3 things I think: NHL player empowerment, gambling ads, Peanut Punches
CBC Sports columnist Jesse Campigotto shares three opinions on NHL player empowerment, proposed restrictions on gambling ads, and dangerous missed Peanut Punches in football.Summary
In this CBC Sports newsletter, Jesse Campigotto introduces a new opinion format inspired by Peter King's "10 Things I Think I Think," then offers three takes. First, he argues that the NHL's new player-empowerment era is hurting Canadian fans: stars like Quinn Hughes, Brady Tkachuk, and Connor Hellebuyck forced trades away from Canadian teams, often using no-movement clauses or signaling a preference for U.S. markets, and Canadian fans have responded with boos and creative protests. Second, he supports Bill S-211, which would create a national framework to regulate sports betting advertising, citing research on gambling harms, the rise in underage betting, and the sheer volume of ads during NHL playoffs—two to three per minute—as reasons to treat gambling ads like old cigarette ads. Third, he says the "Peanut Punch," a technique to dislodge the football, has gone too far: when defenders miss the ball and strike the ball carrier's body, especially the head, it should be a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty.
(Source：CBC.ca)