Stick slashing has to go

[QuestionSocratic]

Stupidest penalty on the books.

If the stick breaks, it's because the fiber sticks are designed to break in order to prevent injuries. And knocking a stick out of another players hand, should be considered a standard, and acceptable, defensive tactic.

Slashing should be on the hands and forearms; with malice.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Or players could, you know, try to get the puck.

 

[Duke of Douchington]

Stupidest penalty on the books.

If the stick breaks, it's because the fiber sticks are designed to break in order to prevent injuries. And knocking a stick out of another players hand, should be considered a standard, and acceptable, defensive tactic.

Slashing should be on the hands and forearms; with malice.

So, you're suggesting that stay at home defensemen should basically carry sticks made of iron and just go around breaking sticks for fun?

 

[fknhippie]

Why would someone slash a stick...that's kinda mean.

 

[Carnzo]

Why would someone slash a stick...that's kinda mean.

Kind of mean to try to get by me while I'm skating backwards too. LOL

 

[QuestionSocratic]

Why would someone slash a stick...that's kinda mean.

It's been 20 years since I've played but slashing the stick was a standard tactic back then, particularly in front of the net. Yes they were wooden sticks in those days.

I'm so old, these were the last skates I wore:

 

[BGDave]

Stupidest penalty on the books.

If the stick breaks, it's because the fiber sticks are designed to break in order to prevent injuries. And knocking a stick out of another players hand, should be considered a standard, and acceptable, defensive tactic.

Slashing should be on the hands and forearms; with malice.

Couldn't agree more.

Nothing looks more Euro-soccer-weenie then a 6'2" 210 pound guy holding a broken stick and looking for the ref to call a penalty, "see what that bad man did to me?"

Tell me Rick Nash doesn't keep one with a suspect shaft just to draw a penalty late in the game.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

It's been 20 years since I've played but slashing the stick was a standard tactic back then, particularly in front of the net. Yes they were wooden sticks in those days.

I'm so old, these were the last skates I wore:

And this used to be legal:

And this was only a six game suspsension:

The game changes. If the players can't adapt, they've got no business playing.

 

[fknhippie]

Kind of mean to try to get by me while I'm skating backwards too. LOL

 

[Comeds]

I always thought that the players who played 1000 games and were presented with a silver stick should have the option of using them in games.

 

[elocomotive]

It's been 20 years since I've played but slashing the stick was a standard tactic back then, particularly in front of the net. Yes they were wooden sticks in those days.

I'm so old, these were the last skates I wore:

Pretty old. But @dash played back when this was a puck...

 

[Darkstone42]

Why would someone slash a stick...that's kinda mean.

I think that's called whittling.

 

[esls79]

Crap coach like Hitchcock use goon to stick slash superstar like Crosby and lamp posts and then hook hold trap out of crap game to boring but Sid punch back below belt ftw

 

[puckhead]

So, you're suggesting that stay at home defensemen should basically carry sticks made of iron and just go around breaking sticks for fun?

back when i played semi-serious hockey, I used a 110 flex for just such an emergency.

 

[thedddd]

Or players could, you know, try to get the puck.

Or the lost art of the pokecheck or hiding a pokecheck.