Hockey and fighting are synonymous and while there are it’s (fighting) detractors, there are others still who love a good bout.
Here then is our list of the top 10 NHL enforcers of all time:

1. Bob Probert
2. Dave Brown
3. Behn Wilson
4. Clark Gillies
5. Nick Fotiu
6. Bob Nystrom
7. Larry Playfair
8. John Kordic
9. Joey Kocur
10. Marty McSorley

I’ll leave you with a video tribute to Bob Probert’s fights.

What the heck’s going on here? Philadelphia, Carolina and Columbus are all kicking ass in the NHL. Anaheim, New Jersey and the Rangers are all sucking wind. What’s a hockey bettor to do?

Get used to it. This is life under the salary cap. NFL bettors know all about parity, how some teams can go from the penthouse to the outhouse and back again. The dynasties of old are no more, and non-traditional hockey markets like the Carolinas are winning Stanley Cups.

This may or may not be “wrong,” depending on your hockey worldview. But here’s what I don’t like about the league, and it’s the same problem with the NBA: that ugly corporate smell. It’s in their insipid marketing, their continuous expansion that robs the game of its quality level, and their unending grab of taxpayer money to finance new arenas. The ugly ownership mess surrounding the Predators speaks volumes. But it’s always been this way, hasn’t it?

And while we’re talking about what’s wrong with the NHL, how about a little something about what’s right- depending on whether you enjoy brutishness or not.  For you then, rafish hockey fan, some fist’a'cuffs on video.