- i'll be attending the ken king / darryl sutter q&a on thursday at flames central... while i'm more of an observer, by nature, if anyone offers up a wicked question in the comments section, i'll ask it....
- i did a little reading on green laser pointers and it kindof freaks me out, where kippy's vision is concerned.... those things are REALLY not good for eyes.... a few interesting forums and articles about what an idiot laserdouche is, and a bit of follow-up/fall-out from lasergate.... considering that i just linked to a zillion different things and your attention span is probably as long as mine, i'll break it down for you here: green lasers are sixty times more powerful (and thus, harmful) than red laser pointers. the forum link above shows pics of a guy who has etched into plastic with his green beam, which is effin' frightening when you think about the ramifications: not only for kippy's career but kippy's LIFE, man.... anyhow. no question that there should have been an announcement on the PA at GM, and that brent should've probably stopped the game. on the other hand, if it was happening constantly, my guess is that kipps would've made more of a fuss (so i presume he's just fine).... it seems that barry trotz has vowed to remove his team from the ice if it happens again tonight. bottom line: laserdouche will get tattled on the next time he/she decides to play green lantern at an NHL game....
- toronto v. pittsburgh on saturday night produced a situation not totally unlike the giordano phantom penalty fuckup call from dec 29/08 (the quintessential of gio v. zebra mess-ups). this time, however, it was sergei gonchar who both scored AND (when play continued) hauled down ponikarovsky on a breakaway the other way. a lot was made of the situation, since the eventual awarded goal nullified a toronto penalty shot, and it caused me to re-investigate my stance on the giordano episode.... here's the difference:
NHL RULE 78.6 VIDEO REVIEW:When a team scores an apparent goal that is not seen by the on-ice officials and play continues, the play shall be reviewed by the Video Goal Judge at the next stoppage of play. If the goal is confirmed by video review, the clock is re-set to the time the goal was scored. If the goal is not confirmed by video review, no adjustment is required to the clock time.
Only one goal can be awarded at any stoppage of play. If the apparent goal was scored by Team A, and is subsequently confirmed as a goal by the Video Goal Judge, any goal scored by Team B during the period of time between the apparent goal By Team A and the stoppage of play (Team B’s goal), the Team B goal would not be awarded. However, if the apparent goal by Team A is deemed to have entered the goal, albeit illegally (i.e. distinct kicking motion), the goal shall be disallowed by the Video Goal Judge and since the play should have stopped for this disallowed goal, no goal can be awarded to Team B on the same play. The clock must be re-set to the time of the disallowed Team A goal and play resumed.
Any penalties signaled during the period of time between the apparent goal and the next stoppage of play shall be assessed in the normal manner, except when a minor penalty is to be assessed to the team scored upon, and is therefore nullified by the scoring of the goal. If an infraction happens after the first stoppage of play following an apparent goal (infraction after the whistle) by either team, it is assessed and served in the normal manner regardless as to the decision rendered by the Video Goal Judge.
the verdict is that in the leafs/pens game, the goal AND penalty were pittsburgh so the penalty stands. in the gio incident, the goal was scored by minnesota which means that gio's delay of game infraction should have been "nullified by the scoring of the goal."
....and since we're on the subject of the lengthy list of gio phantom penalties, does anyone have any idea why it was GIO (and not iggy) who received a 10-minute misconduct during the pushing-and-shoving at the end of the second period on saturday night ?? no matter, the dude almost scored on his first shift outta the box.
- speaking of gio (almost) scoring, how good was THIS ??!?11!?:
- i know it has nothing to do with hockey but it's pure radness: beer can or bacon ?
[UPDATE: this link has totally disappeared, which is really too bad for you....]
