Comments on: Chris Pronger is reportedly resting at home, could return in 10 days

By: icelovinbrotha215

icelovinbrotha215 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:22:26 +0000

No you are right. But hockey players let their pride get in the way. You would be considered soft if you wore a cage in the NHL. Cages are only worn when an injury has already occurred. There are some visors that cover from the top lip up.

By: kellyb9

kellyb9 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:56:36 +0000

You know, I’ll preface this by saying I’ve never played hockey on any level (and I’ll likely get voted down for saying this), but even with the use of a visor someone could get hit in the face/eye. I’ve seen numerous instances of this. How come nobody ever brings up wearing full cages or some kind of visor/cage hybrid? I know it won’t look too hot, but with pucks and sticks flying around it seems to make a hell of a lot of sense.

By: spiffy53

spiffy53 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:10:21 +0000

actually, i am surprised it’s still a players decision. too much money on the line for both the player and the team. i wear a shield and have no problems. the new shields are so much better than they were before.

By: icelovinbrotha215

icelovinbrotha215 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:02:26 +0000

Yea it’s ashame that this happened to Prongs. I do wonder if guys really take into account what happened to Bryan Berard. If I played in the NHL, I’d wear the Dany Heatley visor (Oakley modified Pro Aviator). But like Stakex said, I still should be their choice. Thankfully Prongs didn’t suffer any eye lose.

By: stakex

stakex — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:00:02 +0000

Quite a few people have had their career cut short due to eye injuries. I have no idea why the debate about shields gets brought up every single time such an injury occures. I mean, everyone knows these injuries are possible… so why all the suprise when it does happen?

Every single player out there has the choice to wear a shield. If they choose not to and get hurt, its their own fault…. but it should still be their choice.