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Probably a Lightning season ticket holder who switches sweaters depending on who comes to town.
That silly string thing would never happen in Boston. We don't need a stupid circus side show to get more than 50% attendance at the Garden. (110 sellouts and counting)
He looks like a douche cause he bought the absolute ugliest cup shirt ever. There's tons of fair weather fans down in Florida because their families go down there for the "winter". Sorry, but if you need to go to Florida because there's a little snow, then you shouldn't be a hockey fan.
And you think that they need it in Calgary? They don't have an attendance problem there.
It's fun. Y'know, fun? Ever heard of it?
But you're right, the Bruins don't do anything for the sake of entertainment that has nothing to do with the game on the ice. Nothing at all.
Dude, that's just stupid.
You think that people who spend their winters in a warm climate shouldn't be hockey fans? For reals?One of the reasons my wife and I moved to LA was to get away from the cold and snow. So I guess I shouldn't be a hockey fan because I moved here? Because that's what you're saying.
Can we move on from this topic already? It's just getting stupid and ruining the thread at this point.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AtGJow7UFvwOwQXFczU0VtN7vLYF?slug=ap-scoreboard-investigation
I watched the game live and didnt notice it but when I watched the replay the clock actually does stop.
Why the War Room didnt chime in and look at it is beyond me-and if they did how did they miss it?
I watched the game live and didnt notice it but when I watched the replay the clock actually does stop.
Why the War Room didnt chime in and look at it is beyond me-and if they did how did they miss it?
The Blue Jackets didn't notice it until they were reviewing video after the game. The War Room didn't notice that the clock stopped during their initial review of the goal. It says so in the third and fourth paragraphs in the article you posted.
Wow, that's a pretty major screw up.
I'm guessing the timekeeper thought the Blue Jacket's goalie covered the puck and stopped the clock (from the angle in the replay, it looks like he might have covered), but they definitely shouldn't be stopping the clock until the whistle's blown. If they pause it half a second after the whistle, they can always correct it before play resumes. There's really no excuse for it.
Can you imagine the outrage if one of the Canadian teams lost a game getting screwed like that?
Luckily for the NHL, with Columbus in dead last, the point from that game's result wouldn't have any effect on playoffs.
There actually is a level of "outrage" in Canada about this (well, at least on Toronto sports radio). They've been talking about it quite a bit today, and find it to be totally unacceptable.
It turns out that there may have been a hiccup in the clock earlier this week during a Clippers game as well.
I guess the War Room has a new thing to look at when a goal is scored right near the end of the game- to make sure that the clock behaved correctly.
Crap like this shouldn't happen at this level. It's being investigated, and I'm sure it won't happen again.
With LA in a close playoff race, that extra point that they would not have gotten if they lost in OT could certainly give them a playoff berth or home ice advantage.
I know they saw it after the fact but when I was watching the end of the game I didnt see anyone tell the players to wait to confirmation(or if they did they did a poor job of doing it). I actually thought that a few extra seconds ran off after the puck went in so at the very least there should have been a faceoff to run off the clock.
All that said I do agree-this cannot and should not happen-just ask Sabres fans-and they are STILL bitter after over a decade.
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=154479
In case anyone was wondering what the video in question was and didn't want to hunt it down.
In case anyone was wondering what the video in question was and didn't want to hunt it down.
I think we can add this to the list of reasons to add an NFL like challenge system to the NHL....
@surely-
I meant to ask-should the leafs be selected for the winter classic will you attend and assuming HBO will be back who will be the most interesting guy on it?
@surely-
I meant to ask-should the leafs be selected for the winter classic will you attend and assuming HBO will be back who will be the most interesting guy on it?
I think they didn't realize it until well after the game ended. Not like 10-20 seconds after the goal was scored or something. The impression that I have from listening to all of the commentary is that it wasn't noticed until later on....probably when everyone was already off the ice. Is that incorrect?
I remember watching that. I couldn't believe that it wasn't called back, even though it was the one of the stupidest rule changes ever. I was so frustrated that season because of all of the goals that were called back. They really screwed up on that one.
I probably won't attend, but never say never. It's not very likely that I'm going to sit in a freezing cold stadium in Michigan! I guess that means that I shouldn't be a hockey fan according to some.......
I will most definitely be watching it on tv......maybe after a trip to the beach.
The most interesting.....I think guys like Lupul, Kessel, and Liles would be interesting to watch. I thought Lupul was hilarious at the ASG draft, and I like how he pointed to the Maple Leaf on his sweater when he skated out to center ice during the player intros to annoy the Sens fans. I've heard some of the other players say that Kessel is a great guy, so I'd like to see what he's like behind the scenes. I've heard Liles on a couple of interviews, and again, seems like a good dude.
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The Stars "stole" the Cup from the Sabres.
Brett Hull scored the winner in OT but his foot was in the crease. That season, there was a rule that a goal would not count if any part of an opponent's body was in the crease. There were goals called back with a player's toe in the crease. There were goals called back with a player in the crease but not interfering with the play at all.
If they would have followed that rule, the goal should have been called back, and the game should have continued. But, because it was the Cup winning goal, and everyone was already celebrating, they let it be (I guess that's why).
