Well, I agree they need to be made more shatter-proof, but what happened to Hossa was an aberration. Lot's of guys get hit / brushed with stick blades over that area, and are completely protected because of the glancing nature of the hit. Obviously the more angled the imacting body, the better the shield will hold, but I agree they're not full-proof.
Eugene-"No, I'm not saying that particular incident was a fight, but what's going to happen when the ref is standing idly by during a sanctioned dropped-glove face-to-face fight that goes horribly wrong?"
Tell me Eugene, would YOU break up a fight if two men were swinging their fists as hard as they could at eachothers face, both trying to overcome the others intense bone crushing punch? Soon to realize that if you would have just let them fight, that they were experience hockey players, and you would get knocked out like the teeth in a hockey players mouth. I honest do not think you would break up that kind of fight. THANK YOU
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All I know is I'd rather have a visor than not.
Tell me Eugene, would YOU break up a fight if two men were swinging their fists as hard as they could at eachothers face, both trying to overcome the others intense bone crushing punch? Soon to realize that if you would have just let them fight, that they were experience hockey players, and you would get knocked out like the teeth in a hockey players mouth. I honest do not think you would break up that kind of fight. THANK YOU