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Putting Peters out there actually works to the Phlyers benefit. Sabres rolling their lines (or at least trying to, it's hard to do when you have ~25 minutes of powerplay time a game) is one of the things that is killing Filly. Putting Peters in the game does 2 things for Filly: it gives them an opportunity to CLAIM that it's the Sabres that want to goon things up and it also forces Buffalo to double shift Hecht (of course that is assuming the Sabres don't spend 1/2 the game on the powerplay).

Actually there is at least one Phlyer that IS that stupid. Not sure which Phlyer it was (have it on tape so I could figure it out if I cared, they're all idiots), but when Eager went after Vanek, McKee was tied up with a guy. McKee pulled him forward and the guy kicked his leg backwards over the boards into the Sabres bench and hit Grier right in the Shatanic Goathead.

I was just reading the latest THN (Vol 59 #31) and in it there was a disturbing article about video replay. (Sorry, I have the issue in print, so didn't check to see if it is on the web.) They stated that the digital recorders used in the different rinks in the NHL use too low of a frame / second to be able to always see a puck in the net (they didn't see it in an Edmonton Minnesota game recently). So the in-rink official may not be able to correctly state that a puck is in the net when it in fact is in the net. Well, that's why they have the high tech stuff in the "war room" in Toronto, right? Wrong. The guys in Toronto ONLY SEE THE OVER AIR BROADCAST OF THE GAMES. They don't get any of the backfeeds and can't call to production trucks to get specific replays. In the particular game in question, the network broadcasting the game didn't buy the overhead video feed (apparently they have to pay extra for that one) and didn't show a side angle view that would have shown the puck in the net until AFTER the play resumed. I can understand the league trying to save money, but this is ridiculous. They are definitely setting themselves up for another "No Goal" situation. Just when I think they are getting their act together, they prove that they aren't.

I think it officially ends when the Phlyers season ends, so this year you have about a week left.

While that wouldn't surprise me, Clements22 stated that the radio show HOST was saying he wants Sabres injured. For some reason that strikes me as being far worse.

Thanks for the explanation. I still have no idea why Morganti would make something like that up. That is bordering on mind-numbingly pointless. Oh, well.

"Doctor said she'll be OK. I guess she just won't be able to eat any spicy foods for a while. hehe"

Here's what I posted yesterday over on TSR about the showing of the hit. Apologies to anyone that already read it over there. Just another aside about the hit. Over on the Phlyers Phan board, there was a lot of whining about the hit being shown multiple times on the Jumbotron. (5+ times seems to be a common perception.) I was at the game and just watched the MSG version of that portion of the game and can honestly state I would like to know what drugs those guys (and the OLN guys that goaded them on) were smoking because it must be some reeeaaally incredible stuff. The Jumbotron shows the game in real time, so the hit (most likely) made it to the jumbotron when it occurred. The hit was repeated ONCE about 4 minutes after Umberger went down (which was actually about 2 minutes after he skated off the ice) as the game was being delayed by Captain Kangaroo's continued discussion with the referees. Apparently, the hit was then reshown during the intermission on the Jumbotron during the MSG intermission simulcast. (I was talking with some friends in the concourse and didn't see the simulcast.) Assuming the feed in the rink is the same one that went out to the home viewers, the hit was shown exactly 1 more time. About 4 seconds after showing the hit, Kevin Sylvester said (and this is paraphrasing) "Just so everyone knows, we were told Umberger is alright. We would not have shown that if he was injured." So, I have no idea what the OLN guys (and Phlyer Phans) are whining about; as the hit (if you include showing it real time) was shown on the Jumbotron exactly 3 times. (Once real time, once during a Phlyer induced delay in the action, and once 15 minutes later with a disclaimer.) Also, if there are any Phlyer Lurkers out there, the Sabre fans DID cheer for Umberger when he got up.

She also was Woody's girlfriend from back in Hanover on Cheers. EDIT: She also dumped Brad in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Don't use Netflix, but I do have some friends that swear by it. Thing is, there are so few new movies coming out that I am interested in I can usually find stuff I want at BJ's for $10 and the handful of new stuff I want for about $20. I then don't have to mess around with returning discs or losing them or whatever. I also tend to buy more "classic" TV shows than movies, but like to "have" them rather than have to return them and reobtain them. I've only seen 2 hockey games in HD, but I definitely think that it will be the key to hockey regaining its spot as one of the "big 4" sports again. I would actually like to see the NHL give SU or some other school with a top level communications program a grant of about $250k to figure out how to best take advantage of HD. I've had about 20 friends that didn't know anything about hockey watch games on TV with me, and none got hooked. I've dragged about 10 friends with me TO NHL games (preseason, down south) and ALL of them got hooked. HD could definitely change that equation.

