It’s best to start off by mentioning that I don’t condone fighting nor do I typically celebrate an NHL brawl. Once in a very blue moon though, things get a little extra physical and it changes the dimension of a game for the better for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
A hockey fight can be perfectly meaningless, in fact most are. On occasion though, they can add jet fuel to a rivalry, a fiercely competitive game or simply settle a dispute between two guys who don’t like each other much.
The most common fights in the NHL are retaliatory in some nature.