Are Hockey Goons Being Overpaid and Over Supported?
Recently, there was an article in the National Post on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 regarding hockey goons. They tackled the question of fighters like Jarod Boll and George Parros being overpaid and over supported. Dr. John P. Haisken-DeNew, an economist at the Ruhr and Pestphalian Institute for Economic Research concluded research that showed some players who fight a lot may not be getting points but are still being paid a substantial amount of money. Basically he is saying they are being paid to fight. He thought the players who fought would be penalized financially but this is not the case. I think players who fight still deserve a solid amount of money. They’re not out there to pick fights, they are out there to protect star players like Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin or if on the opposing team, to keep those players away from the puck. For instance, Chris Neil of the Ottawa Senators is sent out if any of their star players are being consistently roughed up or having cheap shot
