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by Paul on 11/09/09 at 06:45 AM ET
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from Damian Cox of the Toronto Star,
So, with the NHL’s general managers – the rulemakers – meeting this week in town, there’s some expectation they’ll recommend a rule change to address either or both issues.
Like a ban on head shots? Or a non-bodychecking zone on the ice?
Not likely. No, a guessing man would look for an appropriate half-measure.
Like getting rid of the trapezoid behind the net.
Yeah, that’s the kind of move the GMs would like. Simple, not drastic.
Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail also contributes to the topic,
Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland may advance a compromise plan to bridge the gap between the league’s hawks and doves. His view – echoed this week by Toronto coach Ron Wilson – suggests that for a straight-on collision, the onus remains on the puck carrier to protect himself, but on a hit from the blind side, the responsibility shifts to the player delivering the contact, on the grounds that the intended target is most vulnerable when he doesn’t see contact coming. Makes almost too much sense to be adopted unilaterally without a major brawl.
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In that article you just posted, you gave full proof that Damien Cox, is in fact, mentally insane. Here’s his suggestion:
“Like a ban on head shots? Or a non-bodychecking zone on the ice?”
Ban on head shots, debatable. Non-bodychecking zone, wtf? Are we going to make the NHL into some mutant hybrid between hockey and ......... soccer?
Posted by Belligerent Burkie from Leafs Nation on 11/09/09 at 05:44 PM ET
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