If Al Sobotka's twirling of the octopus is so wrong...

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,,,And the clueless asshats at NHL league HQ now say it is ... I don't wanna be right! If the NHL is intent on pissing off a one of their more passionate fanbases, they are doing a damn fine job of it. Keeping the Red Wings in eastern time zone exile by leaving them in the Western Conference, never playing Original 6 teams, the instigator penalty essentially eliminating fighting, having a ... (link)

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NHL declares war on octopus twirling
Published 4/19/2008 at Puck Daddy
... The Wayne Fontes Experience ranks this among the League's other egregious sins against Detroit hockey. I don't expect it to last very long: This decision seems like the kind of flimsy legislative appeasement that's quickly tossed in the trash after die-hard fans in an Original Six city and their newspaper columnists offer colorful rebuttals. Every facet of the octopus toss in Detroit contributes to one of ...

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