a piece of padding around the neck is hardly suits of armour
this is something where a player can die ....hands down
i think throat guards should be a must
but thats what I mean, I know throat guards exist but they aren't mandatory. I don't think the NHL will make them so either.
(the suit of armour thing was a joke )
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... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
They won't be manditory, but with the types of cutproof materials that are made today, they should be worn. I played high school hockey back in the early 90's, and neck guards were manditory... they were bulky and sucked, but now with kevlar fibers and stuff, they are so thin and probably not uncomfortable at all.
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The neckguard I used will stop a slicing action, but not an impact hit to the throat...which wouuld be nearly impossible to guard for yet still have movement.
If I still played hockey I would wear a full visor and throat guard. I can handle verbal abuse but I don't like pucks in the teeth...my dad has lost all of his front teeth more than once...and it's always the most innocent plays where it happens. Throat guard nowadays are not very obtrusive at all.
the question is..... should throat guards be mandatory?
The problem is that most neck guards wouldn't have protected him. The way he extends his head up would have left most of his neck unprotected even with a neck guard.
I think its up to a player's discretion to whether they wear a visor or not so this should be no different.
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i just watched it a few times and all i can say is zednick is lucky the skate didnt go the other way ...other wise we would have had real serious problems
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but thats what I mean, I know throat guards exist but they aren't mandatory. I don't think the NHL will make them so either.
(the suit of armour thing was a joke
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
they can offer some kind of neck protection, but i don't think it is something they can make manditory... similar to helmet visors.
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
If I still played hockey I would wear a full visor and throat guard. I can handle verbal abuse but I don't like pucks in the teeth...my dad has lost all of his front teeth more than once...and it's always the most innocent plays where it happens. Throat guard nowadays are not very obtrusive at all.
First they save a mans ability to live and walk after a vicious football injury.
Then they save a mans life after an artery in his neck is severed.
Well done Buffalo.
The problem is that most neck guards wouldn't have protected him. The way he extends his head up would have left most of his neck unprotected even with a neck guard.
I think its up to a player's discretion to whether they wear a visor or not so this should be no different.
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