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Originally Posted by AzNightmare
Pretty sure a visor would have helped in some way of deflecting the puck instead of
a direct puck-to-eyeball hit. If getting hit in the eye directly is one in a million chance...
a puck going straight up, parallel with your face and visor and hitting the eye, should be one in a billion.
I believe all lower leagues make visors mandatory.
I think only veterans who obviously didn't grow up playing with visors are still the only
ones around NHL who refuse to wear visors.
I don't think anyone that grows up playing with visors (which should/are already enforced in the lower leagues)
would be dumb enough to switch to playing without one once at NHL level.
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In the last couple of years, yes all the draft picks have worn visors, and why woulnd't you. As mentioned, you grow up wearing a full cage, then a visor for your whole hockey life.. then you go to the nhl, why not stick witha visor... maybe it is their way of thinking "I am at the top level... since I have reduced protection to my face at every major level, I will take the next step as a man and wear no visor!!! grr!!!"
You see all those players born before 19xx, who had to wear visors? hahah seeing Thornton and those guys have their visors flipped up so high haha.