I don't like either being considered, but particularly the hand pass. The existing rules force on ice play to maintain the essence of the game -- which is playing the puck with a hockey stick. Anything that takes away from that is a bad idea.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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