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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
The person running the red light was breaking the law, what exactly was the NHL doing that was illegal?
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Promoting bare-knuckle boxing as part of the tradition of its game?
Internal pressures to do anything to keep your livelihood, including the participating in the above, likely against the will of the players? (gun to your head? No, but pretty damn close)
Little to no support net for those who leave the game with these issues?
Lack of meaningful action in the face of scientific evidence of problems?
Not to mention things that are "illegal" within the parameters of the game. Being chased down and punched after laying a clean hit is not something that should be expected by a player, but it happens. Sucker punches in scrums? Dirty flying elbows to the head? All "illegal" under the rules of the game, should a player be taking liability for their injuries if they occur from something against the rules? What if the NHL knew those complications would persist and did nothing to stop any of the above issues?
I'm not saying all these things are necessarily true, and it would go case by case, but they are possible reasons why the NHL may have liability on these issues.