November 21st, 2009

Bad Timing Does Not Make a Bad Rule

Rule 32.2, which is basically the “intent to blow” rule, is under fire at the moment. So we are clear on what the rule says:

As there is a human factor involved in blowing the whistle to stop play, the Referee may deem the play to be stopped slightly prior to the whistle actually being [...]

November 17th, 2009

Reading Hockey Blogs the Easy Way.

The internet is awesome, isn’t it? I mean, we have all sorts of things to keep us occupied, like hockey blogs, and hockey podcasts, and… other hockey blogs! But clicking around the internet is tedious work, and disappointing when you visit a site over and over only to find it looks exactly the [...]

November 17th, 2009

The Perfect Third Jersey Comment

This was so spot on, I thought it deserved it’s own post.

Mark from Alaska wrote this comment about the Avs 3rd jersey:

They look like a replica of an old fashioned sweater using new technology/fabrics. I don’t buy into the fact that a sleek fabric makes a player better or faster. Constant gut-checks, love of the [...]

November 15th, 2009

Thin Air: Hockey Thoughts on a Sunday Afternoon, November 15th, 2009

Stuff that would normally go into the ether, were I still dealing with twitter.

- I went to a Spokane Chiefs game with Jason Cohen, author of Zamboni Rodeo, still one of my top five hockey books. Jason was a lot of fun, and I thank him for showing up. Now, if only the [...]

November 13th, 2009

Avalanche Unveil 3rd Jersey… Which I Won’t Be Buying

The Colorado Avalanche finally showed off their latest abomination to the hockey world powered by Reebok 3rd jersey to the world, and while it has elements of the original 3rd, it really isn’t any match.

(the picture is from Icethetics, who got it somewhere else)

Great, the Avs will be playing in a Snuggie.

Look, I’ve made no [...]

November 6th, 2009

Thin Air: November 5th, Late Edition

Oh yes, another night of hockey highlights. I have the Ducks – Predators game on the DVR, but I can’t get motivated to watch. I mean, the point was to see what the problem with the Predators is, but I can’t do it. Not tonight.

- T-Squared? OK, Kevin Weekes. You can call Tim Thomas [...]

November 5th, 2009

Daytime Hockey Thoughts – November 5th, 2009

Just some thoughts:

- You know what? Your incomplete theory on why attendance is low putting the blame squarely at the fans holds no interest for me. Fleshing out real reasons with actual ideas and research does interest me. Start a flame war on your own time. I don’t care.

- I know people think Tom [...]

November 4th, 2009

Thin Air: Hockey Thoughts on a November Evening

Haven’t done one if these in a long while. Here we… go:

- Phil Kessel took 10 shots on goal in a 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay, and managed to be minus one. Congrats to the Toronto media, who will ignore everything in the name of overzealous reporting. Go team!

- The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ducks, [...]