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Originally Posted by memphusk
Not that weird. I guess that's just the first time I have ever heard somebody wanting to take it out. I suppose there will always be people that want change though.
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I mean, it's not that crazy. At some point, there'll be enough restrictions on how you can hit that hitting will become a marginal part of the game. We're definitely past the era where a guy with his head down getting blown up is celebrated. 90% of defense nowadays is stickwork and gap control anyways, and clean hits still lead to scrums and fights all the time.
Look at the NFL and its roughing the passer rule. No one knows how to tackle a quarterback and tackles that look clean are getting flagged. At some point, you just can't dance around the fact that huge collisions between big athletes are extremely dangerous. I don't know how football is going to adjust, but I think hockey is fortunate that there's still a great game even if you removed hitting.