From
where I sit it looks like the NHL is on thin ice...
So
now coaches need to be careful about who's on the ice at any given
time. Who determines what players are allowed on the ice? Or is it
just based on what happens next? If John Scott didn't chase Kessel
around the ice there probably wouldn't have been a fine. It's a
dangerous precedent if the NHL is planning to stick with it. Will
coaches have to resort to submitting their line-ups to the league
before the game to get approval? Sure, John Scott is a goon, so is
Steve MacIntyre. Does this mean Dallas Eakins needs to limit the ice
time of the Oilers heavyweight? Taylor Hall got hit in the head, Sam
Gagner got a broken jaw. The team lacks toughness and now the league
is basically saying don't send MacIntyre out to defend them, you will
get fined. Further to that I can't understand what the NHL is
looking at. Since the Buffalo-Toronto brawl the internet has been
buzzing about it...and the problem here is...? Does it play to a
stereotype? Kind of. In so much as it's accurate. No, we don't
need a return to the bench-clearing brawls of the 70s. But, this is
death by a thousand cuts. And it looks pathetic.
A
youth football league in California is creating controversy by trying
to avoid blowouts...
It's
a noble idea to say the least. There's no need to have kids games
end up with needlessly lopsided scores. Yes, 35 points isn't much to
work with, but how much effort went into teaching the coaches? It seems like an arbitrary
decision as opposed to an effort to keep games equitable. There must
be some other way for the kids to get the practice they want and
still not have some teams get embarrassed. How about mixing the
teams? Having what amount to inter-squad games once the score gets
out of hand. Perhaps teams could look for alternatives to
touchdowns. Have players run out of bounds at the 5 yard line, take
a knee 3 times, then kick a field goal. Or back up once you get
there. Test the kickers leg on increasing distances. Something
other than giving the coach a fine because his team is good.
At
least that's how I see it...and I sit in the cheap seats.
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