No. Just a return to body checking where it's not about exploding guys off the puck with brain destroying viciousness. Body checking wasn't always so violent.
I'm honestly surprised at the 20 games. But I think the NHL is going to start trending in the direction of the NFL with respect to trying to protect its talent from needless injury. Body checking has become a bit of a crisis with the increased speed and physicality of the game. Guys are getting harder and faster than ever. It's not sustainable in an era where we are learning so much about head injuries. At some point the scoring talent has to win out over defending at all costs.
This has 8-1 Sabres loss written all over it. Facing the backup goalie of a team on the second night of a back to back at home against a well rested Sabres squad.
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I think it was essentially a flex day. The ice was probably scheduled for a practice but they decided to go do some team building instead. So then the ice got canceled.