Some excellent points here, good read.
It's mind-boggling that the NHL, Board of Govenors, and PA are so lax with this issue. The number one issue is obviously safety, protecting the player. The league and the owners (for the most part) could care less about the player. What do they care about? Money. You would think the loss on investment would get their attention. You have a five to ten million dollar a year player that misses the whole season to an injury that could have been prevented by using a visor. Someone will say insurance will cover his salary, true. But what about the fans that don't buy tickets because they wanted to see that player? Merchandise sales lost. Decreased level of play for the team, maybe missing the playoffs.
"Visors are for wimps and euro's." - Don Cherry on HNIC, June 2004