As much as the game has changed over the last 50+ years it will always remain the same in so many ways. This film is a reminder that all the new technology, expensive advertising, rule changes, salary negotiations and other modifications will never alter what we all truly love about hockey.
It could have been just one of those fights where two guys tussle, don't really get in a good punch and fall to the ground. And it was...until the end.
Why don't most snipers fight? Well most people probably think it's because they don't want to break a hand, or a nail, or maybe it's a more logical matter like coach doesn't want them wasting their time in the penalty box.
Well, Alexander Semin provides his own answer to that question. He shows us that he just, straight-up, doesn't know how to punch horizontally. Apparently he can throw a temper tantrum or play the bongos, or throw a lower-cut, but whatever it is, its ugly.
