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Old 08-24-2018, 10:27 AM   #147
Jiri Hrdina
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I would make the following changes
- Eliminate fighting immediately
- Institute extremely severe suspensions for any hit that targets the head
- Institute extreme punishments (e.g. loss of draft picks) for any team that doesn't follow the concussion protocol

The second point is the key one because you can't allow it to be subjective. You can't allow the victim of the hit to be blamed. You need to demonstrate that you can retain bodychecking while eliminating the head hits.

And when i say severe punishments I'm talking 10 games minimum for first offense. 25 games second.

If you do that and you see that there is a decline in concussions then perhaps you can retain some of the physicality.

At this point just eliminating fighting I think would be a very tangible step in the right direction that shows the league grasps the severity of the issue and is willing to do the things to change.
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