"It was scary," said Ian Laperriere, whose team snapped a four-game home losing streak. with the win "You hate seeing that happen. It's a bad feeling."
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Tighten your chin strap already.
Karma for the lidstrom hit?
The tightness of Smyth's chin strap has absolutely no bearing on the play whatsoever, Andy. That hit would have been incredibly dangerous no matter what Smyth had protecting his head.
Johnson is lucky Smyth isn't dead or paralyzed after that. Stupid, stupid, stupid decision by the young defenseman. You have to know when yo make a hit and when to pull up.
Johnson's not a vicious player, but I hope the League comes down hard on him for this.
The tightness of Smyth's chin strap has absolutely no bearing on the play whatsoever, Andy.
His helmet might have been on when he hit the ice, which might have offered a bit of extra protection.
What's the point of wearing a lid if it flies off when it's most needed?
I bet he won't be wearing his chin strap this loosely ever again.
Loose chin strap is 2min penalty in Europe where they also have mandatory shields for players born 1970 or later.
And neck protection is also mandatory, so that all you Zednik fans know.
Before anybody starts ranting about euros and their softness I have to explain that above mentioned rules were put in place because of insurance companies' demands.
Same thing happened here in Ottawa to Logan Couture (major junior hockey player and San Jose first round draft pick) except he hit the turnbuckle with his noggin' and was out with a concussion for a long time (I believe that Smyth's shoulder took the brunt of the collision).
It was nasty to see.
Sorry, but if Smith actually wore his helmet correctly he would not have been knocked out. Period.
Instead of blaming Smyth for his irreponsible helmet wearing, perhaps there's room to argue that certain parts of the rink could be made safer?
Anyone who hits that partition in that way is in for a serious injury. Why not engineer a way for that section to give? Why do we still have hard caps on the boards?
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