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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…
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Thin Air – July 11, 2012
New Nash-ville: Breaking!!!11OMG1!!1ONE!!! – Rick Nash has six teams he is willing to be traded to. The 2011-12 LA Kings, the 2010-11 Bruins, and the 2010 Canadian Olympic team are the top three. If those don’t work, he is willing to go to the NY Giants. He has dropped the Lakers, as they already have…
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How Not to Break Up a Fight
Last night, in Vancouver’s loss to the Minnesota Wild, linesman Darren Gibbs (and thanks to Puck Daddy for pointing out the name, and the videos) took a fist to the face while breaking up a fight between Cal Clutterbuck and Maxim Lapierre. Here is the Minnesota Wild video of the ‘head shot:’ It’s easy to…
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Draft: Oh, What a Night
Oh, how wrong I was. I thought, what’s the point? Why pay attention to the draft? What could possibly happen that’s all that intriguing? I went to skate for a bit before running home, and then to the Mile High Hockey party, and that’s when things got interesting. Liles traded to Toronto: You know what?…