- team canada numbers are out but unless you're planning to get a jersey, i'm not sure how exciting it is.... eric staal gives up #12 to alternate captain, our iggy (as if he wouldn't) and takes #21. getzlaf defers his #15 to veteran dany heatley and does the same (#51).... nothing else overly interesting to note beyond the team's lack of a #4.... ie: it's ready and waiting for jaybouw. ;)
- theo fleury apparently decided this week that he didn't want his #14 in the rafters at the 'dome and went ahead and posted some rather controversial comments over on his blog (he's since removed them). my opinion is this: he wasn't entirely wrong about any of it, but he's an idiot for announcing such things in a public forum.... regehr probably SHOULD be traded (like dion, his value will only diminish if his current play continues) and theo probably WOULD have scored more than conroy.... mind you, with the way that he was skating, fleury's +/- would be atrocious by now, and i'd be screaming about his floating more than i did with bootuzzi.... on the subject of #14 sabotaging his jersey retirement, my boy strombo pointed out that "one day he'll get there. when flambés fans realize that, short of one magical run, d.sutter is the c.mactavish of calgary."
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Fleury posted an apology today for his imprudent comments. Like you, I don't disagree with him, necessarily, but there is a time and a place, and he missed it by a wide margin with the original post...
i literally skim over theo's site about twice a week and have missed both this and the original post by an hour or two....
thanks for the heads up....
:)
I got the heads-up from TSN (I have never been to his blog before, and probably won't ever go again), it's the main story on the NHL page tonight. I guess they are trying to make up for reporting it in the first place?
i love theo. the fact that he's outspoken just makes him HIM. i just wish he'd shut up long enough to get #14 up there next to lanny and mikeyV and then i figure carte blanche to say whatevs.
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I, as the HTP voice of the Canucks, do solemnly apologize for green-laser-douchebag. He represents the asshole faction in our crowd. That being said, lets move on.
I have thought about the Nuck v Flame game and I have come to the conclusion that it was a saw-off. These two teams are too close to call. The Canucks were down two defensemen and have an issue with secondary scoring. The Flames have no first line and are inundated with 3rd and 4th defensemen. Their goaltenders are roughly equal and although the Canucks out-skill cowtown, with the jump they showed on Saturday, Bowville can skate with and beat Vancity.
I am interested to see how the remainder of the season plays out. If Cowtown keeps Dion I can't see them getting any better. He really is an embarrassment and would do well to be traded to some southern clime where his mystique can be marketed and his mediocrity can be hidden. Good luck on this front. At his pay structure you will be lucky to get a first round pick and a plumber for him. Anything more would be a coup.
It was a well deserved win even if it came in a shootout.
See you in the playoffs.
once again, goad goes and proves why he's both my favorite of canucks fans, and my favorite of writers.... dude, you are (without QUESTION) the htp voice of the canucks !!! i'm not one to rate comments but that one is in a class of its own... too bad i can't disagree with any of it cause i LOVE it when we banter... ;)
bang on, brother. x
I have thought about the Nuck v Flame game and I have come to the conclusion that it was a saw-off.
Sorry to burst your bubble, friend, but you're just making shit up. Look at the scoring chances. 19-9, when you have the kind of forward corps you do (including The Best Player In Hockey) with the Flames on the second night of a B2B and VAN @ home... it's even more of a shitkicking (in Calgary's favor) than it appeared on the surface.
RO:
i hate to say it but i gotta agree with goad on this one. calgary has been out chancing teams for days now and (by my count) is 1-1-1 in those and that all-importan first 1 was a shootout W.
goad's argument is that the flambés have no first line (aka: goalscorers) and the hated 'nucks are down their top two defenders. IMO if you re-insert bieksa and salo, the scoring chances even out. if you bring in a guy for the flames' top line that actually NETS GOALS, we might have the upper hand. the former is realistic... the latter is a pipedream.... ie: until daz brings in a bonafide first liner (and we're not talkin' lundmark, here) it's a "saw-off".
was there any point in that entire game that you were totally convinced the flames were gonna run away with the two points ? i would doubt it....
Ahh R O, my favorite reactionary contrarian. Did you just call Henrik Sedin the "Best Player In Hockey"? Tell you what, we'll trade you Hank for Iggy straight up. Course it'll be Danny but you'll never know the difference.
goad:
that shit's funny.
i'm STILL laughing and i've read it thrice....
ps: since henrik chipped a tooth, they are WAY easier to tell apart... ;)
I'm happy to leave the sisters in Vancouver, even if they are kind of funny. I know its been replayed many times, but I USED to think getting down with twins would be cool.
Fleury still trying to get back in with the Flames management. So WI, how much MORE time is going to need to pass? And why does that question sound like it came out of a parole hearing?
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