Rule 32.2 As there is a human factor involved in blowing the whistle to stop play, the Referee may deem the play to be stopped slightly prior to..
..the whistle actually being blown. The fact that the puck may come loose or cross the goal line prior to the sound of the whistle has no bearing..
In what appears to be a publicity stunt gone awry, Atlanta is being held hostage by the crazed mascot of a sports team no one in the city appears to have heard of. Calling himself Thrash, the cartoonish bird has claimed he will murder one Atlantan every day until an alleged sports team called the [...]
Lou Lamoriello once again shot down speculation that he would fire Devils coach John MacLean after a 7-1 drubbing at the hands of the Atlanta Thrashers Saturday night, stating he “wants to see where MacLean is going with this.” “I’m not sure but I think he might be really trying to lull the league into a [...]
The city of Philadelphia became so powerfully awful late Monday night that an Intent to Blow reporter was forced to halt writing what was sure to be an instant comedy classic just to shield the world from a barrage of hate bullets forming in his brain that could have destroyed the Eastern Seaboard. Shortly before [...]
Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin claimed last night that he has discovered the reason behind Pittsburgh Penguin star center Sidney Crosby’s torrid scoring pace (50 points in 30 games) compared to his own numbers (only 35 points in 30 games). The revelation came moments after the Capitals’ game against the Panthers and media had gathered [...]
Tim Thomas is in the holiday spirit. The Boston Bruins netminder, who has confounded goal scorers for more than two months of NHL play, announced this morning he would donate each of the goals he absolutely robbed from opposing players to the New York Islanders for the holidays. “Tis the season,” Thomas told reporters today. [...]