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![]() AJ, the reason why the league doesn't go away is probably because (as sad as this may seem) the demand for this product is high. These guys are paid tens of millions of dollars from the pockets of the fans. Comparing it with pro wrestling and roller derby is way off base if the point they are making is uncontrolled violence. In pro wrestling, the conflict and violence is staged and the combants don't try to intentionally hurt each other. What I mean to say is that wrestling is tame compared to hockey. Hockey is closer to Ultimate Fighting.
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![]() Hockey has undeniable appeal as a skill sport, and fans just happen to like boxing and wrestling as well. Our fault.
Bring back the Oilers-style hockey of the 80's and watch popularity skyrocket, and not just in our own little showcase. Not being nostalgic for nostalgia's sake here, just acknowledging that the game has something to offer, something that Don Cherry seems to have difficulty connecting with. It's a great game when its not goony, and clutchy, and chippy...
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![]() So here is a solution ... do away with the center line and insert automatic icing and ban fighting ... this would be with the skill of these players a unbelievable sport to watch ... even bring back the glowing puck for the americans so they can follow the game
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![]() would this whole stupid mess even be discussed if moore was not seriously hurt?
next time you watch a game, count the number of guys who get popped in the back of the head, or face washed from behind, speared, or ride a butt end down the boards crosschecking is getting to be a legal way of clearing offensive players out of the slot big as he is i think bertuzzi got in a lucky shot that knocked moore out leading to a face plant and pile on that just added to the injuries if the league was serious about improving the game they wouldn't tease us every year about cracking down on stick work imo the suter-kariya and hunter-turgeon were worse |
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![]() AJ's post from the globe echoes what I have been saying.
Sure, bertuzzi is to blame for throwing the punch, but the game itself needs to be revamped because the people running the game have allowed the game to turn into what it is now. Perhaps those professional writers put the thought into words more effectively then I did ![]() |
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I do like the step there going next year by moving the net forward again and not letting the goalie play the puck. I think the golies playing the puck is being used way to much because they are untouchable and it realy slows down the game. Steve
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