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On Semin or Skinner? We have the news on Semin, and it's awful. How about Skins?
--hank
I think what this hit really drives home is that without taking all open ice hits out of the game you can't avoid concussions. There wasn't anything even debatable about that hit, no headshot, didn't leave his feet, didn't appear to hit his head on the ice, and it's still a concussion.
This is the concussion that has to stay in the game. That would be similar to saying "without taking shotblocking out of the league, we can't avoid broken legs" or "without taking goalies out of the game we can't avoid pulled groins."
The league's done an excellent job of cutting down on them, but this is one means of getting them that must necessarily stay.
This is the concussion that has to stay in the game. That would be similar to saying "without taking shotblocking out of the league, we can't avoid broken legs" or "without taking goalies out of the game we can't avoid pulled groins."
The league's done an excellent job of cutting down on them, but this is one means of getting them that must necessarily stay.
The only possible caveat to these types of concussions would be stricter (or actual) steroid testing.
Game gets artificially big and fast, and the violence of the collisions escalates with the size and speed of the players.
Chip Alexander @ice_chip 2h
Semin will be out indefinitely. Hainsey has the flu. Day to day.
Great, now the flu has found it's way to the team.
When looking at the size of the Players vs the NFL, I don't see the hgh connection.
When looking at the size of the Players vs the NFL, I don't see the hgh connection.