Speculation: More or less fights this season?

[Pizza!Pizza!]

New divisional format, shortened season...

Do you think fighting will increase or decrease this year? Pretty straightforward question/poll.

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[Ovechkin962]

IMO there will be a increase, perhaps a few brawls and maybe a goalie fight or two. Just looking at the Canadian division, there are about four or five guys per teams who can drop em.

 

[Your Boy Troy]

The taxi squad format will be beneficial for pugilists as well. Many teams will be more inclined to carry one with the expanded roster. Names that have made the roster as of right now are: Trent Frederic, Max McCormick, Stefan Matteau, Givani Smith, Brady Keeper, Mason Marchment, Nathan Bastian, Michael Haley, Samuel Morin (converted to a forward), Andt Andreoff, Anthony Angello, John Hayden, Buddy Robinson, Brandon Hagel, Dennis Gilbert, Luke Johnson, Mathieu Olivier, Zack MacEwan, and Logan Stanley.

 

[Ovechkin962]

Lets not forget that playing the same teams over and over again and they will hate each other by the end of the year. Last season, guys like Ethan Bear, Sean Monahan and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins fought during the Edmonton/Calgary fight filled game.

 

[Your Boy Troy]

Simmonds fought Chiarot in what I believe is the first fight of the season.

 

[vandymeer13]

Simmonds fought Chiarot in what I believe is the first fight of the season.

Considering that it's opening day and only one game was completed at the time of this fight. Safe to say your belief was right.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Definitely less with empty buildings. Silly poll options. It should be More or Less. My answer is less but not for the reason that was given in the poll.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Simmonds fought Chiarot in what I believe is the first fight of the season.

Big props to him for not throwing that last punch when he was on his knees. 9 out of 10 times the player throws that punch.

 

[cliffclaven]

Bwahahaha. I put the over/under at 100 for the whole season. And I’m taking the under. Fighting is done in the nhl. Cancel culture has taken care of that.

ps how many actual hits has anyone seen the last two days? Zero.

 

[Sheppy]

Man, I can almost guarantee we will see a fight in the Bruins game on Saturday after a few guys ran Rask yesterday.

 

[McDonald19]

There should be more. Playing the same team over and over can cause even the softer players to drop the gloves.