leafsfuture
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- Mar 30, 2008
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We will never stop fights occuring out of scrums in the net, or out of cheap shots. However, I am done with the staged fights, like the Maclaren fight.
Or do they? Probert was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy from repeated brain trauma. If he hadn't tragically died at 45, he'd be a vegetable by his 60s. Same with Derick Boogard.
Boxing and football are exceedingly violent by nature. It's sad to see a non-core area of our sport harm our athletes.
We will never stop fights occuring out of scrums in the net, or out of cheap shots. However, I am done with the staged fights, like the Maclaren fight.
Majority of Canadians outside of the Capital Region don't want to see Ratboy Alfredsson's antics in hockey either I would imagine. How about a poll on that?Author Roy MacGregor has worked for the Ottawa Citizen and currently resides in Kanata ONT. Seems like someone is upset their boy got KO-ed.
Or do they? Probert was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy from repeated brain trauma. If he hasn't tragically died at 45, he'd be a vegetable by his 60s. Same with Derick Boogard.
Boxing and football are exceedingly violent by nature. It's sad to see a non-core area of our sport harm our athletes.
I think the real question they should ask is.
Should hockey fans care what non hockey fans think? I know that soccer fans would not be interested in hearing my opinions on how to improve their game, I know I don't want to hear theirs on hockey.
I don't get this. The tough guys get out there and do their jobs first thing in the game. Saw it a lot in the Pitty/Philly series that was one of the most enjoyable playoff bouts that I can remember.
Does it not seem kind of ridiculous to micro manage when you can and cannot fight? Either have it or don't.
Lol that percent of Canadians is under 0.01, but yes the majority. definitely biased also, right after D.D got knocked out a hometown reporter does this.
polling a little over 1000 people is mathematically all you need to make conclusions as long as the polling is done right. I question they polled a good sample of people, but the number of people polled is fine.
"Majority of Canadians" The online survey was conducted between Feb. 22 and 26. It involved 1,013 Canadian adults who are Angus Reid Forum panelists and an additional smaller sample of 502 self-described hockey fans
What I don't get is these same "journalists" who go on about this aren't more for the end of dangerous checking like what we saw from that poor sod in the Swiss league last week.
Fights don't put guys in wheelchairs, reckless hitting does.
Goes to show how little they know about the game.
staged fights serve absolutely zero purpose
and one could argue fights keep reckless hitters on there toes.
People ran Gretzky all the time.Dave Semenko and Marty McSorley sure helped a certain player with the number 99 do what he wanted on the ice without fear of being injured.
People ran Gretzky all the time.
People ran Gretzky all the time.