Hockey Trash Talk & BS thread

Woot!

 

Wow he's been around a long time , no wonder you don't know any better

 

Just shy of when the league expanded by a couple fail squads to 14 teams.

The fail parties consist of a two time loser and the ultra 'hat trick' loser.

 

Hey , if you want to listen to people talk about what they did on the weekend and what they had for lunch while the game is going on or have the rules of hockey explained to you like you're watching for the first time ever every single time the whistle blows , that's fine by me , I'm just glad I only have to sit through those two clowns very rarely , I'll even take Bob " where am I " Cole over them , at least he calls the game

 

*tries to call the game

 

tres bien

 

damn those jets...

 

I'd love to hear what you would have to say about true homers like the clowns on ROOTS for PIT

Edit: old link to go with above statement: http://www.crossingbroad.com/2012/0...ught-jaromir-jagr-was-cheating-in-game-2.html

 

I'd like to know exactly what icing is now.
Twice last week I saw the linesman blow the whistle as a slow moving puck traveled toward the goal line. Play was blown dead when the puck was still about 2 feet away from crossing.
Last night they blew the whistle as 2 players were racing for the puck pretty much side by side, but the whistle was blown when they got to the top of the faceoff circle. I thought the defenceman needed to get to the dot?
Fucking bush league.

 

I've seen that quite a few times as well and a few different broadcasters/commentators have asked the same question.

 

Rule 81 – Icing
81.1 Icing – For the purpose of this rule, the center red line will divide the
ice into halves. Should any player of a team, equal or superior in
numerical strength (power-play) to the opposing team, shoot, bat or
deflect the puck from his own half of the ice beyond the goal line of
the opposing team, play shall be stopped. For the purpose of
deflected pucks, this only applies when the puck was originally
propelled down the ice by the offending team.
For the purpose of this rule, the point of last contact with the puck
by the team in possession shall be used to determine whether icing
has occurred or not. As such, the team in possession must “gain the
line” in order for the icing to be nullified. “Gaining the line” shall mean
that the puck, while on the player’s stick (not the player’s skate) must
make contact with the center red line in order to nullify a potential
icing. For the purpose of interpretation of the rule, there are two
judgments required for "icing the puck". The Linesman must first
determine that the puck will cross the goal line. Once the Linesman
determines that the puck will cross the goal line, icing is completed
upon the determination as to which player (attacking or defending)
would first touch the puck. This decision by the Linesman will be made
by no later than the instant the first player reaches the end zone faceoff
dots with the player's skate being the determining factor. Should
the puck be shot down the ice in such a manner that it travels around
the boards and/or back towards the end zone face-off dots, the same
procedure shall be in effect in that the Linesman shall determine
within a similar distance as to who will have touched the puck first.
For clarification, the determining factor is which player would first
touch the puck, not which player would first reach the end zone faceoff
dots. If the race for the puck is too close to determine by the time the
first player reaches the end zone face-off dots, icing shall be called.
The puck striking or deflecting off an official does not automatically
nullify a potential icing.

81.2 Face-Off Location – The resulting face-off following an icing call shall
be at the end face-off spot of the offending team, unless on the play,
the puck shall have entered the net of the opposing team, in which
case the goal shall be allowed.
If during the period of a delayed whistle due to a foul by a player of
the side not in possession, the side in possession “ices” the puck,
then the face-off following the stoppage of play shall take place in the
neutral zone near the defending blue line of the team icing the puck.
If, in the opinion of the Referee, the defending side intentionally
abstains from playing the puck promptly when they are in a position to
do so, he shall stop the play and order the resulting face-off on the
adjacent corner face-off spot nearest the goal of the team at fault.
If the Linesman shall have erred in calling an “icing the puck”
infraction (regardless of whether either team is short-handed), the
puck shall be faced-off on the center ice face-off spot.

81.3 Goalkeeper - If, in the opinion of the Linesman, the goalkeeper feigns
playing the puck, attempts to play the puck, or skates in the direction
of the puck on an icing at any time, the potential icing shall not be
called and play shall continue.
If, however, a goalkeeper is legitimately out of the crease in an
attempt to go to the players’ bench to be substituted for an extra
attacker and in no way makes an attempt to play the puck, the icing
should not be nullified under this section.
If the goalkeeper is out of his crease prior to the shot being taken,
and simply retreats to his crease making no attempt to play the puck
or feign playing the puck, the potential icing shall remain in effect.

81.4 Line Change on Icing - A team that is in violation of this rule shall not
be permitted to make any player substitutions prior to the ensuing
face-off. Should the offending team elect to utilize their team time-out
at this stoppage of play, they are still not permitted to make any player
substitutions. However, a team shall be permitted to make a player
substitution to replace a goalkeeper who had been substituted for an
extra attacker, to replace an injured player, or when a penalty has
been assessed which affects the on-ice strength of either team. The
determination of players on ice will be made when the puck leaves the
offending player’s stick.

81.5 No Icing – When the puck is shot and rebounds from the body or stick
of an opponent in his own half of the ice so as to cross the goal line of
the player shooting, it shall not be considered “icing.”
When a puck is shot by a team from their own half of the ice and is
deflected several times before crossing the center red line, icing shall
be nullified if at least one of these deflections was off an opposing
player. If a player of the side shooting the puck down the ice who is onside
and eligible to play the puck does so before it is touched by an
opposing player, the play shall continue and it shall not be considered
a violation of this rule.

 

Okay good, I do know what icing is. It's just the NHL linesmen that are confused.

 

Dear L.A. ...for the luv of all that is holy, please win in regulation tonight against the flamers.

( ot is a make/break barometer) (2-11 = break)

 

Try linsing upper level hockey sometime . Sometimes you make the call a split second early to avoid an injury. I've never had a coach confront me about it because they know why we make those sort of calls. I'm guessing the NHL officials are being instructed to do the same thing to avoid injuries.

Exciting plays often are dangerous plays. In modern sports ethics is leaning towards making plays safer where possible. That's societies decision, not the leagues.

 

GO CANUCKS
GO FLAMES

 

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Jason-Lewis/Phaneuf-for-Richards-Does-It-Make-Sense/179/65708

interesting.

 

They were talking about that Saturday on HNIC

 

Don't like. Don't lose the mojo. (maybe already did x33)

 

Nice to see McKenzie writing again. This is great:
http://www.tsn.ca/a-ryan-o-reilly-trade-is-more-complicated-than-we-think-1.186227

 

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl...rd-banned-6-games-for-perreault-hit-1.2918524