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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Applauding and condoning predatory hits is somewhat unaccepted these days, so that group is getting smaller and smaller. However, the statement "keep your head up" implies to me that it's about protecting yourself. Don't put yourself in a situation where someone can take advantage of you and lay you out, or even accidentally injure you with a normal body check. At the very least, be ready for a body check in the best possible way to avoid injury. To me that seems pretty sensible.
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Sure, it’s sensible. Who says it isn’t? It’s the context it usually comes in that’s the issue I’m pointing out. Some guy accidentally runs into a player? Yeah man, keep your head up. Someone gets blown up by a high hit? I don’t know, maybe that’s not a great time.
There is a certain type of guy who watches a player get a head injury from a predatory hit and places the balance of blame on the victim. It’s really stupid. It’s always “keep your head up” for the victim and “hockey is fast! it’s a split second decision!” like, as if the hitter should get more of a break for being predatory than the victim should get for being careless. I’ve got no respect for that bloodthirsty way of looking at a sport that’s a lot more than head punching and predatory hits. Those guys should just go watch their Rock Em Sock Em tapes and be gone imo.
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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
If Timo Meier is going skate with his head down into four Rangers, one of which is Jacob Trouba, in a game 7, it’s nobody’s fault but Timo Meier’s when he gets KO’d.
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It’s actually the fault of the person who KO’s him. That’s generally how these things work. It’s not like staking head-first into the boards, it’s another person that takes an action they could avoid that causes the issue.
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Originally Posted by Hey Connor, It's Mess
Some of the people who say that are NHL players. The NHLPA doesn't seem to have an issue with fighting or hard checks. Why do fans feel the need to speak for the people who actually play the game at the highest level?
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Yeah man, this would be literally the first time fans (you included) spoke for players or what they thought was best for them/the team/the NHL. Crazy stuff happening right at this very moment.