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Originally Posted by N-E-B
They have to keep the sticks down. The last thing they need is more guys recklessly swinging their sticks near guys faces. I know the chances of a catastrophic injury is low but it’s still present. Leave the rule alone.
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Also, imagine a high puck being swatted at by a bunch of players at the same time...it just seems like it would look kind of skill-less, chaotic and stupid. At least now they are forced to utilize some measure of control to get the puck back down and onto their stick to play. Call me old school but I just don't like it. Make them get the puck back down to the ice and play it properly.
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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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