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Making visors mandatory might save a few ocular organs in certain situations, but they are hardly perfect. Visors can protect from an errant slapshot, but they do little for elevated sticks, and pucks that bounce upwards. If you really want to protect players, then you need to mandate that all players wear full face shields. Of course, then you might as well just have all the players wrap themselves in bubble wrap, because there is always a danger when you play a sport, especially a physical sport like hockey.
Then again, from what I've seen lately, more players should start choosing to wear a visor. I know that guys like Marian Hossa are thanking their lucky stars for their visor (errant slapshot hit him in the head, shattered his visor, gave him a slight cut on his face, but no eye damage), while guys like Sundin should stop flexing in front of the mirror, and just wear a damn visor already. It's like the Leafs aren't in enough trouble already without him looking like Mrs Sundin caught him coming home smelling like perfume, and lipstick on his collar. :P
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