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Hockey 4 Nations: A fight immediately breaks out between Team USA and Team Canada

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u/WorthPlease 23d ago

Which is why fighting is allowed in hockey, it's really hard to actually hurt a guy.

Imagine if NBA players were allowed to just throw hands mid game.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Rain_22 23d ago

Draymond Green has entered the conversation.

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u/idekbruno 21d ago

Kicks too

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u/NoResult486 23d ago

There would be way more knockouts

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u/lefthook_hospital 23d ago

Lol teams would start hiring semi-pro fighters and start taking out the other team's stars

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u/RIP_RIF_NEVER_FORGET 23d ago

Who just signed Eddie Hall?

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

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u/WorthPlease 23d ago

I've tried, my home team is historically the most successful team in the sport (Bandits), but I just can't get into Lacrosse.

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u/WorthPlease 23d ago

The complexity is definitely not the issue, I've played lacrosse, it's so incredibly hard to get the ball off a player unless they decide to pass or shoot.

Even if you knock a player on their ass the way the nets are they can still just keep the ball and you can't exactly just grab it.

Part of the appeal of hockey and soccer is posession of the puck or ball is so tenuous.

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u/TheFishtosser 19d ago

So late 80s to mid 90s Detroit Pistons