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Originally Posted by btimbit
This.
You can have hard nosed hockey without people getting seriously hurt just for the sake of it. And I say this as someone that still loves fighting and big hits. There's a line. This crossed it
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No i strongly disagree. It's a contact sport that requires high level skill at the same time. This type of hit (bigger guy physically dominating a smaller high skill player that results in injury) is core to the physicality and intimidation factor of a contact sport.
If we aren't ok with it, then frankly hitting must be removed from the game and make it a pure skill sport. Hitting in pro hockey is NOT simply about separating puck from player.