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Originally Posted by Philly06Cup
Someone in a previous thread suggested banning all stick-on-body contact. Sticks are meant for playing the puck -- not to attack or obstruct the players. That would be an interesting experiment.
Any tap on a player's body -- slashing
Any horizontal stick *touching* a player -- hooking
Any horizontal stick used to push another player -- cross-checking.
Some might cry that is going too far, but I wouldn't mind seeing what that kind of hockey would look like. In theory.
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Would be interesting if they undertook another industry wide correction, like they did with hooking and holding after the 2004-05 lockout.
They were diligent about this consistency through a full season and through the playoffs, with a strange result (lol Oilers-Canes final), but long term there were desirable results.