Hockey is a tough sport, and like any tough sport, injuries are a part of the game. The players are well aware of this. If they weren’t okay with it, then they would have signed up for something like figure skating or curling.
A big hit, or any hit for that matter, is a part of the game just like tackling is a part of rugby and football. Whenever you have two 200-pound men colliding, whether it’s on ice or on turf, injuries are bound to happen. That’s just a fact of life.
Now I’m not saying that I like seeing guys get hurt, because I don’t. All I’m saying is that there are clean hits and there are dirty hits. Seeing players get hurt on a clean hit in the normal flow of a hockey game is unfortunate, but seeing players get hurt on a dirty hit is what needs to be taken out of the game.
Take for example, the Joe Thornton hit on David Perron. Thornton received a two-game suspension for a blindside check to the head. I personally think that this was a clean hit. Thornton stepped in front of Perron, his elbow was down, he didn’t jump or charge, and unfo ...
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