BillM
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I don't like the thought of contact being taken out of kids hockey. When I played, contact started in PeeWee and went on from there. Peewee was what? 12 and up? Taking out of Peewee and even Bantam but allowing it in say Midget is a recipe for disaster. You need to learn how to give and take a hit when you're younger, just like riding a bike. You get those big boys up in Midget that have never hit before and you're going to end up with some serious injuries. I realize this is way off topic, but tb4me hit on a pretty good point. Teach the kids young and it won't be a big deal once they start getting bigger and stronger.
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Control what? Penalties? They better, lol.
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Even with the loss I liked the way we played last night. Offensive zone pressure, decent neutral zone puck control and of course the always bad clearing attempts from our own zone, lol. Penalties killed it for us, if we stayed out of the box, we had a chance to win that game for sure.
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Nice job Henry!
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It sounds like your kids are in good hands
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I don't consider a hit from behind and a guy with his head down even on the same page. If you think someone skating down the ice with their head down is considered vulnerable, then I guess that's your choice. So what happens if one of your kids delivers a clean body check, guys head was up, saw it coming. Kid is laying on the ice out cold, still disrespectful or a good hockey play?
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Must have been a Habs fan, lol!
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Great idea on the ATV upgrades!
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You really need to stay on topic. The hit Orpik laid on Eriksson was a clean hockey hit. Now you're talking about hitting from behind? Respect has been in the game since I played when I was a kid. Respect the coaches, the refs and the other players. That doesn't mean I should feel bad about delivering a hard hit, that's a apart of the game. We weren't running kids from behind head first into the boards, lol. Squid, I'm guessing it says 'legally blind' on your drivers license right? It must if you watched that YouTube video and thought any of those Stevens hits weren't head shots, lol.
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Enough with this whole 'respect' thing... You don't think a hard hit has the same game turning effect as a good puck play does? A hard hockey hit is a good hockey play, debate that all you want. If you think it's disrespectful to lay a perfectly good hard hockey hit, perhaps hockey isn't your sport.
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The root of the hit was the guy skating down the ice with his head down. If he doesn't do that, he doesn't get rocked. Why you think that hit was 'disrespectful' makes no sense. Like I said, would it have still been disrespectful if he just got up and continued with the play? I doubt it.
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Why should Orpik have to fight after tossing a perfectly legal bodycheck? Thornton was in the wrong here from the beginning. Also, if you want to fire up your team go after someone who ACTUALLY FIGHTS! (Like you mentioned above... tough guy vs tough guy) Orpiks hit was 100% legal, no headshot, no nothing. It's a contact sport, guys get hurt. If Eriksson gets up after the hit and skates away, no one says anything about it. But because he got his bell rung, then all of a sudden people start questioning the hit? Eriksson should be pissed at his D man who set him up on a play like that.
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No one is disputing if they were 'perfectly legal at the time'. I said, if he threw those type of hits in todays game he'd be suspended, which he would be... Look at the Lindros, Kariya and Kozlov hits, all head shots. Perfectly legal back then, in todays game? Not even close. Don't get me wrong, I loved Scott Stevens, one of the best defencemen of all time, but in todays game he'd be a one man wrecking ball, with guys laying all over the ice lol!
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Are you kidding me? Stevens was the biggest head hunter out on the ice. I suggest you take a few mins and search Youtube, lol. Here, I did it for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U7jUbKQYdw
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Ugh, Dion what are you doing... nasty hit.
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You can't compare the hockey they played back then to todays game.. Not really weird at all. Stevens made you keep your head up that's for sure
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You're best bet is going to be a flyrod case, but it really depends on where your reel is positioned on your float rod. I think a better idea would be to keep it in the closet out of reach of the little ones
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Stevens definitely couldn't play in todays game with the way he played. He'd be suspended the entire time.
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Player had the puck about a half second before hand, he's fair game. Hit was clean in my books. Everything that happened after not so much.
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No apology needed man, many many years on the water still to come
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I'd guess Florida.
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Almost completely forgot we play Boston tonight!
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Lew, that last pic is pretty funny! I can just imagine what you're saying while trying to wrestle that beast!
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98yrd kickoff return, lol!!!! This is awesome!
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Nice brownie!
