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Originally Posted by TheFlamesVan
Is there an issue of people skating into the boards looking back at the puck? If anything I'd call this the 'safety zone' as taking a hit into the boards is much nicer than getting laid out open ice.
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Have you ever been hit right on the line into the boards though? That hurts like hell and I've seen guys sent to the hospital from hitting the boards hat far out. That isn't to say that open ice hits don't seriously hurt people but the boards are preventable.