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Posted Thursday March 26, 2009, About: Pahlsson interested in Hawks return
Have to admit I was surprised to hear this, but then again, it was nice to see him in his 26.
Posted Thursday March 26, 2009, About: Pahlsson interested in Hawks return
Have to admit I was surprised to hear this, but then again, it was nice to see him in his 26.
Posted Monday March 23, 2009, About: Jagr: 'No desire' to play for Oilers
The grammar and punctuation in the T & R version of that article was atrocious. Was it written that way, or was it just a poor cut-and-paste job?
Posted Sunday March 01, 2009, About: Wild's Backstrom to Capitals?
IF it happened, Washington would have two Nicklas Backstroms.
Posted Saturday February 14, 2009, About: NHL's next plan to increase scoring?
There just was never a scoring problem in the first place. Just like the conferences and divisions didn't need to be renamed. I wish these people would stop inventing problems.
Posted Sunday November 16, 2008, About: Devils looking to deal Elias
Could be inter esting. As a Hawks fan, I wouldn't mind see in Elias in a Hawks jer sey, as long as the Hawks aren't respon sible for all of his sal ary.
Posted Tuesday November 11, 2008, About: Messier: Face guards should be mandatory
This was an actual newspaper article? Sounds more like something you'd find, well, here... from someone who's had a few too many after the game.
Posted Wednesday October 29, 2008, About: Too many goalies in Chicago
Wow, what a story. It appears the Sun-Times top hockey source continues to be some kid's MySpace page.
Posted Thursday October 16, 2008, About: Larionov wants action after Cherepanov death
Maybe the Russians will stop welding shut emergency exits in public places and on buses, too. Maybe.
Posted Monday October 13, 2008, About: Hamuis calls out Avery for suckerpunch
They spelled "Hamhuis" wrong in the headline. I'd expect that from a blog, but not from SI.
Posted Monday September 29, 2008, About: Khabibulin on trading block?
#1 is absolutely right. What's up with the question mark in the headline? This would only be news if the Sun-Times put the word "not" in there somewhere. The Sun-Times looks a bit in need of a clue here.
Posted Wednesday September 24, 2008, About: Shanahan refuses Rangers invite
Geez, you would think the guy deserves a little respect. He's never been a whiner before. You would also think that the Rangers should know by now what he can do. Why the tryout?
Posted Sunday August 24, 2008, About: Burnett to Yankees or Cards?
I can see the Yankees overpaying him, sure. Sounds like a good fit.
Posted Monday August 18, 2008, About: Rays give Hamilton bases-loaded walk
What a risky move... Byrd had been on fire the previous week or so.
Posted Sunday August 03, 2008, About: NHL trimming goalie padding
It also doesn't seem fair to me that a a 6'4" goalie should be restricted to the same pad sizing limits as a 5'8" goalie.
Posted Sunday August 03, 2008, About: NHL trimming goalie padding
Dismilmaya,

Your pointless meandering aside, what I'm talking about is goalie pads. The part of the pad above the knee is called the thigh rise, not the knee pad. This article doesn't seem to know the proper terminology, nor do you. Goalies don't wear knee pads. Those are for volleyball players. The thigh rise is part of the pad, and is included in the 38-inch limit.
Posted Sunday August 03, 2008, About: NHL trimming goalie padding
"aided by 6 or more inches of knee protection on top of 38 inches of pads"

Making up figures doesn't help your case there, Boston Globe. No goalie has 6 inches of knee stacks. 2 or 3 is more realistic. Any goalie who had 6 inches of knee stacks would fall off of them. Knee stacks, by the way, are installed on the inside of the pad, aligned perpendicular to the ice when the pad is straight up, and are flat along the ice in the butterfly position. They protect the knee when driven down into the ice, and also alleviate stress caused on the knee and hip joints.

I wish the NHL realized that their new sizing rules have a trickle-down effect. After the first round of downsizing, virtually all leagues, from youth up to college and the IIHF, eventually adopted the same rules. The effect? Most goaltenders in North America were forced to buy brand new gear, costing $500-2000. I wonder how much input Reebok and Nike had on the rule changes. They've sure made a boatload of cash off of it.
Posted Wednesday September 26, 2007, About: Vote of confidence in Milwaukee
Even if they don't make the playoffs, Yost has done a decent job with the Crew.

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