How bout them apples... A boston fan that probably didn't watch a single game during the regular season jumping on the bandwagon.
How bout them apples... A boston fan that probably didn't watch a single game during the regular season jumping on the bandwagon.
Lightning are going all the way
bergeron out with a concussion..
it was only a mild one, but i still shut him down for the rest of the year if i'm the bruins. right now they are saying the first 2 games minimum, but i don't see the point in jeopardizing the rest of his career not to mention his life.It was only a matter of time...the next big concussion likely retires him, just like Savard. It's a shame...some guys are just prone (both Lindros bros, Pat Lafontaine, ect)
it was only a mild one, but i still shut him down for the rest of the year if i'm the bruins. right now they are saying the first 2 games minimum, but i don't see the point in jeopardizing the rest of his career not to mention his life.
i don't agree with taking the contact out, but i do agree with shutting players down once they've had one. too many older players are fucked from not taking adequate time off before returning to the ice/field.This concussion publcicity is really fugging with the game; here in Ontario they just decided to take the contact out of house league level hockey for all age group. Only rep level players will be bodychecking from here on out. Makes me sick; the pussification of our youth continues. I figured it might happen in the lawsuit-happy USA, but never here in Canada.
i don't agree with taking the contact out, but i do agree with shutting players down once they've had one. too many older players are fucked from not taking adequate time off before returning to the ice/field.
LOL @ not watching the Bruins till the playoffs
so you admit it!!!!!1
yep, i was going to say either a West team or Tampa bay.
How about them apples Philly
Bruins for the cup
why did you quote my post?i'm conflicted about this because there are so many sports (e.g. football, hockey, boxing, mma, etc.) where violent head contact is an such intrinsic part of the "game" that taking big measures to limit that contact truly changes the sport to the point where it's a completely different (or at the very least a lite version of the) sport...i don't have any answers but, everytime the talks heat up about making changes to rules and required equipment, etc. i get this sort of bummed-out feeling...whatever.
LOL @ not watching the Bruins till the playoffs
holy bitter
Yeah without Bergeron it's a blow. Best 2 way center in the league
Yeah without Bergeron it's a blow. Best 2 way center in the league
i agree he is not the best. but provided concussions don't cut his career short he will be a force for years to come. he's only 25 years old.Ummm...NO. Bergeron is good, but he's no Pavel Datsyuk. He's no Sid Crosby either (2nd best 2-way center behind Datsyuk).
i don't agree with taking the contact out, but i do agree with shutting players down once they've had one. too many older players are fucked from not taking adequate time off before returning to the ice/field.
Ummm...NO. Bergeron is good, but he's no Pavel Datsyuk. He's no Sid Crosby either (2nd best 2-way center behind Datsyuk).
The game is way faster and the players are bigger...equipment is bigger etc...its hockey its the toughest sport out there. Slow the game down and you will decrease concussions.
agreed, the equipment in football and hockey is one of the biggest issues, they have turned players into weapons instead of humans being protected as one concussion expert put it.
why did you quote my post?
all i said was keep concussed players out longer before letting them come back. i'm all for the contact in hockey and football. but once you get your bell rung you should have to wait longer to come back. hell, crosby got concussed before the allstar break and couldn't play in the playoffs. all you have to do is look at guys like savard to see holding them out is a good thing.
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