The Zdeno Chara/Max Pacioretty hit finally got NHL league officials talking about some comprehensive safety rules. The league is taking a hard-line stance against all hits to the head with the two-game suspensions of both Dany Heatley and Brad Marchand.

The NHLPA is also going to work with the league to make the rinks safer to play in by looking at stanchion padding in Montreal as a result of Max Pacioretty's injury. It can be argued that a lot of this stuff is common sense and should have been done a long time ago. It is showing a lack of concern and appreciation for the players, because without them there would be no NHL. There fore it would seem like the safety of the players should be the league's top concern.

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