As for a transition period and the possibilty of increased stick in the face injuries, the easy solution is to truly enforce the high sticking rules. This will increase the number of high sticking penalties in the transition, but this should limit the injuries and further down the road, move the college game back to the way it was intended to be played. I am totally in favor of this change and think it will help college players integrate quicker in to the NHL. Speaking as a player, I hope that high sticking penalties are now called much tighter at all levels. Lastly, speaking as a player whose jaw has been broken twice be 'errant' high sticks, this should help to reduce some of the goonery that has been permitted. later, Sean