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The hits just keep on coming; Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs preview
WHERE: Air Canada Center (ACC), Toronto, OntarioWHEN: 7 PM ESTMEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 620 WDAE (radio)OPPONENT COVERAGE: Pension Plan Puppets Before we even get into tonight's game, there was a lot of talk yesterday stemming from the NHL GM meetings and further fallout from the Matt...
New Head-Shot legislation proceeds to NHL Competition Committee
A lateral, back pressure or blindside hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and/or the principal point of contact is not permitted. A violation of the above will result in a minor or major penalty and shall be reviewed for possible supplemental discipline. - Proposal unanimously...
Matt Cooke escapes suspension for hit on Marc Savard
Earlier in the day, TSN's Bob McKenzie - arguably the most level-headed and well-connected ‘person in the know' -- hinted on his Twitter account not to be surprised if Matt Cooke was NOT suspended for his concussion-causing hit on Boston's Marc Savard. McKenzie, a very outspoken opponent of...
NHL: I wrote a head-shots rule fer ya; feel free to cut/paste
When I played, which was a long time ago, my shoulder pads were little pieces of plastic and cardboard. At least, they seemed like cardboard. There was a little cup of plastic on each shoulder, and some soft material in between. I took ten years off before my first beer league game, and I couldn't...
Shanahan, Pronger, Snow on the NHL's head hit debate
It's a game day (a particularly torturous one for my long-held dual loyalties), but the preview will wait until after we know more about how the Islanders will deal with the Rob Schremp injury. In the meantime, the NHL GMs agreed on language for a proposed head hit rule: "A lateral, back pressure...
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