Crosby got a puck in the mouth, lost teeth, and is out 'indefinitely'. Stahl gets a puck in the eye a few weeks ago. Every year we see 2 or 3 serious face injuries. Should the NHL mandate full face masks as in college hockey? I am certain most Sabres Junkies will say 'no way' and the NHL wouldn't do it anyway this century. But maybe if enough high priced stars keep eating pucks there might be a change of minds.

At least visors. I mean, if someone can develop face masks that do as little vision blocking as possible, that would be cool, as long as they're easy enough to take off for a fight. But there's the scrum aspect and everything, so visors I support fully.

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

If the players want to play without a faceshield or mask let them. They are all adults getting hefty benefits and free medical care. Why should they be forced to wear a face cage.

Even the Juniors don't require a face mask only the half shield.

They don't even require mask's or visor's in rec league hockey.

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I have no problem with some sort of mandatory face protection. At least a half shield. I don't think a full cage is required, but I wouldn't be up in arms if they mandated it.

You mean like this?


Every kind of shield has been made to full wire cages to full visors and like that a half cage half shield concept.

I have a real nice Bauer 7000 cage which doesn't have too much vision blocking, but since I started wearing a visor I don't like the vision aspect of the cage anymore.

Visor's aren't bad, most don't have any optic loss on them anymore. Plus they are made mostly by Oakley nowadays.

You'll never see the NHL mandate a full cage though, Visor's, I don't care what they do about them. Most players wear them since they are required to in Juniors and most other leagues anyways so they are simply used to them.

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How do you wipe the inside of that visor off?

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Undo the chin strap.

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NCAA has to wear a full shield, i believe, but CHL, does not. but get this, in the CHL, the goalie has to wear a certified cage. NCAA, goalies are allowed to wear non-certified cages. weird, huh?

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That is weird.

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Of course critics will be discussing this because the golden boy got hit. When Vanek got smacked, I bet people were saying "that's part of the game".

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret

This was discussed way before the best player in the league got hit in the face.

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@TJLuckman550

The mandatory visor talk has been going on for years too.

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From a hockey viewpoint, I dont like mandatory visors because I feel it leads to players being dirtier and taking more risks, because of the extra protection. It does cut down on injuries though form accidents, so im neutral on the issue, but leaning towards do nothing.


HOWEVER

Looking at this from a buisness standpoint, I would do it, no questions asked. They might be grown men, but they are also my employees who refuse to wear protection, and if they are hurt, they cant be productive. And profits will override free choice in the terms of saftey.

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PSA: I am an overly sarcastic person. If you take me at my word, then i will most likely anger and offend you.

I pretty much agree with all of this.

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Yes, but then it was swept under the rug.

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret