There’s no logic to it, and no other league allows it. It was folkloric in the past, but today, with what we know about blows to the head, it should be much better regulated.
– Richard Labbé (@Richardlabbe) April 4, 2024
Here’s what it looks like, for those who haven’t seen it.
A FULL ON 5v5 LINE BRAWL TO START THE GAME
CHAOS AT MSG pic.twitter.com/k95BsP34xA
– B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) April 3, 2024
Since it happened, it’s been the topic of the hour on social networks. Everyone has an opinion on the matter, and it’s clear that it’s a subject that continues to polarize.
The NHL hasn’t posted any images on its social networks, but everyone has. That includes the NHL’s partners.
In particular, there’s one sequence that’s got everyone talking. TNT, an NHL partner that broadcasts games, posted images of the station’s stars reacting to battles on social networks.
Here’s what it looks like.
If you were curious what the guys were doing during the Rangers-Devils chaos, here ya go pic.twitter.com/uXnJFJ5Nsz
– NHLonTNT (@NHL_On_TNT) April 4, 2024
There are two mindsets on this. Many fans and former players enjoy the show, and many journalists think that the more things change, the more it’s the same in the NHL.
What gets most attention is the fact that the fights were planned in advance. We used to see this in the past, but it’s less and less the custom in today’s hockey.
On the one hand, the fans in attendance yesterday enjoyed the show. On the other? Players need to be protected. And clearly, these are not two compatible realities, let’s face it.
Let’s not forget that Bill Daly recently refused to say that science is advanced enough to link blows to the head and chronic traumatic encephalopathy in players.
Overtime
– Ouch.
Nothing goes right in Toronto. https://t.co/JDi7Id3sr0
– Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) April 4, 2024
– Sad news.
Fire damage | Closure of INS and Olympic Stadium Sports Center for 4 to 6 months https://t.co/DF1u8nOgFo
– La Presse (@LP_LaPresse) April 4, 2024
– News from the Islanders.
Simon Holmstrom answers Patrick Roy’s challenge after return to Islanders’ lineup https://t.co/7gRPQykkp3 pic.twitter.com/utXfOfVpN5
– New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) April 4, 2024
– Xavier Villeneuve: a name to remember in the QMJHL. [RDS]
– Good question.
In your opinion, should Nick Suzuki remain at the top of the Canadiens’ salary scale? pic.twitter.com/9q0SXobkZy
– L’Antichambre (@Antichambre) April 4, 2024