Leafs GM bemoans decline of enforcers

“If you want a game where guys can cheap-shot people and not face retribution, I’m not sure that’s a healthy evolution,” he said Thursday. “The speed of the game, I love how the game’s evolved in terms of how it’s played. But you’re seeing where there is no accountability.”

Decent article discussing how less fights on the ice are a bad thing. Now if a player goes after another one that pulled a cheap shot, aren’t they penalized for retaliation?