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Keep Your Head Up
by Paul on 12/22/09 at 01:48 PM ET
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from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,
For all the words spent on the National Hockey League’s growing problem with concussions, Sheldon Souray figures you can get rid of 90 percent of them with two words:
“Heads up!”
“I do it — and guys have done it for me,” Souray said this week. “As a matter of fact it happened at the end of (Saturday’s Washington) game, against Ovechkin. I was going to hit him and said, ‘Head’s up!’ You know. ‘It’s comin’!’”
He’s fine with a hard hit, and like most NHLers, Souray says of Mike Richards’ hit on David Booth “there is an element of risk to this game.” Injurious mistakes — like Jarome Iginla’s inadvertent trip that cost Souray 16 games with a concussion — are never going to be eliminated from the game.
But it is time for the players to put an end to the needless, high hits that happen along the boards and in the corners, delivered by players who need to know better.
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Similar to the backup sensors in cars that beep when you get close to something, just have a sensor in each helmet that yells out “Look out kid” everytime another player gets close. But it would only be cool if they used the same voice that does Danger Will Robinson.
Posted by Navarath on 12/22/09 at 03:29 PM ET
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Gordie Howie told similar stories. When he first broke into the league he was about to hit someone he admired, I forget who, and yelled “Look out Mr. X!” He even called him Mister; that’s amazing. Mr. X then replied, “Kid, we’re going to get along just fine.” The same thing happened to Howe later in his career except the positions were reversed.
“Heads up Mr. Howe!”
Posted by Osrt on 12/22/09 at 02:18 PM ET