why i don't usually comment on hockey

I'm watching SportsCenter and they're showing NHL highlights where hockey star Sidney Crosby cheapshots a guy and gets into a fight. This is why I don't watch hockey. The NHL uses fights as a cheap sideshow to get people interested in the league. It's both pathetic and unprofessional. And unlike other sports where fights usually result in suspensions for the players involved, the NHL puts these guys in a penalty box for a few minutes and then lets them continue playing the game. This is why you see teams with players that have little ability save that of fighting to play the role of enforcer. If they dumped the fights, got rid of teams that don't play in cold weather states (looking right at you, Florida Panthers and LA Kings) and played more games outdoors (that visual is one of the best in sports), I'd actually start watching.