tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944029565868546188.post270411298610561581..comments2020-05-03T09:59:54.179-07:00Comments on Up For Discussion: Shanahan vs. CherryBrandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06729511022505491011noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944029565868546188.post-13452033699626043202011-10-07T11:41:22.946-07:002011-10-07T11:41:22.946-07:00Last night on Coaches Corner Don Cherry lamented t...Last night on Coaches Corner Don Cherry lamented that we would no longer see big hits like Scott Stevens used to dish out. I kept thinking...maybe so, but Paul Kariya would still be playing. So would Eric Lindros. So would Marc Savard. So would Sidney Crosby. The game has evolved. And so have we. Who can really relish a hit like that knowing that the persons life could be in jeopardy?Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729511022505491011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944029565868546188.post-61533921688953262622011-10-02T07:32:01.958-07:002011-10-02T07:32:01.958-07:00So, you clearly take issue with point number 3 of ...So, you clearly take issue with point number 3 of the 3 point argument. You think hockey is a better game because of fighting? Really? You think teams are better if they have a pugilist on their team? Really?<br /><br />The NHL wouldn't necessarily have to ban hockey...just decrease roster size and make it such a hinderance to have a goon take up a roster spot that they wouldn't do it. Do you really need 3 players sitting on the bench getting 3 minutes a game?<br /><br />As an aside, would you also go back to 15 rounds in boxing? Would you allow knee-shots to the head in MMA? Eye-gouging? Perhaps we should bring back gladiators?<br /><br />Let's not confuse governmental regulations with rules in sport. <br /><br />Thans for joining the discussion!Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729511022505491011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944029565868546188.post-88126569864947655522011-10-01T21:01:56.295-07:002011-10-01T21:01:56.295-07:00Perhaps we should prevent adults from making decis...Perhaps we should prevent adults from making decisions for themselves altogether? Maybe I should be "protected" from myself because I may decide to smoke? Maybe my husband should be protected from himself because he occasionally chooses to ride a cycle with no helmet? Think of all the adults out there making poor decisions for themselves on a daily basis! Oh the horror!!<br />I think that the problem most likely has nothing whatsoever to do with fighting, rather, is likely due to being paid millions of dollars to play a game for a living and the result of life in the fast lane. Drugs, alcohol, fast cars - should we protect athletes from the downfalls of being rich as well? Perhaps actors and rock stars - they are dropping like flies! Maybe instead of paying talented athletes or talented anyone - maybe we should keep them in government regulated housing where they can be "protected from themselves" at all times. We won't allow them to make bad decisions for themselves. That being said maybe we should just do that for everyone. You decide what I should and should not decide for myself and make sure that I am "kept safe" from myself and my poor decision making! That doesn't sound like much fun to me.<br />Nobody is forced to play hockey. Not all of the players decide to fight. Those who do clearly enjoy it and it is exciting for the fans. But they are grown men and can decide for themselves just as they decide what to do with the millions of dollars a year they are paid. I dont think the world is a better place for all of the rules, regulations, and the protecting people from themselves. Nor do I believe for a second that because someone decides to have a fight in hockey he is going to commit suicide because of depression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944029565868546188.post-55635388226515865202011-10-01T10:50:31.095-07:002011-10-01T10:50:31.095-07:00There may not be a connection. But, what if there...There may not be a connection. But, what if there is a connection between brain trauma and depression? When you listen to the arguments that the stress of being an enforcer knowing that specific nights you would have to fight another enforcer combined with the knowledge we have about concussions...what if the repeated brain trauma is the final trigger that makes that pressure unbearable? And for what? Does it really add to the game?<br /><br />But, 2 out of 3 ain't bad. <br /><br />Thanks for your input.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729511022505491011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944029565868546188.post-90621447390522108802011-10-01T10:14:21.925-07:002011-10-01T10:14:21.925-07:00The only thing I can't agree with is the conne...The only thing I can't agree with is the connection between the three deaths and them being enforcers. What if next summer three goal scorers take their lives? Are we going to go Timbits style of not keeping score to take the pressure off goal scorers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com