Playing without a helmet is more comfortable; helmets cause you to sweat and squeeze against your head, but the NHL and NHLPA had made helmets mandatory more than thirty years ago – it grandfathered the mandate so players not wearing a helmet at the time (e.g. Harold Senepts of the Canucks) were allowed to continue playing without a helmet, but everyone coming in needed to wear one, and soon, every player in the NHL has a helmet. If the neck guard can prevent one death and can save thousands from watching someone gushing out blood to death, there needs to be some moral muscles from the NHL and NHLPA to make this happen.
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What about the resurgence of the calm giraffe
6:59 There sure were a lot of talking heads who insisted the Flames would be good this season.
As a Canuck fan, I'm not used to being this happy in November. It feels weird.
Defense was missing for 3 years that's the difference.
Treliving made Calgary into a mess. Everyone was applauding when he signed all the old vets. This is embarrassing
Easy to get them to convert to neck guards just tell the player they won't insure him. Easy peasy No problem with converting at all.
Playing without a helmet is more comfortable; helmets cause you to sweat and squeeze against your head, but the NHL and NHLPA had made helmets mandatory more than thirty years ago – it grandfathered the mandate so players not wearing a helmet at the time (e.g. Harold Senepts of the Canucks) were allowed to continue playing without a helmet, but everyone coming in needed to wear one, and soon, every player in the NHL has a helmet. If the neck guard can prevent one death and can save thousands from watching someone gushing out blood to death, there needs to be some moral muscles from the NHL and NHLPA to make this happen.
A great scout doesn't make a good GM. Look at Benning a very good scout but over paid on 90% of the contacts he signed.