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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
While it obviously helps, there is a rather bizarre implied statement in hybrid icing that the defenceman's safety is more valuable than the attacking forwards. Hybrid icing reduces the chances of a disastrous collision, but does not eliminate them. That the NHL doesn't simply go to no-touch like every other league in the world is truly bizarre, and it is sad that it will take another needlessly broken leg before the league finally does so.
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you risk broken legs and such just playing regular hockey...
hybrid icing will drastically make icing safer, the only times the players will both reach the end boards and battle for the puck is when they both know it's already not icing, the angles of attack on the puck and play will completely change. I see hybrid icing having just as much risk for broken legs as any race for the puck that isn't icing.