78 288
2012-13 720 347 0.48 264 36.67% 66 245
2011-12 1230 546 0.44 423 34.39% 98 321
2010-11 1230 645 0.52 458 37.24% 117 348
2009-10 1230 714 0.58 493 40.08% 171 341
2008-09 1230 734 0.60 509 41.38% 173 355
2007-08 1230 664 0.54 473 38.46% 143 324
2006-07 1230 497 0.40 384 31.22% 87 292
2005-06 1230 466 0.38 357 29.02% 80 276
2003-04 1230 789 0.64 506 41.14% 172 340
2002-03 1230 668 0.54 464 37.72% 139 321
2001-02 1230 803 0.65 519 42.20% 172 348
2000-01 1230 684 0.56 469 38.13% 155 329
 
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Jyrki Lumme

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5, if our reference level is last year, around the same. We're at the right level of physicality, but still have more fighting than there needs to be.
 

Sol

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5, if our reference level is last year, around the same. We're at the right level of physicality, but still have more fighting than there needs to be.

WHAT? Lol there was barely any fights last year.
 

topshelf15

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Meh ,fighting wont go away .Like fast offensive teams vrs slow physical defensive ones.Its a cycle ,teams will always look for any type of edge .And intimidation can be a very effective one:nod:
 

JoVel

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There are still fights after clean hits, which is dumb.

No one is forced to fight. But I respect people who take resppnsibility for hits they throw, clean or not. Also in so many cases the players don't have any idea whether the hit was clean or dirty, but when you see your team mate laying on the ice you go and defend him.
 

Sol

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There are still fights after clean hits, which is dumb.

Don't care, you can't change human nature. It's human nature to seek retribution. You want to take out a human element from hockey? Like it wasn't robotic enough already.
 

Jyrki Lumme

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Don't care, you can't change human nature. It's human nature to seek retribution. You want to take out a human element from hockey? Like it wasn't robotic enough already.

Beep Boop, Play entertaining hockey script activated.... Beep Beep, Play like a caveman script deactivated.
 

PatriceBergeronFan

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5, if our reference level is last year, around the same. We're at the right level of physicality, but still have more fighting than there needs to be.

Physicality is depressingly low, emotion is pathetically low, systems have taken over and players simply collect pay checks until the playoffs. Not nearly enough energy or fighting.
 

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