Remove Plastic Coverings
Friday, February 04, 2011

Posted by BNR5

Injuries seem to be a hot topic in the NHL but doesn’t seem like anyone is coming to any solutions on how to fix them. The NHL is worrying to much about eliminating head shots and preventing injuries, when in reality head shots and injuries will always be in the game. They need to look at ways to reduce these injuries, not eliminate as that is an impossible task.

Don Cheery has been saying this for years: Remove the plastic shells on the elbow pads and shoulder pads. Reducing the protecting won’t cause any more injuries. These plastic shells aren’t doing anything that the old school pads didn’t, other than causing injuries. How much protection do you need for falling on your elbows?

I can’t see any downfalls with this slight change. It isn’t going to affect the players’ performance. Less padding would increase movement if anything. Most importantly, it isn’t changing how the game is played. We have the “old” and “new” NHL and regardless of which you prefer, most agree that they don’t want to see any more major changes.

Seems like a pretty simple solution.
Baby steps.
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-BNR5