Comments on: NHL BOG changes wording of Rules 41 and 48 to target questionable hits http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/21/nhl-bog-changes-wording-of-rules-41-and-48-to-target-questionable-hits/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Sat, 25 May 2013 22:33:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: warpstonebc http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/21/nhl-bog-changes-wording-of-rules-41-and-48-to-target-questionable-hits/comment-page-1/#comment-12909 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:41:52 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=40957#comment-12909 “This balance must be considered by the referees when applying this rule.”

Also known as the weasel clause. :)

Honestly, the wording only helps a little. As we discovered post-lockout, the rules are pretty good if the referees have the guts to consistently apply them.

Heck if the refs could actually control the cheap crap to begin with, we don’t reach this point where vicious hits are out of control.

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