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Originally Posted by dammage79
I get where Lindros is coming from. His career was cut short from 90s and early 2000s hockey. Like Kariya. But they've changed the game to address that. They really need to hammer guys like Marchand today to really send home the message. That high elbow on Marcus Johansen was the epitome of what hockey needs to eliminate.
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I thought Lindros had to quit because of eye surgery, not "just" because of consussion. I agree it is a serious problem which has to be addressed, but if you look at those victims, they are usually fighters, enforcers, though guys or lets say hitters , who were giving and receiving a lot. Now when their health catch up on them, they are starting to wave a red flag. But at the same time, there is a majority of players that were playing the same league during the same time, some of them had great, long careers, but were able to avoid serious brain damage problems. We can call it luck or we can take a look at the difference in how they were playing the game. I think there is no need for drastical changes, just stay on course of promoting skill instead of toughness. We canīt make a pro sport safe, but we can make it safer by banning cheap shots, heashots, dirty plays etc. I would better ban individuals who commit those, especially recidivism and it has to be unconditional. For example, in my book, Dustin Brown should have been banned for lifetime already after those numerous critical injuries he deliberatly caused, no matter if he is LAK captain or not.