WeWantACup
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SHIELDED FROM REALITY
Last Friday, there was a story in the Raleigh (NC) News & Observer,announcing that Eric and Jordan Staal were wearing visors in practice, and would wear them for their next scheduled game the following Tuesday. As far as breaking stories go, it barely moved the needle. From a hockey perspective though, it was massive. It signified movement in an area that, throughout the modern history of the NHL, had been accustomed to glacial progression. How, you may ask, will two brothers’ decisions to screw a piece of clear plastic to their helmets help to trigger a change in the fundamental course of a sport? Allow me to explain…
http://wewantacup.com/headlines/1460-barilkos-backyard-dispatches-from-leaf-nations-northern-front
Last Friday, there was a story in the Raleigh (NC) News & Observer,announcing that Eric and Jordan Staal were wearing visors in practice, and would wear them for their next scheduled game the following Tuesday. As far as breaking stories go, it barely moved the needle. From a hockey perspective though, it was massive. It signified movement in an area that, throughout the modern history of the NHL, had been accustomed to glacial progression. How, you may ask, will two brothers’ decisions to screw a piece of clear plastic to their helmets help to trigger a change in the fundamental course of a sport? Allow me to explain…
http://wewantacup.com/headlines/1460-barilkos-backyard-dispatches-from-leaf-nations-northern-front