Josh Anderson Wears Cut Resistant Socks for the 1st Time Last Night (Saves his Season and Maybe Career)

[red devil]

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...should be mandated League-Wide...

 

[NyQuil]

After seeing what happened to Erik Karlsson's career, I think you'd have to be nuts not to wear them.

 

[ShootIt]

After seeing what happened to Erik Karlsson's career, I think you'd have to be nuts not to wear them.

Sort of surprised it's not mandatory.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

After seeing what happened to Erik Karlsson's career, I think you'd have to be nuts not to wear them.

Why isn’t it mandatory? You’d think owners would have it in the CBA at this point for insurance purposes

 

[Sheppy]

I cringed when I saw that. My god that could have been brutal.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

That's crazy luck. Cut resistant socks and sleeves should be mandatory, and so should neck guards

 

[Golden_Jet]

Why isn’t it mandatory? You’d think owners would have it in the CBA at this point for insurance purposes

I’d say neck Kevlar will become mandatory and grandfathered in before ankle or wrist protection is.

 

[MeHateHe]

Players are dumb about their safety. If players were as cavalier with how they wear their jocks as how they wear their helmets and visors, three quarters of the league would be singing falsetto. I can't for the life of me figure out why guys won't wear cut-resistant gear if it's available (or ear guards in their helmets, or proper visors that aren't pushed up).

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

I started wearing cut resistant socks a while ago for hockey and you don't even notice you're wearing them.

I get things like neck guards might be a tad uncomfortable to wear which may result in players not wanting them, but these things should be a no brainer on wearing given they aren't any inconvenience and can help with preventing serious injuries.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

I’d say neck Kevlar will become mandatory and grandfathered in before ankle or wrist protection is.

You’re probably right

Why not just all three smdh

 

[JIMVINNY]

I remember how upset sens fans were when Karlsson got cut, I distinctly remember them claiming no one gets their skate blade up in the air like that by accident. Wonder if they'll have that same energy now that it's one of their players with his skate blade up in the air in the vicinity of another player's achilles.

 

[eojsmada]

Why isn’t it mandatory? You’d think owners would have it in the CBA at this point for insurance purposes

Because it requires PA approval since it effects the players directly.

 

[Canadienna]

That's a crazy story. Before last night he'd played 563 games in the NHL without cut resistant socks, and never had this happen. He decides on game 564 to wear them, and they immediately save his career.

I'd bet a lot of his teammates put them on for their next game if they don't already.

 

[sbhnur]

I remember something similar happened to Giroux some years ago. Wearing those socks should be a no-brainer, blades can be scary in hockey.

Giroux incident

 

[Beerz]

Players should wear a mandatory bubble

 

[Golden_Jet]

Started wearing the ankle ones, in mens’s league after EK65 injury.

 

[SteelCityCannon]

I started wearing cut resistant socks a while ago for hockey and you don't even notice you're wearing them.

I get things like neck guards might be a tad uncomfortable to wear which may result in players not wanting them, but these things should be a no brainer on wearing given they aren't any inconvenience and can help with preventing serious injuries.

Anybody who has the misfortune of seeing Adam Johnson's incident is dumb for not wearing a neck guard.

 

[brentashton]

Why isn’t it mandatory? You’d think owners would have it in the CBA at this point for insurance purposes

Players get a say in determining this type of rule change now under current CBA. They have not agreed to it yet.

I agree though, they are silly to not agree to this, but hockey players are always funny when it comes to equipment changes and choices.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Hockey players almost never voluntarily protect themselves, neck guards and cut resistant socks will have to be grandfathered in just like helmets and visors.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

It should be mandatory. Screw the players and their desires. A helmet is mandatory. Basic safety should be mandatory. I don’t know why this is so complicated.

 

[umma gumma]

I remember how upset sens fans were when Karlsson got cut, I distinctly remember them claiming no one gets their skate blade up in the air like that by accident. Wonder if they'll have that same energy now that it's one of their players with his skate blade up in the air in the vicinity of another player's achilles.

I think I missed the part in the OP where this thread was asking Sens fans opinions on weather Karlsson's lacerated tendon was an accident or not.

Last night was a eye opener to every player in the league, Anderson's career was potentially spared, and you're in here about Sens fans.

Way to go Vince.

 

[Hacketts]

That's crazy luck. Cut resistant socks and sleeves should be mandatory, and so should neck guards

that's not luck... that's something else.

 

[WatchfulElm]

What truly matters is to display toughness and masculinity by not protecting yourself as well as possible, according to the current hockey culture.

Also I'm sure some people would consider this kind of socks to be "woke".

 

[hirawl]

There's not a single piece of protective gear in hockey that is more comfortable than not wearing it. So discomfort is such a stupid reason not to wear certain gear. At least make the potentionally life saving ones mandatory. Do it now cause it's going to happen anyway.