Mad Brills*
Guest
That's what they said 10 years ago.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl-rapidly-moving-toward-the-international-game-1.571563
That's what they said 10 years ago.
Fighting is already gone.
Hitting will be gone in 2-3 years. They must protect the soft little babies that are next generation of the NHL.
There hasn't been an entertaining fight in the NHL in the past 20 years.
The old school game will always be better and funner to watch, but with lawsuits and the way society is going it just never will be back to that ever.
And concussions...
Fighting is already gone.
Hitting will be gone in 2-3 years. They must protect the soft little babies that are next generation of the NHL.
Concussions are part of life especially athletes. This movement is more on behalf of the softness of society and vocal minorities seeking to be heard. Removing fighting does less than removing hitting if the NHL truly worries for its players.
Concussions are part of life especially athletes. This movement is more on behalf of the softness of society and vocal minorities seeking to be heard. Removing fighting does less than removing hitting if the NHL truly worries for its players.
Removing fighting does less than removing hitting if the NHL truly worries for its players.
man, i never expected comments like this from a retired goonThis is very good interview, so please listen to it.
Interesting comments from Grats
- Thinks fighting will be gone
- Lots of comments about how soft players are now today
- Doesn't like that big hits are also gone now and complains about how panels "who have never played the game" will watch replays in slow mo and criticize hits
http://pmd.fan960.com/radio/fan960/podcasts/morning-show/brw-20160921-105137.mp3
Have you paid attention to the World Cup? If so, which team has had the most fan interest?Once the new nhl wunderkinds have made the typical game a dipsy-doodle, no touch, non-checking, passion-LESS game...which it is quickly becoming, I'm guessing the bread & butter season seat holder fans will be questioning why they should be paying so much cash for their seats, especially when they can watch that type of play at any local rink for free.
Have you paid attention to the World Cup? If so, which team has had the most fan interest?
The North Americans! No, not Team Canada or Team USA. The young guns that skate, pass, dipsy doodle etc. Not the tough, truculent Team USA. When the skill players are allowed to show their talents, that's when the game gets really entertaining. No season ticket holder can watch those guys play at the local rink.
Once the new nhl wunderkinds have made the typical game a dipsy-doodle, no touch, non-checking, passion-LESS game...which it is quickly becoming, I'm guessing the bread & butter season seat holder fans will be questioning why they should be paying so much cash for their seats, especially when they can watch that type of play at any local rink for free.
When do they play next? I can't wait to watch. Hopefully they can play a whole 82 game schedule...+ those pesky little Play-off games just like they did during the worlds. Can you just imagine the joy watching such skill and grace?
And yeah, there are quite a few extremely skilled players playing at local rinks, that can play incredibly well...especially without having to worry about someone checking them. And don't kid yourself, it's the legal checks that provide a whiplash effect that contribute more to concussions in hockey then any punches a player usually receives in a fight. If the people that are sooooo concerned with the player's safety/ health issues are truly honest in their intent, the only way to actually increase safety is to outlaw bodychecking.
* Blue means "sarcasm"
Yes, I can imagine the skill of that team. That team may not have made the playoffs, but they did better than the truculent USA adults!When do they play next? I can't wait to watch. Hopefully they can play a whole 82 game schedule...+ those pesky little Play-off games just like they did during the worlds. Can you just imagine the joy watching such skill and grace?
And yeah, there are quite a few extremely skilled players playing at local rinks, that can play incredibly well...especially without having to worry about someone checking them. And don't kid yourself, it's the legal checks that provide a whiplash effect that contribute more to concussions in hockey then any punches a player usually receives in a fight. If the people that are sooooo concerned with the player's safety/ health issues are truly honest in their intent, the only way to actually increase safety is to outlaw bodychecking.
* Blue means "sarcasm"
It's not true that fighting causes no CTE either. I think both issues need to be reviewed.
Concussions are part of life especially athletes. This movement is more on behalf of the softness of society and vocal minorities seeking to be heard. Removing fighting does less than removing hitting if the NHL truly worries for its players.
This is where I stopped reading.