Huh? I am totally missing your point on this one. Every sport does not have to do with fighting, and the NHL has significantly reduced it this season. Again, I am missing your point.

I know the clip is on the 1st Don Cherry Rock-em Sock-em Hockey (no the videos aren't as dumb as the name implies, although the music is pretty pathetic) and assume you could find it via a google search. Ironically, Sykes was a King when he "fought" Gretzky. Getting off thread, the DCRSH videos have some of the greatest stupid hockey quotes ever. Stuff like "Little Alan Bester has seen more rubber than a dead skunk on the Trans Canada Highway", and (this is paraphrasing) "Wendall Clark with 1/2 a back is better than most guys with a full back". Trust me, they DO sound good when Cherry says them. The videos also have some of the prettiest "tic-tac-toe" goals you could ever hope to see. (And some of the best bone jarring hits and hockey fights ever. I guarantee the Campbell - Umberger hit will be there soon.) I've only got the 1st 6, but he does a new one every year and he must be up to at least 14 by now.

OK, that's cool. I'm just disappointed that you didn't like the Phil Sykes reference as he is in all probability the only guy out of the handful (and we are talking Mites through NHL Alumni games) that Wayner "fought" that DIDN'T kick his butt. I don't know if the "fight" could be found through a search of GG's site, but it is truly hilarious for the sheer patheticness (is that a word?) of it. Kurri trying to get a "3rd man in" penalty just completes the scene.

I don't have a problem with soccer fans as I actually like to watch World Cup games and actually go to indoor games (or at least I used to before the Blizzard folded). I didn't start the p*ssing match (don't think you did either actually), but was merely pointing out the fact that Gretzky not being a bruiser really isn't an indictment of the guy nor the sport.

I can honestly say that I have never seen a commercial during a US broadcast of OT during a period. I have seen commercials during intermission, but not while play is on-going. The networks don't typically sell advertising for events that they do not know will happen (which is an oversight on their part IMHO). I also know that the "red light" (which signifies a 100 second TV timeout) that goes on after the 1st play stoppage during evenstrength play after the 14:00, 10:00, and 6:00 marks does NOT go on at the rinks.

I still think it is unusual for Congresscritters to not grandstand an issue even though their actions were extremely integral in creating the issue.

Yeah, well no plan is perfect.

Didn't they cure that in a movie 5 or 10 years ago? How could it not be passe?

If it is a US broadcast, there are 0 commercials. It's been too long since I've seen a HNIC, TSN, or Roger's Sportsnet playoff OT broadcast to say for certain that there are none of the 10 second spots during those broadcasts.

Happy B-day, 15 minutes late. Of course, on the left coast it is still your birthday, so nevermind about being late.

OK, so every man alive (with the exception of Phil Sykes) can beat up Wayne Gretzky. How many of your soccer playing buddies could beat up "Cement Head" Semenko or McSorley? Not many (or more accurately, NONE). Neither could many hockey players, which is why Gretzky didn't have to fight much.

Dead nuts, straight on, hit the nail on the head. You definitely understand the show.

I haven't been able to watch much of this series yet but (at least until I started typing this, as Calgary just scored to make it a 1 goal game) they seem to be doing well tonight. I expect that this should be an excellent series. It is the one Western series I picked to go 7 because I actually think it is that even and not because I couldn't figure out where the upset would occur!

Does anyone know which network's (of the 4 networks broadcasting the game last night) camera crews worked the game last night. I haven't watched the entire MSG broadcast yet, but for the "Carubba Collisions" shown on the Jumbotron, the camera work was horrible. I don't know if OLN gets to put in their crew or if it was MSG's because it was a Buffalo home game. If it was MSG cameramen, I'm thinking several regulars scheduled vacation for this weekend. I actually don't hate OLN's broadcasts but do hate Brickley and Edwards. Beneditti (sp?) and Eliot are decent (not great, but there are several that are much worse) and I've actually gotten used to the "Rangers" broadcasters over the years (don't love them, but can tolerate them). The only broadcasters besides RJ and Jim that I do really like are CBC's crews and surprisingly the LA Kings' crew.

Really? Ooooohhh. Has he made his way to the level where you can float over the couch or does he still have to jump up and down like an imbecile?