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speede5 · 08-20-2018, 07:37 AM

There's got to be a way to get rid of the body armor without making a player more susceptible to injury.

Softer pads, less armor, from the waist up. If it hurts to hit someone at full tilt people will lay up on their hits but it won't take contact out of the game. Those cheap elbows to the head as a player skates by aren't going to do near as much damage if there's no armor plate on the elbow.

Hockey without contact would suck, but seeing two guys collide at full stride doesn't need to happen.

08-20-2018, 07:37 AM	#72
speede5 First Line Centre Join Date: Sep 2009 Exp:	There's got to be a way to get rid of the body armor without making a player more susceptible to injury. Softer pads, less armor, from the waist up. If it hurts to hit someone at full tilt people will lay up on their hits but it won't take contact out of the game. Those cheap elbows to the head as a player skates by aren't going to do near as much damage if there's no armor plate on the elbow. Hockey without contact would suck, but seeing two guys collide at full stride doesn't need to happen.