Many NHL fans find Marty McSorley's actions completely unacceptable. AP Marty McSorley's vicious hit on Donald Brashear is giving the NHL and the sport of hockey a black eye.
Many users are ready to give up on sport.
Others say that all the violence is to be expected. A collection of some of the most interesting responses follows. Hockey would not be hockey without some fighting. But what McSorley did was criminal. Charges should be brought against him.