The rule was a disaster. It was a fitting way for the Cup to be won though.
Ah yes, now I remember that. Stupid rule.
If that goal in LA had been at the end of the 1st or 2nd no doubt it would've been fully reviewed and called no goal. I think a rule that any goal scored with 10 seconds or less remaining in the period needs to be reviewed would help prevent this again. And you could only do that for game tying/game winning goals at the end of the 3rd. Obviously if a team is already up a goal and they score another one with 1 second remaining it's a moot point whether or not it counts. It's not like those late goals happen often so it wouldn't be too much of a burden.
An argument could be made for any goals scored with 10 seconds left on a powerplay to make sure there aren't any shenanigans going on with the clock there either, but I don't see that happening.
If that goal in LA had been at the end of the 1st or 2nd no doubt it would've been fully reviewed and called no goal. I think a rule that any goal scored with 10 seconds or less remaining in the period needs to be reviewed would help prevent this again. And you could only do that for game tying/game winning goals at the end of the 3rd. Obviously if a team is already up a goal and they score another one with 1 second remaining it's a moot point whether or not it counts. It's not like those late goals happen often so it wouldn't be too much of a burden.
An argument could be made for any goals scored with 10 seconds left on a powerplay to make sure there aren't any shenanigans going on with the clock there either, but I don't see that happening.
The thing is, the goal was reviewed. They reviewed it to make sure that the puck crossed the line before the clock hit zero. The problem was that they didn't even think to look to see if the clock stopped or malfunctioned. It didn't cross their minds to check on that because it's never happened before.
They froze the screen when the puck crossed the line, saw that the clock still had time on it, and called it a goal.
I know, I meant they should review the past 20 or so seconds on the clock before its scored to make sure the clock was functioning properly. It might take a few minutes, but I think the correct call needs to be made.
That would be an unprecedented amount of review, especially for an isolated incident like this. No other sport does anything close to that.
I think a better approach would be to ensure that they have properly functioning clocks. Every clock should be the same in every arena, and every clock should be tested on a regular basis. Stuff like that.
And wow, the Canes beat the Bruins. Again. That's a season sweep, isn't it?
Wow Sam Gagner!
Sam Gagner had four goals and four assists to tie a franchise record as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on Thursday.
Gagner tied an Oiler team record for most points in a game held by Wayne Gretzky and defenceman Paul Coffey.
Coincidentally, today is 20 years to the day that Marty McSorley scored one goal and five assists in a game against the Canucks.
Sam Gagner had four goals and four assists to tie a franchise record as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on Thursday.
Gagner tied an Oiler team record for most points in a game held by Wayne Gretzky and defenceman Paul Coffey.
Coincidentally, today is 20 years to the day that Marty McSorley scored one goal and five assists in a game against the Canucks.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=386843
Please allow me to rant on this guy for a moment-
Owen Nolan came to the Sharks roughly around the time that I started following the game. For the next 8 or 9 years, he symbolized our Sharks team-hard working, passionate and tough. He was our leader and led us to some great moments (an upset over the Blues in 2000, finally beating the Avs in 2002) and created some (risking his life and blocking an Al Macnnins missile in game 7 against the blues in 2000, body checking belfour into the boards in 98' and, of course the 97' all star game). He was and still is, in my opinion our best captain we have ever had.
But above all that-he was good to the fans and the community-he still owns a couple restaurants near HP Pavilion.
Unfortunately, everything blew up in 2003 and he became the causality of a incompetent GM looking for a scapegoat.
I am ecstatic that we are allowing him the opportunity to retire as a Shark and giving him the send off that he should have gotten.
/end rant
Please allow me to rant on this guy for a moment-
Owen Nolan came to the Sharks roughly around the time that I started following the game. For the next 8 or 9 years, he symbolized our Sharks team-hard working, passionate and tough. He was our leader and led us to some great moments (an upset over the Blues in 2000, finally beating the Avs in 2002) and created some (risking his life and blocking an Al Macnnins missile in game 7 against the blues in 2000, body checking belfour into the boards in 98' and, of course the 97' all star game). He was and still is, in my opinion our best captain we have ever had.
But above all that-he was good to the fans and the community-he still owns a couple restaurants near HP Pavilion.
Unfortunately, everything blew up in 2003 and he became the causality of a incompetent GM looking for a scapegoat.
I am ecstatic that we are allowing him the opportunity to retire as a Shark and giving him the send off that he should have gotten.
/end rant
5-0 Leafs win.
49 saves for the shutout by Reimer. 49!
Second shutout in a row.
Both Kessel and Lupul had great nights.
Sorry Lee.....but not really.
49 saves for the shutout by Reimer. 49!
Second shutout in a row.
Both Kessel and Lupul had great nights.
Sorry Lee.....but not really.
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5-0 Leafs win.
49 saves for the shutout by Reimer. 49!
Second shutout in a row.
Both Kessel and Lupul had great nights.
Sorry Lee.....but not really.
Someone please give them a 2012 calendar.
It's February already, time to start sucking the pipe.