Stevie Y
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Re: How he went down
How true. Especially after watching the Porto-Deportiva soccer game today...toraudi said:I found the way Steve went down to be an interesting aspect of this with all the diving going on elsewhere. If he could have continued on he would have. And tried to. Very sad to watch. He's sure a poster boy for toughness in this or any other sport.
toraudi
Yzerman
Steve will be back but what is even more encouraging is his commitment to wearing a visor when he does come back:
``The first thing that went through my mind was, `I don't want to lose my eye sight,''' Yzerman said. ``I really believe guys should be wearing (visors). I didn't say that a week ago, but if I play again, or when I play again, I plan on wearing a visor.''
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=83080
Man look at that eye. People should take note that a visor could have prevented that.
Also thumbs up to Steve to step up and show that good Canadian boys can wear a visor. If someone of Steve Yzerman's stature wears a visor, then it will open the door because no one can accuse Steve of being a soft player or a cheap shot artist or a wimp.
Steve will be back but what is even more encouraging is his commitment to wearing a visor when he does come back:
``The first thing that went through my mind was, `I don't want to lose my eye sight,''' Yzerman said. ``I really believe guys should be wearing (visors). I didn't say that a week ago, but if I play again, or when I play again, I plan on wearing a visor.''
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=83080
Man look at that eye. People should take note that a visor could have prevented that.
Also thumbs up to Steve to step up and show that good Canadian boys can wear a visor. If someone of Steve Yzerman's stature wears a visor, then it will open the door because no one can accuse Steve of being a soft player or a cheap shot artist or a wimp.
High sticking majors have drastically increased since the last year when helmets were NOT mandatory.DenWa said:The assumption that mandatory visors would lead to a proliferation of intentional high sticking to the face is highly unlikely. I agree with you, GM, that it should be the player's choice. I was merely commenting on the flawed logic in Kathleen's argument. We all have opinions, but try to back up an argument with some semblance of common sense and reality. When the NHL made helmets mandatory, players didn't suddenly start chopping other players in the head with their sticks, now did they?
DW
The level of respect between players seems to have dropped at the same time.
What's wrong with this opinion, that increased protection leads to increased carelessness or outright flagrant use of sticks and elbows?
