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by Paul on 12/13/07 at 12:08 PM ET
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from Loose Change at the Hockey News,
Evidently frictional drag from skates is a huge problem in the NHL, which makes me look at Wade Belak totally different now (not slow, just heat-deprived). Warming tiny strips of metal surely seems like a semi-rational answer, although I likely would have suggested a telethon to raise public awareness as a better first option.
And the technology is so involved and precarious it raises as many questions as it does provide answers….
What if one of the blades goes all haywire and starts melting ice at a brisker pace? Would the dude just go around in circles?
And will the technology become so advantageous that not having it will render a player virtually useless? Little Jimmy hasn’t seen a minute of overtime cause he’s recharging.
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All I can say is that Shanahan better not have been one of the test subject annonymous nhl players to be testing the technology. The tire he blew last night was legendary…
As time goes on with these things, Im starting to doubt more and more their effectiveness. Im also starting to think hockey should not ‘improve’ with new technologies beyond a minimum amount of player saftey. IE: back to wood sticks, samller goalie equpiment, etc.
Posted by underthechestnuttree from LaSalle, Ontario, Canada on 12/13/07 at 01:39 PM ET