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How was Scott Stevens supposed to know Eric Lindros wouldn't look up? Pretty much the same answer. The rules were different back then, but today if you're about
by disgrunt 6y ago
How was Scott Stevens supposed to know Eric Lindros wouldn't look up? Pretty much the same answer. The rules were different back then, but today if you're about to hit someone with their head down you're expected to let up. Since Lindros' career was derailed by hits with his head down, players are now taught not to skate through traffic with your head down.
- tolbish 6y agoThe scenarios are not the same for several reasons, the two most important being (1) Stevens performed a hit to the head, and (2) he did it to a defenseless player (Lindros was defenseless because he was cutting between defenders, not because he wasn't looking where he was going).