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Paul Bissonnette Ponders the Future of Fighting

Fighting’s controversial role in hockey forces enforcers like Paul Bissonnette to evolve

“I understand the culture’s changing,” Bissonnette said Wednesday. “But it’s not going to change like that.”

He snapped his fingers.

I think it will end up going down to, if you fight once, you’re out of the game. And if it comes to that, there’s really no point in having a guy in the lineup that’s just going to fight once and be out

“It’s got to be gradual,” he said. “It’s going to be too much of a shock if you just kind of take it out.”

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