Heretic Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 The purpose of hockey is not fighting - it's to out score the other team. The purpose of hockey is not skating - it's to out score the other team. If your statement makes any sense, then so does this one: "Skating can be removed without taking away from the purpose of hockey." The object/purpose of hockey is not fighting, but the means to the end, of outscoring the other team, includes fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 and popular opinion 500 years ago believed the Earth was flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Cody who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 There is no "and" coming. There are better analogies than comparing a professional sport to professional rape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thLineGrinder Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Where are the Hodgson fanboys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 fighting is a part of hockey whether you like it or not pretty simple its not like players are being forced to fight they choose to fight they don't have to and the league allows it so until the league removes fighting by suspending the players then fighting will remain a part of the game it can turn momentum it can send a message to a team you will not be pushed around and sends a message after a cheap hit by a dirty player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigneault's Timeout Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Kassian's left hook really caught Eager by surprise. Eager should be thankful this injury did not come from a cheap shot move that he dishes out to others. If his injury were an actual consequence of the karma he's brought upon himself, it'd be worse than a concussion. I hope Sedin-Sedin-Kassian is able to produce a lot of points, because the grit and physical presence of Kassian should help protect our star players from B.S. moves against them. Suck it Hodgson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutesi Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I'm never going to celebrate a guy getting a concussion. But I've seen Eager deliberately look to injure star players. We all saw the cheap shot on Sedin. So yeah, "live by the sword, die by the sword," Kharma, whatever, he's courted this for a long time. And let's be honest, this is a guy who ganged up on someone in a bar, used a chair on him and sent him to the hospital last summer, so he isn't exactly Gandhi. But I don't want Kassian getting caught up with these neanderthals. He's taking himself off the ice for five minutes. He's got way too much potential and talent. Crash the net, dominate the boards, make room for teammates, yes, but don't waste yourself on such a douche. I look forward to the day when teams don't have room for guys like Eager, they use his spot for a hockey player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callahandy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Karma. I can't say anything else without coming accross as an insensitive douche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien37 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 After watching those videos erhoff is a B**** Daniel gets drilled from behind and nobody helps him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Alexander Cody Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 As much as I hate Ben Eager, you never want to see a player get hurt no matter how much a douche they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehamburglar Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Keeps making trading Cody Hodgson look better and better. Next up is Duncan Keith. Kassian just needs to lay hands on him once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-a-n-u-c-k-s Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 It's still a concussion and the NHL is supposed to do everything it can to protect players from getting one. See the contradiction? Edit: and don't compare rape. bad analogy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Wow - personal attack much? Maybe you should re-read the forum rules. You just proved what I said "the rise in popularity of the UFC" - means if you want to see fights, go watch UFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixPotvin29 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Just like bieksa didn't drop the gloves when keith hit daniel. Love the idea of having Kassian out there with the twins. Nothing pisses me off more when stars are given a cheap shot and surrounding players don't do a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Is there a quote where the NHL says that it is supposed to do absolutely anything that it can, no matter how it might change the game, to protect players from getting a concussion? Certainly they aren't intending to remove fighting... neither the NHL or the PA. That means you made it up. Here's some "actual" information to consider... not that it's true... but what you said certainly isn't and has no legitimate reference. http://sports.nation...he-concussions/ "Gary Bettman, the N.H.L. commissioner, said the league and the players were not inclined to enact measures that would limit fighting." - NYTIMES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsedin33 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Thats something you wont see Cody Hodgson do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VancouverStyle Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Though i was never a fan of Eager, you never want to see a player suffer any serious injury like that. I'm glad Kassian is finally using his size to his advantage. I hope to see more out of Kassian now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 That's my point. It's a contradiction. 25 games for checking someone and you leave your feet a tad, but this is hockey - where checking/hitting is allowed. Okay - only if it's a "clean hit" is it allowed. But wait a moment...the key phrase every talks about is "head shots". So...for fighting, if both players agree to fight - it's okay to throw a punch at someone's head. What if the other player didn't want to fight? Say, like Marchand throwing a punch at Daniel Sedin? Is that a "head shot"? Surely Daniel didn't ask to be punched in the head. As far as the NHL? "I applaud the NHL for doing all it can to protect the players from injury, not only current injuries but future injuries. And, yes, sometimes the players need to be protected from themselves." http://www.nhl.com/i...ost.htm?id=4786 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cromeslab Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Good!No sympathy here.Both players were willing combatants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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