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Ragnar · 08-20-2018, 04:03 AM

I'm in the camp saying that the dirty players ALA Cook, Classic Scott Stevens and even the more recent Tom Wilson kind of players should be severely punished for DIRTY hits. That being said, clean body to body ice checks is one the reasons that I fell in love with game and taking that out is would put an extremely bad taste in my mouth when it comes to the NHL.

I do appreciate that guys in later stages/after their careers suffer head injury symptoms but when was the last time an NHL'er had their career ended because of a hit?

I'm also curious to see the type of damage done in the lower leagues such as the AHL and even overseas just to get a wider grasp of the issue.

IMHO the NHL needs contact or it becomes a completely different game.

08-20-2018, 04:03 AM	#70
Ragnar Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Oct 2017 Exp:	I'm in the camp saying that the dirty players ALA Cook, Classic Scott Stevens and even the more recent Tom Wilson kind of players should be severely punished for DIRTY hits. That being said, clean body to body ice checks is one the reasons that I fell in love with game and taking that out is would put an extremely bad taste in my mouth when it comes to the NHL. I do appreciate that guys in later stages/after their careers suffer head injury symptoms but when was the last time an NHL'er had their career ended because of a hit? I'm also curious to see the type of damage done in the lower leagues such as the AHL and even overseas just to get a wider grasp of the issue. IMHO the NHL needs contact or it becomes a completely different game.