Ongoing NHL Thread - Part Brock and Roll Four Lines

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McAvoy suspended four games | NHL.com

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is suspended four games for an illegal check to the head against Panthers defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson

www.nhl.com

DOPeS 2 for 2. Nice.

They gave him the Rasmus. Now keep it up.

 

[mooger_35]

@mooger_35 is living the dream with Spurs and Canucks these days

Ha!

I know better than to get my hopes up!

 

[puckhead]

Foudy penalty shot, 90 seconds into the game.
way to set the tone!

 

[BGDave]

Foudy penalty shot, 90 seconds into the game.
way to set the tone!

the ice was terrible, that wasn’t even the first example. Brutal all night.

But hey, Olivier coulda done that

 

[forty_three]

the ice was terrible, that wasn’t even the first example. Brutal all night.

But hey, Olivier coulda done that

I have a proposal for you

 

[BGDave]

I have a proposal for you

As long as you don't want Fabbro. For some unknown reason, the Canucks want to bring him home. To facilitate, I walked his Canadian passport renewal to the government offices.

 

[forty_three]

As long as you don't want Fabbro. For some unknown reason, the Canucks want to bring him home. To facilitate, I walked his Canadian passport renewal to the government offices.

No, I want the guy we waived in exchange for the guy we should have waived.

I'm happy for Foudy that he was in a position to be awarded a penalty shot and not pushing Sean Kuraly up the ice, or waiting for Olivier to catch up.

 

[BGDave]

No, I want the guy we waived in exchange for the guy we should have waived.

I'm happy for Foudy that he was in a position to be awarded a penalty shot and not pushing Sean Kuraly up the ice, or waiting for Olivier to catch up.

When he was awarded the penalty shot, I thought "yay I can post something to @forty_three about Foudy!". Then he catches some bad ice (which was in terrible condition, not his fault) and I put away my IPad

 

[BGDave]

Neck guards. Is the NHL at a point where they will (finally) mandate them? And would the league position change once they realize they can sell advert space on the guard?

I havent tried playing in almost 50 years, so dont have a valid take from a player's perspective. What do you all think?

I am guessing the discussion will sound similar to the debate over visors. And helmets before that.

 

[forty_three]

Neck guards. Is the NHL at a point where they will (finally) mandate them? And would the league position change once they realize they can sell advert space on the guard?

I havent tried playing in almost 50 years, so dont have a valid take from a player's perspective. What do you all think?

I am guessing the discussion will sound similar to the debate over visors. And helmets before that.

Nothing will prevent all injuries, my son got cut on his forearm under a jersey, above his catch glove and under his body armor. And skaters wear even less arm and body protection.

Neckguards also don't do enough if the goal it to prevent all super dangerous neck/face cuts. They go about halfway up the neck, but there is still skin exposed above it all the way up to the visor. Not sure what the answer is, but eliminating all danger is not really possible.


And personally, I think the league needs to focus on concussions and CTE before anything else because far more players have been affected by that than cuts. A 19 year old retired from hockey just yesterday due to Concussion and brain injury. 19.

'Too many hits, too many punches': QMJHL player Lane Hinkley forced to retire at 19 due to brain lesion, concussions

Charlottetown Islanders associate captain Lane Hinkley, 19, has announced his retirement from hockey after a medical exam revealed a lesion on his brain.

atlantic.ctvnews.ca

Not belittling the danger from cuts, but to me you fix the bigger problem first. But the league won't even acknowledge this one.

 

[forty_three]

Get well, soon Nik. Take all the time you need to not actually retire officially and allow the team to not take a cap penalty.

 

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[sbb122]

Get well, soon Nik. Take all the time you need to not actually retire officially and allow the team to not take a cap penalty.

Welcome to Arizona!!!

 

[BGDave]

Welcome to Arizona!!!

The judges will also accept "Welcome to Tampa, we expect you to recover around April 18"

 

[mattola]

anyone know what his condition is? hope he heals fast.

 

[buffhockey]

 

[KennyBanyeah]

I guess they should have just covered up scores of sexual assaults. Get less punishment.

Silver lining is that this HAS to be the nail in Dorion's coffin.

 

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Meanwhile, the Hawks covered up a sexual assault for several years and were assessed a paltry fine and retained a first round pick to select Connor Bedard.

Beaten to the punch by Kenny above.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

They got off light.

 

[mattola]

3 first round picks? Holy shit this league is corrupt