NHL News/Notes XVII

[Fistfullofbeer]

I am not as big a numbers guy as quite a few other people here but just an FYI.

 

[LadyStanley]

OK then

 

[Used As A Shield]

You just can't predict what the player safety dept is going to look at and decide on, can you?

 

[Pavelski2112]

You just can't predict what the player safety dept is going to look at and decide on, can you?

When you have guys like Pronger who didn't know what safety was when they were playing, what do you expect?

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Malkin slashes Raffl in the face: 1 game

Gudas slashes a pen in the head: 2 games

Phil Kessel slashes a 2-time norris winner in the face 3 seconds after a line brawl: crickets

I get that Kessel's slash wasn't hard or vicious, but it was extremely careless, especially when you consider the fact that Kessel's slash wasn't a hockey play. He wasn't trying to get the puck off of EK's stick. Karlsson had the puck and his back turned the other way. There was 0 reason why Kessel's stick should have been anywhere near EK up high. Parros and co are a f***ing joke.

 

[LadyStanley]

I know that guy

 

[LadyStanley]

(Must follow on Twitter)

 

[spintheblackcircle]

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[LadyStanley]

Get back on the ice soon

 

[LadyStanley]

Senators fire Boucher, name Crawford interim head coach

Sens fire coach

 

[LadyStanley]

EK9 should be jelly

 

[LadyStanley]

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Stu Cowan: Canadiens' Carey Price helps mend a boy's broken heart

It gets even more awesome.

 

[LadyStanley]

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/red-wings-legend-hockey-hall-134011490.html
Lindsay, part of Detroit's famed "Production Line" with Sid Abel and Gordie Howe, was an 11-time All-Star known for his hard-nosed style.

Lindsay, Red Wings icon, dies at 93


RIP Ted Lindsay.

 

[LadyStanley]

Meet the Montreal tailor who makes NHL stars look sharp

Montreal suit maker claims "31" clients from the Sharks organization. Suits up more than 200 NHLers around the league.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

I can’t believe I’m actually reading this.

 

[Used As A Shield]

I can’t believe I’m actually reading this.

Yuck.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I can’t believe I’m actually reading this.

I can believe it. Backes is an idiot.

 

[Barrie22]

I can’t believe I’m actually reading this.

And this is why i laugh at the ex fighters that are all coming forward to sue the league for concussions.

Nobody put a gun to your head and told you that you had to fight for a living. And if you were to stupid to understand multiple blows to the head was a bad thing then oh well enjoy your life as a vegetable.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

And this is why i laugh at the ex fighters that are all coming forward to sue the league for concussions.

Nobody put a gun to your head and told you that you had to fight for a living. And if you were to stupid to understand multiple blows to the head was a bad thing then oh well enjoy your life as a vegetable.

In reality, that option shouldn't even be on the table for players because they aren't anywhere near informed enough to make a sound decision for the situation.

 

[Barrie22]

In reality, that option shouldn't even be on the table for players because they aren't anywhere near informed enough to make a sound decision for the situation.

Nobody is to stupid to understand that repeated blows to the head is bad for you.

These people just see dollar sugns and that is good enough for them.

This is the perfect example with backes. Just later in his career then most. He is saying screw it to his health and looking at ways to continue to get paid big money.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

And this is why i laugh at the ex fighters that are all coming forward to sue the league for concussions.

Nobody put a gun to your head and told you that you had to fight for a living. And if you were to stupid to understand multiple blows to the head was a bad thing then oh well enjoy your life as a vegetable.

Whoa man, this is going a little far...

First off, most of them actually didn’t know about the effects of concussions and hits to the head during their days. Most of the science on traumatic brain injuries is just coming out and it didn’t come to the light until the Belak, Boogaard, and Rypien deaths.

Second, these guys are living a lifestyle that has been heavily glorified for many years now, and they’re trying to feed their families.

On top of that, telling any human being to enjoy their lifestyle as a vegetable is not cool.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Nobody is to stupid to understand that repeated blows to the head is bad for you.

These people just see dollar sugns and that is good enough for them.

This is the perfect example with backes. Just later in his career then most. He is saying screw it to his health and looking at ways to continue to get paid big money.

It's not about understanding repeated blows to the head is bad for you. It's about the choice of having to accept that in order to make it. It's a sort of extortion.

 

[Lebanezer]

I can’t believe I’m actually reading this.

The NHL has already jumped on this I’m sure. Backes just lost his right to legal action after he retires.

 

[Barrie22]

Whoa man, this is going a little far...

First off, most of them actually didn’t know about the effects of concussions and hits to the head during their days. Most of the science on traumatic brain injuries is just coming out and it didn’t come to the light until the Belak, Boogaard, and Rypien deaths.

Second, these guys are living a lifestyle that has been heavily glorified for many years now, and they’re trying to feed their families.

On top of that, telling any human being to enjoy their lifestyle as a vegetable is not cool.

They didn't have to continue with there career in hockey. It was a choice to become a fighter and to take a beating every night. And that choice was made all because they wanted money. They didn't care about the risks while they were playing.

 

[Barrie22]

It's not about understanding repeated blows to the head is bad for you. It's about the choice of having to accept that in order to make it. It's a sort of extortion.

And you said it in your own post. Its a choice. Its not extortion.