rinkrap.blogspot.com - 10/27/2009
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Frightening scene in Philly on Saturday where David Booth of the Panthers was laid out on a hit by Flyers captain Mike Richards.
Any time you see a player motionless on the ice and then being taken off, immobilized on a stretcher, it give you pause for how dangerous a game this great ...
banginpanger.com - 10/26/2009
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How much different is Mike Richards hit from
this weekend all that different from this "example" provided...
by the NHL for our viewing pleasure. Yes, I am talking about the Matt Cooke hit. Side by side folks, let's do it. And for the Richards hit? Well, both are late, both come after ...
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Ok Let's Ask Ourselves This...
therattrick.com - 10/26/2009
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therattrick.com —
A new week, a new beginning, yet another
mess to clean up for the Florida Panthers. Obvioulsy...
the talk of the town is the collision between David Booth and Mike Richards on Saturday night. How long Booth is out remains to be seen, but here’s George Richard’s take on it in ...
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Monday Morning Reading. Kulikov, Martin, UGH!!
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... 2010 NHL Draft will be held in Los Angeles, California. [LA Kings Insider]
Besides the Richards/Booth hit on Saturday, there were several other controversial hits over the weekend. The debate still rages on, so cue opinions from every corner of the Internet. Get ready, this list is long: Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy, Adam Proteau at The Hockey News, Colin Campbell via NHL.com, Ryan Lambert at Puck Daddy, Bangin' Panger, Jim Cerny at Rink Rap, Scott Burnside at ESPN.com, Mick Kern at NHL ...
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ndgoon.blogspot.com 10/25/2009 — Flyers forward Mike Richards will NOT BE suspended for his hard hit on David Booth. In looking at this hit initially I had incorrectly thought it was a dirty hit but after further review I think it was the classic example of a player skating across the blue line with their head down skating ...
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