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Postmedia: Is it OK that the enforcers have been run out of the league?

Cherry: I never ever believed in guys that should sit there for two periods and then (get) thrown out there for a minute and fight. I never believed in that. I call that ‘Mad Dog Thinking.’ I remember with my Boston Bruins, we had more tough guys than any team and every one of them got 20 goals. That’s what they have now. Every one of them can play the game. And that’s the way it should be. You should never have a guy sitting on the bench like a mad dog.

Postmedia: What are your views on the 3-on-3 overtime?

Cherry: Five years ago I said on Coach’s Corner that they should go to 3-on-3 instead of the stupid shootout. I was against the shootout, because it’s a gimmick. It’s the same thing as taking a football and throwing it through a tire or something like that. I remember we used to have optional practices in Boston and we used to play 3-on-3 and it was terrific. As you can see now, every one of them has been dynamite.

Postmedia: What would be your all-time trio to use in a 3-on-3?

Cherry: Well, one would be Bobby (Orr) and then you’d have to have (Wayne) Gretzky. You know what, we can have just Orr and Gretzky and let the other team have three.

Postmedia: Does the NHL have a scoring problem?

Cherry: Oh yeah, it’s definitely the goaltenders. I really believe that their equipment is so big. You just look at how much (Ryan) Miller weighs. He weighs about 165 pounds — he’s the thinnest guy in the world — and he puts on his equipment and he looks like a blimp.