NHL Playoffs

[Pekka]

yeah but you can't have that in NHL.....

I wonder why they can't.. is there a good reason for it?

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Pekka
yeah but you can't have that in NHL.....

I wonder why they can't.. is there a good reason for it?

You can have them-- players sometimes wear full face protection after sustaining a facial fracture of some sort.


But I think there is a strong feeling of peer pressure to NOT wear them. Many players say their peripheral vision is much worse. Second there is the tough guy thing-- Hockey players are all supposed to be tough and to be one of the first or few to wear a full face shield means you are a wimp

[Ninot]

I think it's coming. This wimp stuff is on it's way out hopefully, and alot of players will be scared into it by injurries such as this one.

[KrazyHorse]

You can't fight properly with a full face shield on.

[Ninot]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
You can't fight properly with a full face shield on.

If they REALLY want to fight, they can take off their helmets before a fight.

That's what Domi said he'd do if he wore a visor.

[notyoueither]

The refs should get it over with and put red and white on.

[Lord Avalon]

Oh, bull****! They called a penalty when Staios took a dive. (Oscar! Oscar!) Then called Kronwall for a pretty weak hook, gave Oilers 5-on-3. Then called Chelios for roughing (OK, he got his stick up) - yet another 5-on-3.

[joncha]

I'd love to weigh in on this one, but I'm stuck with the Calgary game again.

[Pekka]

yeah you can wear full protection if injured, however, at least in here and I thinkin NHL too, if you have no face injuries or healing from one, you can't wear this stuff.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Lord Avalon
Oh, bull****! They called a penalty when Staios took a dive. (Oscar! Oscar!) Then called Kronwall for a pretty weak hook, gave Oilers 5-on-3. Then called Chelios for roughing (OK, he got his stick up) - yet another 5-on-3.

Bull**** is a 5 on 3 when a dman touches a man on the ice.

It is not when Chelios highsticks someone on his feet.

And there was plenty of bull **** to go around.

I actually stopped caring before Edmonton's 2nd goal.

Oh, we got a power play! I wonder what skate lace someone tripped over.

[Guynemer]

Oh give it up already.


What are the Oilers fans chanting after they say Let's Go Oilers?

[notyoueither]

Give up what? That the officiating is ruining games in the playoffs?

The Wings got called on bull **** too, during the even up phase.

That's why I stopped caring. It's bull**** deciding these games, not the players.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Guynemer
What are the Oilers fans chanting after they say Let's Go Oilers?

Let's go Oilers, let's go.

And then they yell BULL**** at 109 decibles when the refs are ruining a playoff game.

[notyoueither]

'Not caring' is the wrong term...

Divesting?

Taking a step back and realising that the teams aren't going to decide it even up? It's going to be decided by some quirk of the universe, so you might as well relax and watch, sort of like a train wreck.

[notyoueither]

And the broadcasters have their noses so far up the leagues ass they don't dare call a spade a spade, but every once in a while they slip, like when they are aghast at the pik play on Stoll for Detroit's 3rd goal.