:thumb:Clean hit by a large man, shoulder to shoulder. Unfortunately the head is attached to the shoulders.
Clean hit? You have to be joking. With a 20 game suspension, obviously the league doesn't think so. Body checks are fine, hits to the head are not and he constantly targets the head.clean hit, keep your head up
Ouch! That's about 1/5th of his salary. NHL sending message here. Not just missing games but lose a good chunk of change too.I hope Wilson got some satisfaction out of the hit.
It cost him about $1,260,000.
Not in today's NHL. The 70's,80's and 90's hockey is no more.clean hit, keep your head up
Correct, unfortunately Bettman has ruined our game.Not in today's NHL. The 70's,80's and 90's hockey is no more.
I don't like Bettman but I like him protecting players from career ending injuries. I don't want to see Matthews, Tavares or Marner go down like that. This Leaf team is on track for great things.Correct, unfortunately Bettman has ruined our game.
It's 20/82's of the A.A.V. on his contract.Ouch! That's about 1/5th of his salary. NHL sending message here. Not just missing games but lose a good chunk of change too.
It was a hit from behind, targeting the head.A clean open ice hit equals a 20 game suspension now a days. :doh:
The NHL has become softer than a stick of butter in the microwave...
Was the league better for the likes of Lindros having to retire early? A big emphatic NO! There's still hitting in the game. It's the illegal hits that the League doesn't need. The league needs skilled players. The more skill the better.Correct, unfortunately Bettman has ruined our game.
What’s happened to the offence? We used to have guys scoring 70 goals a season and numerous players racking up well over a 100 points a season. As soon as Bettman started messing around with the rule book the offence went out the window. Now the league is looking at smaller equipment for goalies which puts their safety at risk and even rumours of bigger nets to try and increase scoring. The game has become boring and tired.Was the league better for the likes of Lindros having to retire early? A big emphatic NO! There's still hitting in the game. It's the illegal hits that the League doesn't need. The league needs skilled players. The more skill the better.
Lindros never learned to skate with his head up, never had to as players would just bounce off him. Stevens doesn't bounce off anyone.Was the league better for the likes of Lindros having to retire early? A big emphatic NO! There's still hitting in the game. It's the illegal hits that the League doesn't need. The league needs skilled players. The more skill the better.