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Adam Messages: 7130
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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Jay wrote on Wed, 26 June 2024 08:06 | 97 apparently has a pretty significant abdominal injury and will need survey.
29 played 3 rounds of the playoffs with a broken rib and a broken finger.
The narrative that the big guys couldn't get it done is so idiotic. Any idea how painful it is to bend over to tie your shoes with a broken rib?
I find that Draisaitl injury in particular frustrating. The mcdavid one you could probably argue that's a hockey injury that just happens. The drai injuries are a direct result of slashes and cross checks that the NHL encourages as a legitimate tactic. They made it clear last year against Vegas that this is an acceptable way to beat the oilers.
As I said before the playoffs and before this series the only way these two were going to be beat was if they were mauled to the point that they couldn't be effective. Which sadly is exactly what happened.
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This is what I mean with my earlier comment on the NHL and their viewpoint on the heroism of playing through injuries. What it means is that in many seasons, it's just the team that's less injured that wins the Cup. That encourages players to, as Marchand said this year, seek to injure the other team's best players. Should this really just be a gladiator sport where the prize goes to the guy who somehow stays least banged up?
I mean, last year the Panthers were decimated by the finals and were roadkill for the Golden Knights. This year our best guys were struggling through, and it is probably the difference maker. It's stupid. Call the penalties. Make after-whistle scrums unpalatable for teams by continuing to penalize the guys who start them. Suspend people for multiple games for actual intent to injure plays.
Of course, all this falls under the supervision of Hall of Famer Colin "Soupy" Campbell, who is a dinosaur wishing for the return of 1970s hockey, other than if it negatively impacts his kid.
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
#FireBobbyNicks
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