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    Re: Re: Re: Gary Bettman to: Brendan Shanahan (09/03/2011 09:35 AM Co ee History: This massage has been replied to Agree, but remember you are about to try to take a certain type of player (or aspiring player) and tell him his ability to earn more money than he could probably make doing anything else is over! The current head of of union spent a decade in baseball protecting steroid users over what was best for the vast majority of his players and the game. Gary B. Bettman at from my iPad On Sep 3, 2011, at 8:59 AM, "Brendan Shanahan" wrote’ | think you're right, The previous regime at the pa definitely would fight it. But | thought their current position on illegal checks to the head is that it should encompass ALL contact. If we keep this simply about concussions and brain injuries then how can they argue against it This is not the same role as it was in the 80's and 90's Fightcrs used to aspire to become regular players, Train and practice to move from 4th line to 3rd. Now they train and practice becoming more fearsome fighters. ‘They used to take alcohol or cocaine to cope. (Kort Now they take pills, Pills (0 sleep, Pills to wake up, Pills to ease pain. Pills to amp up. Getting them online From: Gary Bettman Sent: 09/03/2011 08:41 AM EDT To: Bill Daly Ce: Brendan Shanahan Subject: Re: Re: believe the fighting and possible concussions could aggravate a condition, but if you think about the tragedies there were probably certain predispositions, Again, though, the bigger issue is whether the pa would consent to in effect el type of "role" and player. And, if they don't, we might try to do it anyway and take the "fight" (pun intended) Gary B. Bettman Sent from my iPad On Sep 3, 2011, at 8:35 AM, "Bill Daly" wrote | tend to think its alittle bit of both. Fighting raises the incidence of head injuries/concussions, ‘hich raises the incidence of depression onset, which raises the incidence of personal tragedies. NHLO155220 From: Gary Bettman Sent 09/03/2011 08:19 AM EDT To: Brendan Shanahan Ce: Bill Daly Subject: Re: Do you remember what happened when we tried to eliminate the staged fights? The "fighters" objected and so did the pa. Eliminating fighting would mean eliminating the jobs of the "fighters", meaning that these guys would not have NHL careers. An interesting question is whether being an NHL fighter does this to you (I don't believe so) or whether a certain type of person (who wouldn't otherwise be skilled enough to be an NHL player) gravitates to this job (I believe more likely), Gary B. Bettman Sent from my iPad On Sep 3, 2011, at 7:04 AM, "Brendan Shanahan" wrote: hitp://www.theglobeandmail. com/sports/hockey/getting-rid-of-hockeys-go ons/article2152822/?utm_source=Shared+Article+Sent+to+User&utm_me dium=E-mail +Newsletters+/+E-Blasts+/+ete,&utm_campaign=Shared+ Web+Article+Links NHLO155221

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