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Should visors be mandatory?

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:01 am
by Nolan
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=379208

Flyers defenceman Chris Pronger has blurred vision in his right eye and does not know when he'll return to the ice after being jabbed in the face.

Pronger spoke Saturday night for the first time since Toronto's Mikhail Grabovski hit him just outside his right eye with a stick blade. Pronger says he feels lucky the injury was not worse because serious eye injuries have ended careers in the NHL.

Pronger, an 18-year veteran, does not wear a visor. The protective piece is not required in the NHL, though the Flyers said Pronger would not be cleared to play unless he wears one. Pronger declined to say if he would wear one whenever he comes back.


This is a huge blow for the Flyers but this could of been a lot worse. So my question is do you guys think visors should become mandatory in the league? That stick could of ended Prongers career.

I personally think they should be mandatory. Thoughts?

Re: Should visors be mandatory?

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:19 am
by WEFFPIM
Yep. Hell, I'd even go to face cages.

Re: Should visors be mandatory?

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:51 am
by ajaX82
Yes. Most of the league is using them anyways and it's not like they impede the players in any way (except maybe during a fight)

There is no reason not to require it

Re: Should visors be mandatory?

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:44 am
by trwi7
WEFFPIM wrote:Yep. Hell, I'd even go to face cages.


This. It's stupid that they don't require face cages with defensemen getting down to block shots and forwards always in danger of taking a deflected puck (or worse a shot that makes it through traffic without slowing it down) in the face.

No reason for a player to miss any games because they got hit with a puck.

Re: Should visors be mandatory?

Posted: Wed Nov 2, 2011 7:03 pm
by Crowned
Absolutely. Ever since the Berard incident (there were others obviously before, but this should've woken them up) the NHL should've implemented a rule.