Last of the no visor breed

[Hynh]

Notice the players without visors rarely get blindsided by hits? Probally because they can see the ice better.

Probably because there are more players with visors than players without visors.

 

[Cap'n Flavour]

Notice the players without visors rarely get blindsided by hits? Probally because they can see the ice better.

Yeah I'm sure you're really keeping an accurate mental tally.

 

[Fixxer]

Probably because there are more players with visors than players without visors.

Marc Savard has no visor when he got clipped by that super nice kid called Cooke.........................................

 

[Crossfire Hurricane]

Probably because there are more players with visors than players without visors.

Notice players without visors rarely score goals? If you look at the top goal scorers last year, all visor wearers. Not wearing a visor saps offensive potential.

 

[Bandit]

Notice the players without visors rarely get blindsided by hits? Probally because they can see the ice better.

No, but I notice you making shit up in a weak attempt to support a ridiculous opinion.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Updating this shrinking list

Getzlaf
Ja.Benn
Thornton
Chara
Jo.Benn
McLeod
Reaves
Lucic
Kassian
J.Ericsson
Boyle
Byfuglien
M.Martin
Rinaldo
Polak
ROR
Engeland
Haley
Prout
Beleskey
Shaw
Bogosian

Adding Simmonds back, he took his off again

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Adding Simmonds back, he took his off again

Goddammit Simmonds just make a decision and stick with it!

Interesting how some guys go back and forth though. I took my cage off for roller and ultimately decided to change back and just leave the cage on. It was a half season process. Odd that guys with infinitely more experience and skill can't decide "hmm, does this change my game for better or worse?" Almost wonder if it's a fighting thing in Simmonds case- more his role now and he doesn't like making dude's punch more helmet?

 

[Doodootheclown]

Goddammit Simmonds just make a decision and stick with it!

Interesting how some guys go back and forth though. I took my cage off for roller and ultimately decided to change back and just leave the cage on. It was a half season process. Odd that guys with infinitely more experience and skill can't decide "hmm, does this change my game for better or worse?" Almost wonder if it's a fighting thing in Simmonds case- more his role now and he doesn't like making dude's punch more helmet?

Hextall either strongly encouraged or mandated Simmonds to wear one. Now he's with the Devils I guess he wanted to go back to what he was used to.

 

[OregonCanuck]

Kassian might be the youngest

 

[cliffclaven]

Notice players without visors rarely score goals? If you look at the top goal scorers last year, all visor wearers. Not wearing a visor saps offensive potential.

Lmao.. .. yeah, I guess Gretzky and messier never scored any goals. Neither has getzlaf. It’s a stupid rule, implemented to phase fighting out of the game. Nothing more.

 

[Kevs Security]

Aight fellas, Kevsie here and lemme tell y'all some: visors f***ing suck, my mans. When a puck hits ya in the face, it is supposed to HURT. Now tell me, what's the point of blocking shots with your eyes and forehead, if it doesn't hurt? I'll wait...

 

[TheMule93]

aka a list of morons

 

[Spade]

Lmao.. .. yeah, I guess Gretzky and messier never scored any goals. Neither has getzlaf. It’s a stupid rule, implemented to phase fighting out of the game. Nothing more.

Yes, that's exactly what it is. Nothing more.

Not like the league hasn't seen its fair share of broken orbital bones or gruesome eye injuries cutting short hockey careers of elite players like Bryan Berard or anything, no sir, it's strictly because they're using it as an indirect method to get rid of fighting.

I get it, when people spend their whole lives doing something and then have to change, it's hard to break that habit. But hockey players and particularly the ones who preach tradition are regularly unable to approve of decisions that are inherently designed to benefit their own health and then have the gall to pin the blame on their bosses or the system whenever someone inevitably gets hurt. If we're talking about tradition we should just go back to no helmets because punching a helmet hurts and the hockey figures from history like Mo Richards didn't wear them, it's just honorable.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Adding Simmonds back, he took his off again

Seabrook also took his off

 

[MarkusKetterer]

More people need the Herbie Raglan visor

 

[JianYang]

So from that list, who will be the last guy left without a visor? I'm not familiar with all those names, but maybe o'reilly?

He's still in his late 20s, and he still has the type of game which would be in demand to elongate his career when his production goes south.

 

[Bandit]

So from that list, who will be the last guy left without a visor? I'm not familiar with all those names, but maybe o'reilly?

He's still in his late 20s, and he still has the type of game which would be in demand to elongate his career when his production goes south.

Unless he takes a puck or stick to the eyeball.

 

[Sempiternal]

I don't think Milan Lucic's nose would fit within a visor.

 

[CartographerNo611]

Hayes and Komorov should not be considered no visors since they tilt theirs up as far as possible.

 

[JianYang]

Hayes and Komorov should not be considered no visors since they tilt theirs up as far as possible.

Radulov does that too.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

I don't think Milan Lucic's nose would fit within a visor.

Have you seen Marchand?

I lol'd at a Zach Hyman vid recently- he was asked by some BarDown dudes if he'd go cage or visor- he said cage and cited beer league boys skating with their stick flying everywhere. Very true and somethin to consider if you play yourself, I remember wanting to go cageless in roller.. nah eff that, dude's wield their sticks like they're T-rexes with lightsabers on ice.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Hayes and Komorov should not be considered no visors since they tilt theirs up as far as possible.

I never really understood why Leo wears one, he's grandfathered in and it's really not helping him with how he wears it.

 

[Kale Makar]

You have Bieksa on both original list and edited one.

 

[Not So Mighty]

If players don't want to wear a visor or helmet they shouldn't have to wear a visor or helmet

It's their job. They don't have to wear it at home but at work it is literally their uniform. You gonna go to work without a shirt on if you feel like it?

 

[tucker3434]

Kassian might be the youngest

I think ROR has him beat. I believe that 09 draft is the last one, so anyone born between February and September of ‘91 would be the youngest in the league.