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GDT: Semi Final: Russia Vs Sweden | 9AM EST 1PM CET | RUS 5 - 4 SWE OT

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GQS said:
Hockey is an extremely fast game where often everything happens in literally milliseocnds. When you're about to hit someone in a situation like this and it happens so fast that you can't even process the thought in your head before you're about to hit them, then you're operating on instinct. Namely what comes naturally to you which in that situation is probably to raise your arms and to brace for an impact with another player.

The problem is these rules don't care about any event leading up to the hit (player was bracing himself for a hit to prevent injury to himself and unfortunately the collision resulted in injury to the other player), they just care about the result (hit to the head). There needs to be context just like a person who goes on trial for murder can often have a justified reason for killing someone like they were fighting for their life etc. rather than saying 'You murdered someone and it doesn't matter that you were fighting for your life, you're going to prison for life'.
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Automatic calls based on strict criteria don't work. I get what they are trying to do, but it taking away discretion end up being counterproductive.
 
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blindpass said:
Automatic calls based on strict criteria don't work. I get what they are trying to do, but it taking away discretion end up being counterproductive.
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Bad look. What was counterproductive about sending a player who deliberately headshot an opponent? Just the fact that he's the teams leading scorer?
 
JustaFinnishGuy said:
What is "straight after" or acceptable for you? It sure looked like he was out of the action for whole of the 1st period but sure, you know better.
That's about 40 minutes to figure out if he sustained any major damage for professional medical staff, mind you.
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An ice pack on the back of the neck isnt how you check for a concussion. There are protocols for that. Its a joke they want to call head shots this tight, but wont do anything to actually see if the player has been concussed.
 
I have no vested interest in this game, but I get chills down my spine watching Askarov play. And not in a good way either... :help:
 
Really really dislike this swedish team, lot of cocky players and the constant whining is unbearable.
 
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