Category: NHL

  • Goal Waived Off in Detroit: Why It Happened

    Tonight in Detroit, a goal by Jordan Tootoo that 98% should have counted was waived off.  Here is the goal: The best angle as to why this call happened is the one from the corner, the second slow mo replay.  The ref, Dave Jackson, is in a good position in general, but as this play…

  • Thin Air: Oh Captain, You’re Captain

    Hockey thoughts. And yes, I did mean the ‘you’re” in the title.  Freaky, I know. – Let’s say that Ryan O’Reilly really is butt hurt about not having the captaincy of the Avalanche.  Let’s just say that he really does factor that into his contract demands (negotiations is too nice a word for what he…

  • Thin Air: Short and Sweet

    – I believe it won’t be too long until the Blue Jackets are no longer mired in the stink of the past.  I think they will turn it around in a few seasons.  Of course, I thought that a few years ago, when they had a decent roster of players and made the playoffs for…

  • Thin Air Sunday: Where’s Hejda?

    Some Sunday morning hockey thoughts –  – I got home from work last night in time to see the Colorado Avalanche melt down in the third period, to the fans in Edmonton’s delight.  The worst, for me, came from Jan Hejda on the Oilers game winning goal.  I would embed the video of it here…

  • Thin Air: Commitment to Winning-ish

    – Interesting article from Mark Masters of TSN (which I found via Kukla’s Korner) about Alex Semin. The basics are that Semin isn’t acting like the stoic coach-killer enigma he was widely reported to be. He’s contributing and seems to be… happy. Is that possible? Sure it is. Could it be that, considering the steady…