I know we’ve got Coli Campbell to do the policing, and he doesn’t do too bad of a job. However, I’ll always be a bigger fan of good old fashioned “street justice”.

But as long as the instigator rule is in the NHL, no… there really isn’t much need for a goon anymore. Very rarely do you see a goon retaliating against the actual “offender” in today’s NHL. Usually it’s goon versus goon.

I think guys take liberties because they know that generally they can get away with it. For example, head shots are up. I wonder if that would be the case if those players knew that the gorilla on the other bench was going to steal their lunch money if they throw a dirty hit on one of his teammates.

I kid…

As much as I hate to say it, you’re right… it isn’t right to ask him to forfeit any of his money. I just don’t think there’s much substance to the thought that he didn’t fight because he was afraid of losing money.. but hey, maybe that’s it.

Assuming the league does suspend without pay for instigator suspension, it would be nice (in my view) if they took that part out of it. Especially with the added fine on top. Seems a little much. But, I’m of the old school though in which players police themselves, to an extent.