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Originally Posted by golfer
It's so bizarre that they spent this entire season "cleaning" up the game, trying to take head shots out of the game due to the epidemic of concussions, and now this happens in the playoffs. They actually started "changing" the rules after the All Star break, being far more lenient in the clutching and grabbing department.
Adjudicating based on result as opposed to action is troubling to begin with. But now in the Playoffs, it's even more absurd and prone to being taken advantage of. IF Alfredson had a concussion, he shouldn't play tonight, for sure. If he plays tonight, and the rest of the series, I question the definition of concussion.
I still blame the NHL and the officiating crews for not taking control of these games. But the NHL wanted robot referees who don't think for themselves, just do what they are told, and this is what we have because of it.
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crosby's healthy again; they don't care about concussions right now.
some of these guys will be like bart at the beginning of the simpsons, writing
'i will not elbow opposing players' 100 times on the chalkboard.