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Old 02-04-2026, 08:45 PM   #215
Beninho
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Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL View Post
Now, is this because you would've just decided not to, or because you physically wouldn't have been able to?
Lol, at 17 I was in much better shape than I am now, so I might have been physically capable. That said, I don’t think I would have. I also wasn’t a hockey prospect or in an environment where physical aggression was modeled as acceptable behaviour as a child. Athletes often get put on pedestals, with adults encouraging that kind of aggression, but that wasn’t my experience, so even if I could have, I probably wouldn’t have. You can’t break someones jaw because your feelings got hurt, most people can’t afford to deal with those consequences.

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