you see a lot more care being taken with them and the players who have experienced both sides of that are praising the more cautious approach.

soon enough, any hit that targets the head will be gone. because of the instances where guys get slammed from behind into the boards, there will continue to be rule changes there. i think a little more accountability from the offensive player is needed. but the league is going to protect the puck carriers and make it hard to get any kind of force moving in to hit a player along the boards.

obviously concussions and facial injuries from blocking shots are also a concern. they will eventually make face protection a must. i would wear a college helmet, i don't care how weird it looks. but some kind of visor, which is not something players are required to wear yet.