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..
Dustin Byfuglien admitted today that he used Kyle Wellwood as a constant comparison while undergoing physicals for the Winnipeg Jets, making him seem much thinner and better conditioned than he actually is. “I just had him stand next to me the entire time,” Byfuglien said. “(Team physicians) took one look at that tanker truck with [...]
The city of Winnipeg was excitedly preparing to accomplish something it had for the last 15 years early Tuesday — to not field a team in the NHL playoffs in the upcoming season. By all accounts, the NHL is expected to announce today that Winnipeg will soon be the new home of the Atlanta Thrashers, [...]
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 [...]
We’re back for round two of our high school superlative previews. In fact, we’ll be posting these every Tuesday/Thursday til the start of the season. So uhh… I hope you like them. Because there’s no going back now. Up today, the southeast division courtesy of the lovely Miss L.M. Ruhland. Southeast Division By L.M. Ruhland [...]
The New Jersey Devils announced this morning that Ilya Kovalchuk has signed the exact same 17-year $102 million contract that was rejected by the NHL two weeks ago, and are submitting it to the league along with a recently discovered birth certificate that claims the Russian is 23, not 27. “It was our bad really,” [...]
The Atlanta Thrashers announced Tuesday that all remaining games on the schedule would be played at an Early Bird special start time of 2 PM Eastern. The change comes a week after the club called up greybread defenseman Chris Chelios from the Chicago Wolves. Atlanta general manager Don Waddell said the move was discussed with [...]
Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Kari Lehtonen was once again forced to put his comeback on hold this week when he suffered a concussion while getting into his car to drive to Phillips Arena. The oft injured Thrasher reportedly farted with such force while entering his vehicle that his trajectory was altered, sending his head into the [...]
The Atlanta Thrashers have dealt superstar winger Ilya Kovalchuk to the NFL in exchange for a 30 second spot during Sunday’s Super Bowl on CBS. The deal – which allows Kovalchuk to immediately enter the NFL draft, where he’s expected to go somewhere in the early-to-mid third round according to various mock drafts – was [...]