One more from Selanne.
Teemu Selanne told reporters before leaving Honda Center today that he plans to talk in depth with Paul Kariya about a possible reunion in Anaheim.
Kariya has not played in a year because of lingering post-concussion symptoms, which led Selanne on a tangent about hits to the head in the NHL.
"He's healthy now but ... if you saw all the hits that happened this year in the head, they've got to do something," Selanne said. "Giving one or two games, it's not going to, you know - if they want to take those out, they have to do more."
His suggestion? "I guarantee that if you get 20 games one time, players are going to think twice if they do anything. It's not worth it, you know."
It was then suggested that Selanne become the NHL's discipline czar when he does retired.
"I would be really good with that," he replied, laughing. "I would be tough."
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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