Category Archives: Hockey

I have single-handedly saved the NHL

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Here, according to Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy, is a comparisson between the NHL’s old (as in one-year-old) and new rules regarding headshots: …and here is my proposed headshot rule, circa March 7, 2010: (1) Any hit that either (a) … Continue reading →

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I am just an advertisement for a version of myself

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

[Credit to David Byrne for the post title] Way back in November of 2007 I posted about the sordid saga of Ethan Reynolds, formerly of the model blog / community Brat Boy School (since shut down; internet wayback machine link … Continue reading →

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NHL: Yet again we are talking about headshots

Posted on April 17, 2010 by

Andy Sutton’s hit on Jordan Leopold in last night’s Senators-Penguins game nicely illustrates that the new “lateral backpressure” rule doesn’t address the NHL’s real problem.  Skip ahead to the one minute mark for a good slow-motion look. I have one problem, … Continue reading →

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Further argument against NHL headshots

Posted on March 9, 2010 by

The aftermath of Sunday’s Matt Cooke head-shot on Marc Savard has left Savard with an uncertain future and the NHL mired in controversy yet again.  Coming just a day before a meeting of General Managers, the Cooke hit was one … Continue reading →

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The NHL has got to do something about headhunting.

Posted on March 7, 2010 by

Still recovering from my septoplasty surgery, so I’ve spent most of this beautiful Philadelphia Sunday sitting inside watching NHL Center Ice.  I’ve just watched Marc Savard of the Bruins carried off the ice of Pittsburgh’s Mellon Arena on a stretcher, … Continue reading →

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