In a message dated 2/6/99 6:20:28 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
 
<< There were examples galore of headhunting in the pro's back in pre-helmet
days.  Gordie Howe and others speak of how an opponent is a man "trying to
take food off my kids' table," >>
 
That's exactly my point...anytime a guy crossed the line back then he became
an outcast, even on his own team at times. Nowadays it's commonplace to have
high sticks just shrugged off in comparison due to the numbing effect of the
way the game has adapted.
 
Randy
 
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