Things I feel you might need to know

If you play hockey and have compression pants, it's best to turn them inside out before throwing them in the washer. This way the velcro that holds up your socks doesn't grab all your other clothing and rip it to shreds.


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NHL, here's my offering for your re-scheduling.

The NHL is looking for a way to revamp their schedule, to reorganize and to make the league more marketable to a wider audience. This means finding a way to compete with Basketball, Football and Baseball.

One of their most widely publicized revampings includes moving teams, changing from 3 divisions per conferece to 2, and scheduling all teams to play each other at least once. The only reason I can see for changing the number of divisions is to create space for 2 new teams. Hey, I like expansion but I don't think we are there yet. And 3 divisions allows for greater expansion than 2 divisions.

So here's my idea.

1: Rename the Conferences: East and West to Prince of Wales and Clarence Campbell, of course these names could be updated but East/West is just so.... boring.
2: Rename the Divisions: of course we'll need 2 new ones, but maybe Howe and Gretzky .
I liked the historical flavor that the Adam, Patrick, Smythe and Norris divisions gave the game. It says "Hey look at all the great players we had and look at what they did for the sport."

3: Shorten the season from 82 to 80.
4: The All-Star break gets 5 days. 2 for travel, 1 for Skills and Young Stars Game, 1 for All-Star Game, 1 for travel back home.
5: The All-Star break comes as close to the mid-point of the season as possible. Most teams have played 40 games.
6: Back-to-back games only for home stands. i.e. Home teams can play back-to-back, facing either the same or different opponents in back-to-back stretches.
7: Travel schedules look like this: Game - 1 day to travel - Game. So Monday - Game, Tuesday - Travel, Wednesday - Game. Unless crossing multiple time zones then maybe an extra day for Rest. M - Game, T- Travel, W- rest, Th -game. This plays well with a home team back-to-back.
Anaheim goes to Buffalo, who doesn't want to see that this year?!?!, Plays 2 games in two nights and moves on to NJ. Anaheim schedule. Monday - Game, Tuesday to Buffalo, Wednesday Rest and practice, Thursday Game, Friday Game, Saturday travel to NJ, Sunday Game.
8: All teams play each other twice. 29 teams x 2 = 58 games. Should allow for Home games for each team.
9: All teams plays all teams in their conference an additional game: 14 games. Allows for uneven number of conference games for tie-breakers in standings for playoffs.
10: All teams play all teams in their division two additional games: 8 games. Allows for uneven number of games for tie-breakers for division standings. Previous years playoff standings can determine the home team for the 5th game.
11: Total games: 58 + 14 + 8 = 80.

Sabres

Go Sabres! Off to a great start so far.. keep playing like it's Game 7 and you'll do fine!!!

They haven't played as well as I think they can yet and they keep giving up early goals but it's exciting hockey!!! The NHL has got to be loving this team and so should the fans.

No history of hockey in the family

So for my birthday, or because my wife "had a good day", our two creative young children drew a hockey rink on our driveway.

It was fabulous, with pictures of the Stanley Cup and the NHL logo.

pictures to be added later, if i ever get the camera back from my wife.

There's always next year! THANK YOU SABRES!!!

There is no way that anyone will remember Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals turned on a bad bounce and a bad penalty call. Except for those 2 goals it would still be tied.
This game and the series will be remembered for all the defense injuries on the Sabres (4 out of 6 starters). They did a GREAT JOB!!!
BTW Campbell was clearing the puck legally around the borders but his stick got chopped by a Cane (Brind'Amour I think) and the puck went over the glass. Shortened shot, not a deflection and not a penalty. Going over the glass was not intentional and the rule changed after the Olympics.
There is no bad feeling for the Canes, but I HATE their Cheerleaders (for Hockey??!?!?!?!?!?) and their stupid red uniforms. Everyone in Carolina should be disgusted by the "Redneck Hockey" sign. The team should throw that redneck out.
There is no chance that Lindy Ruff will be fired.
There is no chance that Buffalo will burn to the ground again this year.
There is no chance for the Sabres to win the Stanley Cup this year.

Why is there no new NHL Center Ice Package deal being offered????

Go SABRES!!!!


Go Oilers!!! Oilers in 5. Sorry Cam and Martin.