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Snapshots: THN's Campbell tallies Brian Burke's first head-shot debate salvo, confirms that NHLPA retained Donald Fehr to revise consitution, search for new exec. director
Pension Plan Puppets: Two Wild and Crazy Teams!
Slap Shot: The Morning Skate: Will General Managers Act on Head Shots?
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THN's Campbell tallies Brian Burke's first head-shot debate salvo, confirms that NHLPA retained Donald Fehr to revise consitution, search for new exec. director
Snapshots —
... )... November 9, The Hockey News : “I have not changed my view on an automatic penalty, I have no appetite for that,” Burke said. “But the criteria we apply when we evaluate these, we have to look at when a player has no chance to avoid the hit. The (Jonathan) Toews hit, that’s part of our game. If Toews had looked up, he would have seen it coming. I’m not sure (David) Booth had any chance to avoid it and I just want to review the criteria.”There are times, Burke would acknowledge, players receiving the hit are not responsible for protecting themselves.“In the case where the ...
Two Wild and Crazy Teams!
Pension Plan Puppets —
... The Hockey News is reporting that the Leafs do not have any veto power when it comes to the league placing another franchise in the GTA. ...
The Morning Skate: Will General Managers Act on Head Shots?
Slap Shot —
... because it was designed to allow teams more time in the attack zone, which they gained anyway by a tougher standard on obstruction and allowing the two-line pass. It resulted in penalized a skill (goaltenders who could handle the puck) and the penalties seem wrongheaded. But if Shoalts and Cox are right, the general managers may not be taking much action against the increased number of open ice head checks that have had debilitating results in recent years. Still, both Shoalts and Ken Campbell of The Hockey News quote Maple Leafs G.M. Brian Burke, a leading status quo ...
