Empty Netter Assists - Eastern Conference - 12-17-08
Empty Netters —
Penguins
-Alex Goligoski hates coats.
-We'd keep that Ryan Malone jersey in mothballs.
-And we wouldn't preorder that Sean Avery Penguins jersey either.
-Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! got a hold of a translated interview with Evgeni Malkin. He's planning on buying a house and he likes green wallpaper.
-Wyshynski also provides the latest example of why the NHL's all-star voting is absurd.
-Devils forward Brian Rolston seeked advice from Sidney Crosby (right) on high ankle sprains.
-Jonathan Bombulie of the Wilkes-Barre/Citizens Voice seems to think the ...
Blake's "Spin-a-Rama" Beats Devils
Hugging Harold Reynolds —
The Leafs' Jason Blake shootout goal against the Devils at the Air Canada Centre was a perfectly legal "spin-a-rama" as defined by Rule 25 in the NHL rules for Shootout procedures. The rule states: "The spin-o-rama type move where the player completes a 360° turn as he approaches the goal, shall be permitted as this involves continuous motion." Search though we did, we couldn't find any mention in the rules about the seldom used "Dipsy Daisy," "Okie Muskogee" or "Hot Carl." While NJ Coach Brent Sutter conceded it was a close call, Bobby Holik calls bullshit. Holik told ...
The Hub: December 18, 2008
Comcast SportsNet New England » Wicked Good Sports —
Thursday, December 18, 2008 | 9:00 am ET
Despite recession, Sox fans buy tickets in record numbers
The Red Sox set a new club record for the first weekend of regular season ticket sales with 243,024 tickets purchased. (The Biz of Baseball) ...
Scouting the Enemy: Toronto Maple Leafs
PensBurgh —
Record: 12-13-6
Leading scorers: Matt Stajan (7G, 17A, 24pts), Nik Antropov (12G, 11A, 23pts)
Blogs: Pension Plan Puppets | Maple Leaf Hot Stove
Did you hear? After sitting out the first four months of the season, Mats...
What's that? Oh, he didn't? My mistake.
Ahem.
Well uh, did you see that Bruins game the other night? The Maple Leafs were down 5-1 at one point but they rallied back to...
Really? They lost? Man, I need to keep up on my news.
Well then. Prior to Thursday night's 8-5 loss to the ...
What Hockey Really Needs Is Better Manners [Nhl]
Deadspin —
Did you see this shootout goal from Toronto's Jason Blake? Awesome, right? If you like cheating jerks! Ok, technically, using this spin-o-rama move on a penalty/shootout shot is not illegal—because it explicitly says so in the rule book. (Seriously, the NHL rule book contains the word "spin-o-rama." Amazing.) So it's fair ... but is it nice? The Devils' Bobby Holik doesn't think so. "I know it's legal, but it's so un-hockey," he said. "I think it's B.S. There was so much back-tracking you could do pretty much anything. I know the league loves it because it's exciting, but ...
