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 is nearly universally believed to be the most anticipated signing of Free Agency 2010, the New York Rangers have secured the services of forward Tim Kennedy. Yes, THAT Tim Kennedy. Kennedy, the much-balleyhooed winger who was totally NOT waived and then bought out by the Buffalo Sabres earlier this summer – where’d you [...]
In an announcement that shocked few, if anyone, across the hockey world Tuesday night, unsigned center Kyle Wellwood announced at a press conference that he is willing to take a job with any team that offers food as compensation. Wellwood, a serviceable center at 27 years old, is one of many low-to-mid level free agents [...]
New York Rangers and Knicks owner James Dolan gave basketball superstar and pending free agent Lebron James the keys to the NHL draft for the Rangers this weekend in a bid to lure him to the Knicks. “I would venture to say this is a slam dunk,” said Rangers General Manager Glen Sather. “This is [...]
Bonjour my friends. Big news to start off tonight’s column. My gnomes tell me that Team USA star Paul Stastny has demanded a trade from the Colorado Avalanche. What could drive the budding superstar to such a demand? Why, the Olympics themselves. My sources tell me that Stastny was heard berating goalie Craig Anderson for [...]
Bonjour friends. Let’s get right into the rumormill, shall we? My gremlins tell me that the Toronto Maple Leafs were on the verge of pulling another huge deal Sunday. They won’t give up names, but say it unraveled because Brian Burke legitimately broke his finger dialing the phone, trying to get the deal done. Burke [...]