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Quick Reflections on Current State of the NHL

If you’re anything like me you’re a big fan of the game of hockey. Maybe not the NHL, but you love the game itself. That’s why the best hockey you can watch is the Olympics, not the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Playoff hockey is awesome hockey, no doubt, but the pure skill of the game is only found at the Olympic level. Why? Because there the skill and speed can transpire without the baggage. What baggage am I referring to? Mostly the inability of the money oriented NHL to reinvent some key aspects.

Firstly, they still deny head injuries (or the game itself) causes concussions.