patrice bergeron...
doulos, i think you and i are closer in opinion then we both may think. i\'m not one of those people calling for the abolishment of all hitting in hockey. if that ever happens, i might as well watch bowling.
i just think that as far as hitting from behind goes, that it happens more frequently nowadays than it has in the past. i know that there have been some ugly incidents in the past, as you referenced, but i just think that hits from behind are more commonplace.
you are definitely on to something with the size of the players and the advancement of the equipment, but i think there\'s something more. i think it has to do with respecting your fellow player and just not hitting them when their back is towards you. as i said before, and i don\'t think the jones hit was malicious and in no way did he intend on injuring bergeron, but accidents are bound to happen. this i think was one of them, but it\'s just happening too frequently.
i think part of it, and as much as i hate agreeing with don cherry, but they have got to get rid of the instigator rule in order to protect young, skilled superstars like bergeron. i think if there was an accountability where a player knew that there was going to be consequences for their actions, it actually might clean things up a bit. as it stands right now, the whole point of the instigator is a joke because it\'s there to reduce the amount of fighting in the game, which is a PART of the game, when fighting is actually UP this year by something ridiculous like 52%, so what\'s the point.
anyways, i kind of got away from things there. i understand what you\'re saying and trust me, i remember watching that draper hit and it sickened me, but i just think that hits from behind are more prevalent nowadays.
end of rant.
13 team yahoo roto league keep 17/25
G,A,P,PPP,PIM,SHP,SOG,FW,W,GAA,SV%,SHO
c-tavares, krejci, gourde, lowry, czarnik, zacha
lw-lehkonen, vesey, r.smith, hinostroza, heinen
rw-zuccarello, duclair, sheary, d.brown, nichushkin
d-letang, krug, gostisbehere, doughty, lindell, slavin, cholowski
g-fleury, holtby, hutton
ir-pacioretty, grzelcyk
farm-batherson, farabee, jokiharju, kaprizov, hawryluk, n.roy, terry, t.thompson, tufte, vesalainen, walman, c.white, bracco