Danny Briere: ‘fighting leaves the game cleaner’

“For people who haven’t played, sometimes it’s tough to understand,” said the Philadelphia center. “But most players feel fighting leaves the game cleaner.

“Guys like (the Rangers’) Sean Avery, (Buffalo’s) Patrick Kaleta, (Vancouver’s) Max Lapierre who run around and do dirty plays have to answer for their acts. You take fighting out, every team would have four or five of them.

“Fighting makes those guys pick their spots. And when they cross that line they have to answer the bell.”