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Old 12-08-2021, 07:28 AM   #64
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada View Post
The NFL implemented the defenseless receiver rule to eliminate plays where an unsuspecting receiver gets destroyed by a defender that has lined him up. I think the NHL would be wise to implement something similar. If a player had his head down he's a defenseless player and this is the type of thing that has happened in the past and will happen again. It's just not worth altering the life of a human being for a random hit in a regular season game.
Hockey is so much faster though.
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