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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
The league should have been all over this back when Mario Lemieux started dealing with wrist injuries from excessive slashes. How the league has let this issue get to this point is beyond me, getting to the clutch and grab era was at least somewhat explainable since holding didn't cause any injuries, but allowing slashing to get as out of hand as it has is ridiculous. They would never accept tripping to be allowed like this.
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Why don't we allow a little holding back into the game? Not an excessive amount, but figure out a standard that allows guys who are engaged in close quarters to seal off their man somehow.
Nobody gets injured on a holding call. So if you establish position, you should be allowed a grab. You can't hold on, but give the defender something. Just don't use your stick.