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Originally Posted by Haplo
I guess you guys were against NHL cracking down on blindside hits and taking away touch icing too? How often does one see a hip check, once every five games at most? Taking it away is not the same as taking away check hockey. A good timed hip check can be a beautiful thing, but with the speed of todays hockey they often look very dangerous.
I hereby predict they will be gone within ten years!
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Yeah, maybe the old Euro sissification of the game will continue but I don't think so. Even in Europe the game is becoming more physical as the fans like the entertainment. At one time in Europe any body check would be booed, now we see Germans throwing hip checks.