A little obstuction is needed
2009-11-18 10:24:00
Steve Lourenco, Dover, Ohio
I think the NHL needs to revamp their zero-tolerance policy on obstruction before someone gets drilled through the boards and killed.
The reason we see so many injuries are forecheckers have no obstruction and come in with a full head of steam on a defender trying to play the puck with his back turned.
Put a line from faceoff dot to dot allowing the defense partner to a least slow down the on coming forechecker.
No one wants to see all the hooking and holding we've all seen in the past, but we don't want to see a repeat of Bill Masterton, either.
Advertisement
This Week - Subscribe NowWho will win Game 3 of the Rangers-Bruins series?
Advertisement
"We're playing the defending champs and you can tell they're not going to beat themselves. That team, just from them going all the way, you can see it over there. There's no panic…You can tell that's a machine over there and we've got to be at our best."
- San Jose's Scott Gomez on the Los Angeles Kings. Los Angeles leads the series 2-1.
Contests
Our Partners
A TC Media site, Consumer Solutions
