Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Wednesday Wonderings
by Jes
Not long after the scary Richard Zednik incident, came another very close call in last night's Oilers/Wild tilt.
Look at the picture above, and you can see Gaborik's skate hit Ethan Moreau in the face, right around the eye. *shudder*
Fortunately for Moreau, he simply got a little gash, and was right back on the ice after a little medical treatment.
Still, it's another fine example of an injury that could have been prevented with a properly-worn visor. Given all that Moreau has been through with injuries, why does he still insist on playing without a shield?
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TSN, aka Toronto Sports Network, has way too many experts on Deadline Day, and too many of them are empty heads. Mike Milbury has shown himself to be a know-nothing blowhard, and Glenn Healy's ego is so big that he makes Bob MacKenzie look like an Olsen Twin.
So, showing their Toronto bias, TSN goes ahead and gets ... John Ferguson Jr as yet another 'expert'
Let's see, do I really want to hear what that guy has to say when analyzing a trade? Given how the guy made plenty of poor trades and free agents signings during his reign of error, he's one of the last guys that I want to hear from as an 'expert' on any trade evaluation.
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Over at The NHL FanHouse, I take a look at whether making a big deadline deal is worth the cost.
In short, Stanley Cup winners are not built on deadline day, and the sellers almost always win out. If Cliff Fletcher is smart, he'll absolutely rob some desperate team out of a bag of draft picks for 2-3 months of Mats Sundin.
Not long after the scary Richard Zednik incident, came another very close call in last night's Oilers/Wild tilt.
Look at the picture above, and you can see Gaborik's skate hit Ethan Moreau in the face, right around the eye. *shudder*
Fortunately for Moreau, he simply got a little gash, and was right back on the ice after a little medical treatment.
Still, it's another fine example of an injury that could have been prevented with a properly-worn visor. Given all that Moreau has been through with injuries, why does he still insist on playing without a shield?
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TSN, aka Toronto Sports Network, has way too many experts on Deadline Day, and too many of them are empty heads. Mike Milbury has shown himself to be a know-nothing blowhard, and Glenn Healy's ego is so big that he makes Bob MacKenzie look like an Olsen Twin.
So, showing their Toronto bias, TSN goes ahead and gets ... John Ferguson Jr as yet another 'expert'
Let's see, do I really want to hear what that guy has to say when analyzing a trade? Given how the guy made plenty of poor trades and free agents signings during his reign of error, he's one of the last guys that I want to hear from as an 'expert' on any trade evaluation.
"I made many trades over 10 deadlines in management with St. Louis and Toronto," Ferguson says. "I look forward to plying a new trade with TSN this deadline."Apart from offering an inside-the-head look at what a GM feels like after getting reamed in the ass, what is JFJ really going to offer that is of substance? Bring back Maggie the Monkey-like animal.
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Over at The NHL FanHouse, I take a look at whether making a big deadline deal is worth the cost.
In short, Stanley Cup winners are not built on deadline day, and the sellers almost always win out. If Cliff Fletcher is smart, he'll absolutely rob some desperate team out of a bag of draft picks for 2-3 months of Mats Sundin.
Labels: Deadline Day, Ethan Moreau, JFJ, visors
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Kronwall: Just another senseless victim
From Octopus over at The Face Off Circle, we get another example of a hockey player not wearing their helmet&visor correctly.
Why do players continue to wear their helmets too loose? Remember Donald Brasher getting whacked by Marty McSoreloser? Brash's head hit the ice because his loose helmet popped off. The damage wouldn't have been nearly as severe if the helmet was on properly.
What's it gonna take?
Kronwall took a deep cut across the nose, after delivering this hard hit in the Colorado game.If you wore a jock strap, would you wear it over your ass, or only covering one ball? (well, you would if you are Phil Kessel).
He's another guy, who doesn't know how to wear his helmet and visor correctly. It's always sitting too far back on his head, so he's looking under the visor.
I suspect he'll be wearing a full face-shield for awhile, now. Maybe he'll get used to looking through the plexiglas, and start wearing his usual one properly.
Why do players continue to wear their helmets too loose? Remember Donald Brasher getting whacked by Marty McSoreloser? Brash's head hit the ice because his loose helmet popped off. The damage wouldn't have been nearly as severe if the helmet was on properly.
What's it gonna take?
Labels: injuries, Kronwall, visors
