Comments on: Hitchcock upset with Tarasenko hit: ‘It was a blow to the head’ http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/22/hitcock-upset-with-tarasenko-hit-it-was-a-blow-to-the-head/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Fri, 24 May 2013 18:18:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: feedmetherock http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/22/hitcock-upset-with-tarasenko-hit-it-was-a-blow-to-the-head/comment-page-1/#comment-141816 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:23:37 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1167868#comment-141816 Didn’t realize Jeff Skinner was a euro, or Petr Mueller, David Perron or Rick Nash. The problem is that guys go so hard into the boards and I think a lot of hits border on being from behind, but the game has become so fast that it I don’t think the refs pick it up. A lot of the 3rd and 4th liners are trying to be “energy” guys and go for the big hit, which often includes going for the kill shot, coming up high and leading with their elbows.

Also, I think it is like the NFL, in that training is so advanced now that players are gettin bigger, faster and stronger and might eventually out grow the rink. It might eventually force a move to the Olympic size rinks if concussions continue to be a problem in the sport. The sport needs young stars and if young stars are getting knocked out of the game before their prime, then it is not good for the growth of the sport in the media.

]]> By: eggserino http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/22/hitcock-upset-with-tarasenko-hit-it-was-a-blow-to-the-head/comment-page-1/#comment-141808 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:53:26 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1167868#comment-141808 Y’all simmer down. I specifically was referencing the fact that the KHL does not have nearly as much hitting, has a larger ice surface, and has a totally different mentality when it comes to the physicality of the game. Many of the players don’t get to experience North American juniors hockey. They don’t learn how to protect themselves because they don’t have to.

I have been doing everything I can afford to do tracking Tarasenko’s hockey efforts for the last 18 months, I was so excited about his migration to the NHL. If I’m a young, talented player from Russia, I have to seriously consider whether it’s worth it to play in the NHL. I can make more money, I don’t have to leave home, and I don’t have to deal with the hassle of adapting to a totally new culture as well as a new style of hockey.

]]> By: stevedurbano http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/22/hitcock-upset-with-tarasenko-hit-it-was-a-blow-to-the-head/comment-page-1/#comment-141721 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:24:06 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1167868#comment-141721 Excellent comment. Tarasenko excelled when he was able to take passes at center ice but has had a hard time moving the puck otherwise. You look at the really successful European players (Sellane, Datsyuk, etc) and they’ve been able to transcend to the NHL level. Volodya is young and may well excel, but he has to keep his head up.

]]> By: broadstbully33 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/22/hitcock-upset-with-tarasenko-hit-it-was-a-blow-to-the-head/comment-page-1/#comment-141718 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:15:45 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1167868#comment-141718 That’s a stupid racist comment.

]]> By: 19to77 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/22/hitcock-upset-with-tarasenko-hit-it-was-a-blow-to-the-head/comment-page-1/#comment-141717 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:14:15 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1167868#comment-141717 Don Cherry? You know how to use the Internet?

]]> By: eggserino http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/22/hitcock-upset-with-tarasenko-hit-it-was-a-blow-to-the-head/comment-page-1/#comment-141716 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:06:58 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1167868#comment-141716 Hitchcock’s comment can easily be translated as, “Euros don’t know how to play the North American game.” I agree. How is this problem resolved, especially considering the NHL’s goal of being the most talented league in the world and the KHL’s goal of overpaying for talent?

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