[Hockey News]

NEW YORK (AP) -Philadelphia Flyers forward Todd Fedoruk was removed from the ice on a stretcher Wednesday night after taking a knockout punch to the face from New York's Colton Orr just 21 seconds into the game.Fedoruk took on Orr inside the ci...

Philadelphia's Fedoruk knocked out in fight with Orr

[simple simon]

just how much can there be to fight about after 21 seconds ?

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by simple simon

just how much can there be to fight about after 21 seconds ?

I'm not as educated in the ways of hockey as some of our puck guru's around here, but usually when something like this happens, isn't it usually to settle an old issue from the last time the two teams met?

[mervinout]

Originally Posted by simple simon

just how much can there be to fight about after 21 seconds ?

at the begining of the year, the rangers were not a pysical team, and teams took advantage of it by playing their checking lines and gooning it up against the rangers, and espically the last time the rangers played the flyers, fedoruk, was gooning it up, and taking advantange of how soft the rangers lineup was that was the same game that shanny ran into knuble and got hurt. Renny said after that game he regretted not having orr in his line up agains them. So last night they played and ORR ddecided to set the pace, challenged the guy, he accepted and he took a punch, and unlike most fights it ended with a knock out. I hope the kid is ok because the nhl doesnt need people getting hurt cause of fighting. But it was a tempo the rangers needed to set at the begining to show the flyers they would not be bullied around. hope that answers your question

[ThePundit]

That scene last night reminded of the movie Roller Ball.

[mervinout]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

That scene last night reminded of the movie Roller Ball.

LMAO may i ask why?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

It's not like it was a mismatch...Fedoruk weighs in at 240 and Orr at 230...those are some big boys...if the land one, there is the chance of the KO...

[Hockey News]

The NHL should take a page from the UFC when it comes to fighting, says in-the-spotlight Flyers enforcer Todd Fedoruk.

Fedoruk, who spent the night in hospital earlier this week after being at the wrong end of a nasty knockout, says maybe NHL tough guys should wear padding on their hands under their gloves. "You look at extreme fighting, they've got those four-ounce gloves on," Fedoruk said.

Such padding would lessen the blows, he argued.

Flyers' Fedoruk says tough guys should wear padding under their gloves

[Lefty Noob]

Padding under the gloves, eh? What do you think of Fedoruk's idea?

[mervinout]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Padding under the gloves, eh? What do you think of Fedoruk's idea?

not going to happen, this is saying the nhl is all about the fights just like nascar is all about the crashes and the nhl doesnt want to be known for it. Plus if the nhl sees you in a fight, and u have a piece of tape around ur knuckles u get suspended hows that going to work with gloves under gloves that arent signed by a member of the state like they do in ufc and boxing and another fighting sports that require gloves

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by mervinout

not going to happen, this is saying the nhl is all about the fights just like nascar is all about the crashes and the nhl doesnt want to be known for it.

I respectfully disagree. NASCAR doesn't want to be known for crashes, yet that doesn't stop them from admitting that they do happen and from making their cars as safe as possible for when they do. The NFL doesn't want their guys getting concussions, but they still developed safety gear for when those hard hits happen. So, NHL, admit that fights sometimes happen and make them as safe as possible when they do. What's the harm? Pretending something doesn't exist is a far more dangerous approach.

[mervinout]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

I respectfully disagree. NASCAR doesn't want to be known for crashes, yet that doesn't stop them from admitting that they do happen and from making their cars as safe as possible for when they do. The NFL doesn't want their guys getting concussions, but they still developed safety gear for when those hard hits happen. So, NHL, admit that fights sometimes happen and make them as safe as possible when they do. What's the harm? Pretending something doesn't exist is a far more dangerous approach.

as far as the gloves go, how would you regulate the gloves for fighters, how would you know if they had who knows a metal plate under his hand, or something in his glove that roughs up the outside of the inner glove. How would you regulate this idea? I'm not arguing with you on the idea cause its not a bad idea what so ever. I just dont see how you could regulate it

my other question is how would you handle your stick? to many layers makes it bulky and you cant stickhandle like you could without them.