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Originally Posted by sempuki
Huge difference between a freak accident and a statistical eventuality.
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My comment was based on the premise that I would like to know what players thought, based on the new understanding of concussions and the information that is out there, and illustrated it by referencing my own experience when confronted by my own personal safety. But anyways... Concussions don't happen accidently? Suppose they remove hitting; guy takes a slapshot to the chin, blacks out, falls over and smashes his helmet clad noggin on the ice. Concussion. Softer pucks? No slap shots? No of course not. It's about limiting exposure. How about toughening up the suspensions for commiting head shots? What is with this repeat offender status being reset after an incident free period (1 year I think)? Time off for good behaviour is BS. How bout instead banning guys that are repeat offenders? The fear of losing your livelyhood is a powerful motivator. All I'm saying is maybe try and actually lock it down before fundamentally changing the game.