Re: Male vs Female EASHL

I’ve long been a proponent of putting the instigator penalty in the game for the “forced” fighting.   It would deter a lot of these idiots.

@NetFrontPain 

I don't know that the instigator penalty really applies. The auto-fights happen when you injure someone with a hit. I have a feeling people would still hit just as often even with the chance of an instigator. Which isn't really fair if you're not actually instigating a fight. I'd rather just see the option to decline the fight and have both players take offsetting minors. 

There shouldn't be a fight to decline in the first place and injuries shouldn't be a factor if the hit was technically clean.

NHL is already looking for better ways to address white knight fights so hopefully it will make its way to the game soon.

I would probably hit people even more knowing the other team would be in the box for longer - Boarding, charging, and hits from behind were already removed for modes like 3v3 so there are basically zero negatives to filling people in.

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@EA_Aljo wrote:

@NetFrontPain 

I don't know that the instigator penalty really applies. The auto-fights happen when you injure someone with a hit. I have a feeling people would still hit just as often even with the chance of an instigator. Which isn't really fair if you're not actually instigating a fight. I'd rather just see the option to decline the fight and have both players take offsetting minors. 

Sounds like you're not overly familiar with the rule.   The person who starts the fight gets the instigator, not the hitter.   If you're going to have auto fights, the instigator penalty(the dude who slams triangle when his teammate gets hit) needs to be implemented.   THAT would deter people from forcing the hitter into a fight, because it would put the hitter's team on the powerplay.

@NetFrontPain 

If it only happened under these circumstances, then I can see the instigator being a good way to curb that behavior. I'm talking about auto-fights in general though. I really don't like them and wish they were removed, but the intention is that if you hurt someone, a teammate is going to stand up for them. Which, is pretty true to life. What you're talking about isn't an auto-fight. It's accepting the choice to fight. Regardless, I'm in agreement with you.