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no I don't think all out hits to the head are allowed, you misinterpreted what I wrote, that's why I specifically said "cheap" hits to the head, meaning the hits that are borderline illegal but still somehow stay within the boundary of fair play.
Every once in a while someone gets taken out for weeks or even months by hits like this.
Not to mention there's always been a head hunting mindset out there by the enforcers, we all know this to be true, that's what I'm talking about.

I'm a basketball player so I follow the NBA more so to me for example, if I saw some reserve 12th man come in and undercut Kobe Bryant on a layup on purpose and injure him, I would be pretty fckin choked.
The NHL clearly is years if not decades behind compared to other sports leagues on updating their rules and what's acceptable, and this all can be traced back to the fighting tough guy culture of the sport....
I love tough competitive guys go at it, doesn't matter what sport, it's what we love and pay to see, it's what makes these guys professionals... but something in the NHL clearly has to change, this whole debate within the pro hockey community didnt get this big without for no reason.