(07-03-2010, 01:10 AM)Vandiablo Wrote: But it depends. In ice hockey, sometimes a player will "run" the opposing goalie in order to upset the goalie, and be willing to take the risk of getting a penalty for it. This is poor sportsmanship IMO. That is why members of the goalie's team will start smacking the culprit and soon it's penalties all around. The game's penalty is not enough disincentive to running the goalie, so the players have to answer poor sportsmanship with a higher price to pay.
This is why I love fighting in hockey. The players oftentimes do a better job at policing the game than the refs. I dislike the way players sometimes beat the crap out of an opposing player for making a devastating but legal check, but this type of thing seems to be something recent and is being looked at quite closely by the league.
You do that, you go to the box, you know. Two minutes, by yourself, you know and you feel shame, you know. And then you get free.
Edit: I am wearing my orange T-shirt today.