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That's true all over the league. I was listening to a Canadian sports radio talk show where Al Morganti and Nik Kypreos were talking about how they've watched entire games where there was no real hit in the game.
Argue like hell. Keep it clean. And when it's over, shake hands and root for our team!
B) The lack of clutch and grab has eased tempers. Nobody's playing with intensity. (Just a theory) The Morgantini statement is factual.
This league has become so squeak clean that it's almost a non-contact league by rule. Makes me sick. Bring back the old time hockey. That might not be what society wants or respects but it's what hockey fans want. Like last friday night... Domi and Ray never even looked at each other...made me sick.
I like that they have gotten rid of the clutch and grab, but it almost seems like the players don't know what to do with themselves. They are all used to dump it to center, then dump it in and trap. There isn't as much skating and puckhandling skill anymore. They need to keep calling the clutching and grabbing, keeping the ice open, and hopefully players and coaches will adjust.
too many coaches have abandonned the dump and chase game. Dump and chase works beautifully if you have players that are willing to go into the corners.
The officials have done exactly what I feared. They have taken hitting out of the game, not just clutching and grabbing.
BTW, I'm still seeing guys hooked coming through the neurtral zone trying to break free, and it's not being called.
Deliver a good hip check or body check, and you're most likely going to go.
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