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Originally Posted by Ashasx
It really hasn't. Probably for a few years.
Sure players went after other players who made clean hits in 2007 too. Just not every hit.
Phaneuf didn't have to fight anyone after he hit Hamel.
Edit: and again, I don't mean players didn't fight after an open ice hit 10 years ago. It happened often. It's just today 100% of open ice hits require you to fight.
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100%? Maybe, but if it's not it should be. It's a fitting reaction.
I don't see how the era of open ice hitting is dead because a scrum happens after them. If it's dead, it's because of the speed, awareness, and education of players now, not because more scrums happen. Players are faster and more agile than ever before, and they know the real damage they can do (and the possible suspensions they can incur). Scrums after have been happening for a lot more than a few years.
If McCabe wasn't deterred enough prior to that hit, a little shot from Schief isn't going to scare him off.