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Old 11-16-2016, 01:32 PM   #317
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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus View Post
If the refs called every single slash that occurs you'd have about 1 minute of 5-5 per game. Yes, they need to do a better job of catching the big ones like this one last night but the ultimate responsibility lies with the team to police this issue on the ice.
Can you explain why hockey players would be incapable of learning a bit of self-control? Is "OGG! Hit enemy with stick!" so ingrained in our DNA that the idea of a game without slashing is a fantasy?

Baseball players have adapted to the new restrictions on 2nd-base slides within the first year...and "breaking up the double play" has been a part of baseball for decades. Why couldn't hockey players adapt?
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