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THABK YOU SAM BENNET FOR THAT POWERPLAY

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YES YES YES YES YES

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LETS FUCKING GOOOOO

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LEON FUCKING DRAISAITL

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All active NHL alliterative names that I could find below the cut!:

A: Alex Alexeyev

B: Brock Boeser, Bobby Brink, Brent Burns, Bowen Byram

C: Cole Caufield, Cody Ceci, Casey Cizikas, Connor Clifton, Charlie Coyle

D: Dylan Duke, Drew Doughty, Dylan DeMelo

F: Filip Forsberg

G: Gage Goncalves

I: Ivan Ivan

J: Juha Jaaska, Jan Jenik, Jack Johnson, Jonas Johansson

K: Kaapo Kakko, Kaapo Kähkönen, Kasperi Kapanen, Kirill Kaprizov, Kevin Korchinski, Kaedan Korczak, Klim Kostin

M: Matt Martin, Mitch Marner, Mason Marchment, Michael McCarron, Marc McLaughlin, Mason McTavish, Matvei Michkov, Michael Milne, Mason Morelli

N: Nikita Nesterenko, Nino Niederreiter

R: Rickard Rakell, Ryan Reaves

S: Steven Santini, Steven Stamkos

T: Troy Terry, Tage Thompson, Tyler Toffoli, Tyler Tucker, T.J. Tynan

V: Vitek Vanecek

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I also partake in the head hits discourse nearly every time it comes around, but it is frustrating to see it framed here as almost universally and exclusively wanting the guy who hit him punished when that goalie should have been pulled the minute he was hit in the face hard enough for his cage to be dislodged.

scott stevens (who famously ended Lindros' career with a head hit) had his career end on a snapshot to the head. hörnqvist's second to last known concussion came during warmups when -- out there without a helmet -- he was hit by friendly fire.

subconcussive impacts can cause brain damage, and research from BU suggests head impacts rather than concussions cause cte. that's head hits. that's fighting. that's pucks that get past protective gear.

head hits have no business in hockey, not only because it can take a player out of a game or a series or a season, but because players have to live the rest of their lives with the brains and bodies they're left with in retirement.

Gary Bettman and the rest of the nhl saw what happened with the NFL lawsuit and dug their heels in about denying the science and accepting zero responsibility. The NHL paid 70.6 million dollars in legal fees for a settlement with players that paid out only $18.49 million. they wanted to send a message to anyone else who ever tried to hold the league accountable.

In March, the wrongful death suit of Steve Montador was set to start. It will argue that the nhl failed to keep Montador safe and misled him about the longterm repercussions of brain injury. we'll see if it goes anywhere.

I hate plenty of guys for ending or nearly ending the careers of some of my favorite players. there are guys I think actively make the league worse because of their style of play, and I wouldn'tbe sad to see them immediately retire into obscurity.

but i also think about what beloved Paul Kariya said when asked about ending illegal hits:

“I’m a believer that you don’t go after the employees, you go after the employers.… If you start at 10-game suspensions and go to 20, that sends a message to the players. But if you start fining the owners and suspending the coach, then it’s out of the game.”

Bennett shouldn't have hit Stolarz in the head. but Craig Berube and the Leafs medical team should have cared enough about their goalie to pull him as soon as that first hit to the face happened. it's giving 2017 when gallant let flower finish the game after laying on the ice, holding his head after being hit.

Fine Vincent Viola for the head hit, and fine MLSE for ignoring the cage dislodging face hit. put it into a pot for when the nhl finally loses and they have to pay millions and millions and millions of dollars for treating the lives and well-being of players as expendable in the name of entertainment.

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ok so i've settled down from That experience

tanking doesn't work bc some random teams will jump 9 and 10 places over you so what's the fucking point

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so real Rod

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noahcates11 Year 3 #BabyCates #SoofBasically

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have you ever seen a cybertruck irl

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that's a wrap! flyers 24-25

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DLOOOO 2 GOAL SEASON LETS GOOOO

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tuned in late who the fuck is in for boosh

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[25.04.05] @ montreal canadiens

tk vs. smelling salts

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TK LMFAOOOOO

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Silky Crybaby 🤣