Fighting is still a part of hockey, and even though it’s importance and impact has been diminishing, it has been doing so mostly organically. That being said, many teams are ridding themselves of player who can only primarily contribute to one, shrinking facet of the game.
The Colorado Avalanche to this point have not been one of those teams, they kept both Cody McLeod and Patrick Bordeleau on the roster until last year. Bordeleau was kept in the minors nearly all of last year and with his contract up it would be safe to assume he won’t be back next year.