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$30 for a 750ml bottle. I've paid more for a case of beer as 3putt says below, but I don't count that. I mean, I've purchased a keg before too, so you know.. the pricing thing without volume can be misleading. $46 for a case of 3Floyd's DL? If you ever get that deal again let me know how many I can buy... :)

You definitely want to keep the forward wide, but in order to do so you have to skate wider yourself. This leaves open space for a player to flow into. If you don't keep close the player will have space to make a cut and then we are back into a 1 on 1 battle which for the most part negates rink size except that its possible for a player to have more attack speed due to slightly more space. (Assuming the defender has played the forward too loose). The longer pass piece I think plays out statistically, to a certain point. But I also watch players hit long passes from their goal line onto the tape of a player at the opposing blue line. It will favor speed players over slower players to be certain. The space is still going to be there. As for the Bruins and Sabres I think you can make an argument about their ability to play small area games but that doesn't mean it was the reason they scored more. Finally, for hte Olympics argument (from Thanes) - you are talking about a single tournament in which the best players in the world have been conditioned to play in a smaller space. The coaches are conditioned to coach in smaller spaces. In short, the game basically played like a regular NHL game. The extra space was there but players aren't necessarily using it. A winder rink wouldn't immediately translate into increased scoring. The play styles have to adapt to the rink as well.

Just curious if you realized in your first rant on this that you applauded hockey for not chasing the dollar but failed to not acknowledge that ESPN won coverage by outbidding NBC? So, they kind of are chasing the dollar.

That's a nice twist on the normal red or green choices you get with most Berliner Weisse beers. I love the style and they are generally only in the 3.5-4% abv range as well. A happy accident indeed!

0 words. He'll say the name. That's all.

So why would it matter if they were working for the team or not? They undoubtedly all have clauses that restrict them from talking. So, either way they are going to be in breach of a contract whether they are employed or not. If they are willing to leak information after being let go they're likely to leak it while they are employed. They'd have to be fools to do anything that could cause them serious harm. So, any information they are likely to give out will have to be so diluted so as to protect themselves. Even, unofficially speaking, they have to be careful one way or the other. The concept that they are more likely to say something because they are fired seems weak. At least to me.. I've been under an NDA and a non-compete agreement. I was sufficiently interested in maintaining my financial well being and future employability to not say anything.

This is really only true once a team is set up in a zone. However, wider ice should also lead to the forwards being able to create more space when entering the zone and that could lead to scoring chances on the rush. It also increases the chance of scoring when a player gets pulled out of position. It's not the holy grail, but I don't think it's nothing either.

Unless those scouts were already completely useless and didn't matter anyway.

I'm on the fence about returning the Sunday D-league I play in at the BurgerPlex. Most of it is now competition with my son's hockey schedule but some of it is being sick of the losers we play against. There are a handful of really good teams and by really good I mean the kind of teams you love to play against. They aren't jerks, they are there to have fun. But so many are overwhelmed by players who are angry at life. I think if enough reports end up being sent to media sources, etc. about the allowance of racist and sexist commentary in games things might change. But who knows.. As I said above, I am thinking about moving out of the Sunday league. I've been asked to play in Scottsville but I'm not sold on that either. Gotta find somewhere to play. I'm not certain I could play a zamboni league. Not sure if I'd be considered too skilled or not. Now we're talking... renting ice.. I'm in. :)

Every commissioner, every league, every time. Not just the NHL and not just Bettman. People love to boo Commissioners. Perhaps because it reminds them of the business aspects of the game? I have no idea.

I think the cover should be:

BS. I demand a 4 hour long schedule reveal show!

I'm kinda surprised (perhaps not really) that people care so much about it. he goes out there.. presents the trophy and then the fun begins. it should be fairly unscripted.. I've no problem with any of it. I don't need any more pageantry injected into things.

There's nothing about this post that makes me happy. Okay.. one thing.. that you want to have fun playing. That's just an awful story.

Good job owning it man. I thought your reponse before this one was out of line. Just remember, if you carry the negativity everywhere then you'll only succeed in breeding more of it in new places. Don't let this place add to the crap in your life, let it work against that. The next period is about to begin.. are you ready? :)

Well, summer starts in 4 days and it's been raining nearly every day. So.... :P Tampa snuck an extra win in there but in the end Chicago is just too solid to lose to TB this year. Next year TB could be the team to beat. Nothing to shame Stamkos for.. Kane wasn't doing much until Game 6 either and Richards could have taken the shot on Bishop but clearly deferred to Kane. Either was a good play, but the pass to Kane is a great play. Good work Chicago. Well deserved. Now to see how they retain their team.

Ahh forgot about that incident.

I understand where you are going. But look where Bishop is on the ice. It's not really no man's land. The goalie shouldn't be coming that far out unless he can beat the opponent to the puck. The fact that Hedman had Sharp the whole way (and that it's Hedman) means Bishop should have stayed put and let his D make the play. If it was closer to the net I might be more on board. But Bishop is at the TOP of the faceoff circle. Miller got steamrolled by Lucic he was at the faceoff dot and there wasn't a defender anywhere near Lucic.

They were closed? Was it Sunday? Strange. Anyway, it's nothing fancy. It's a beer warehouse. But they keep the vast majority of beer at about 50 degrees.

The question however isn't what things end up looking like. It's what has to happen to get there. Any move by the Coyotes for the 2015-16 season has to be in the Pacific Division or they need to bounce someone who would ultimately be in the Pacific division. However, assuming they want Las Vegas and Seattle, if you temporarily move one team (Colorado) then they have to bounce them back. No way the Avs go for that. So, IF the Coyotes move this upcoming season they move to Seattle or Las Vegas. Then the NHL can progress on its expansion plans. I can't even imagine what they try to do if there is only 1 team in Florida (the Panthers seem ripe to move too).

I believe the answer is.. trying too hard. He had too much compete. A little less compete and he's not out in the middle of the ice where his players can run him over.

If you fancy a better overall location that's nearby you should check out AJ's Beer Warehouse on Clay Rd in Henrietta. Walk-on temperature controlled beer rooms, 30 or so taps.. better prices and staff.

That I almost understand because Time Warner Cable only has broadcast rights in certain areas. So they can't allow customers outside of the geographic region to stream it. The idea that TWC is in both Rochester and Buffalo should negate that but I can understand that they wouldn't allow it. I don't agree with it. Bottom line.. the NHL and any other content creator needs as many as eyeballs as possible and all of these restrictions cause a huge problem. The cable companies have adapted already and will continue to drive up Internet revenues to compensate for lost subscribers in the TV realms.

The logic is simple. If you move 1 team out of the Western Conference you need to put 1 back to at least have 14. BUT, the team that is moving out is in the Pacific Division and the team you'd move would have to go into the Central. You can't move forward with 8 teams in the Central and 6 teams in the Pacific. You could move 1 team into the Central and bounce Winnipeg or Colorado to the Pacific. However, if the NHL wanted to expand in Las Vegas and Seattle first then those two teams would need to be slated for the Pacific. So, there's no way Winnipeg or Colorado are going to move to the Pacific for a few years and the move back to the Central. The only way it would work is if either of those two teams moved and when the league expanded they were slotted into newly realigned divisions that kept many of the same opponents. Basically, there's no way Phoenix leaves the Pacific Division, let alone the Western Conference. They'd likely relocate to Seattle or Las Vegas. As it stands it is hard to imagine any team being put into Quebec City without another major realignment of the divisions and conferences.

So.. I was reading that Claude Lemieux is Hodgson's agent? I wonder if Tim Murray just hates that family now.