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Author:  fly as hale [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:26 am ]
Post subject:  Sabres' Miller is tired of head shots
Ryan Miller, as a member of the NHL's competition committee, has the ear of some very important people in hockey's hierarchy. He also has an acute feel for his fellow players, knows which topics they want discussed.

He says the words aren't reaching the ears. The general managers' meetings this week offered further proof.

http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/sabre ... 59746.html

More smart words from our goaltender.
Author:  Howie Hodge [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sabres' Miller is tired of head shots
We need to be careful not to reduce the game to something less than what we have grown to love.

At the same time players have to resume respecting the welfare of one another again.

This is happening in part because of the following, IMHO:

-Instigator rule.
-Visors and light weight; but very solid eqipment.

To deter this, the league needs to take out the instigator rule. Make the equipment less like armour, without reducing the protection (Don Cherry has illustrated this on HNIC several times). Penalize any avoidable head shots - but be careful not to punish hard clean hits. Fine line, really, though, as many clean but solid hits result in attacks.
Author:  PuckSniperPensel [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sabres' Miller is tired of head shots
Maybe the NHL should hold a yearly seminar about keeping your head up.
Author:  icehound [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sabres' Miller is tired of head shots
...maybe a punk is a punk, and should take a good beating for fucking with someone's life and their "bread and butter".

:D
Author:  Crosscheck [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sabres' Miller is tired of head shots
What a Ryan Miller head shot may look like...

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Author:  End The Curse [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sabres' Miller is tired of head shots
Howie Hodge wrote:
We need to be careful not to reduce the game to something less than what we have grown to love.

At the same time players have to resume respecting the welfare of one another again.

This is happening in part because of the following, IMHO:

-Instigator rule.
-Visors and light weight; but very solid eqipment.

To deter this, the league needs to take out the instigator rule. Make the equipment less like armour, without reducing the protection (Don Cherry has illustrated this on HNIC several times). Penalize any avoidable head shots - but be careful not to punish hard clean hits. Fine line, really, though, as many clean but solid hits result in attacks.


+1
Author:  CriminallyVu1gar [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sabres' Miller is tired of head shots
I think it all comes back to the instigator.
Author:  Sabresfansince1980 [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sabres' Miller is tired of head shots
In addition...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=297979

http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sabres/200 ... es+Edge%29
Author:  fly as hale [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sabres' Miller is tired of head shots
CriminallyVu1gar wrote:
I think it all comes back to the instigator.

I agree.
Author:  Los9090 [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sabres' Miller is tired of head shots
PuckSniperPensel wrote:
Maybe the NHL should hold a yearly seminar about keeping your head up.

Agreed, I think TC finally got the "heads up" about that. From what I've seen, it seems that Connolly isn't carrying the puck with his head down as much or at all anymore
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