he was one hell of a hockey player
- Flyfreaky

https://www.google.ca/map...43.7666322,-79.274845,18z

and he gets a 10m road, tucked behind some industrial buildings, beside some tracks.

Come on, they couldn't find a slightly better stretch of road?

edit: a new townhouse development, not industrial buildings anymore.

if soccer can decide the biggest global sporting championship on penalties, hockey can handle some regular season shootouts. and frankly, if the shootouts cost you a playoff spot, you don't deserve to be there anyway.
- DoubleDown

That's one of the biggests gifs on the worlds most rigged sport.

The penalty kicks are stupid.

Wait.. Habs fan.. this is expected.

And an actor.

He was in Youngblood.
- Atomic Wedgie

oscar worthy

https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.7666322,-79.274845,18z

and he gets a 10m road, tucked behind some industrial buildings, beside some tracks.

Come on, they couldn't find a slightly better stretch of road?

edit: a new townhouse development, not industrial buildings anymore.
- Feeling Glucky?

why the hell does he have to intersect with dejong street?

I don't mind the shootouts but they do happen too much.

4 on 4 for 4 mins and 3 on 3 for 3 is a cool way to cut down on them. I don't like the asymmetry of it all though. 67 mins of hockey and then the shootout seems especially arbitrary. If they doubled the length to 10 mins there would be half as many shoot outs, or did 4 on 4 for 5 mins and then 3 on 3 for 5 mins, I would be happy. Although I know the players have no interest in staying longer than they already do.

I considered it to be less than factual. So did a lot of people:

http://www.csmonitor.com/...cumentary-mislead-viewers
- Atomic Wedgie

The last line of that article sums it up I guess.

The story was so compelling," wrote one reviewer, "that they didn't want to spoil it."

I enjoyed it - as a good story.

Did they ever find out if the director killed himself?

https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.7666322,-79.274845,18z

and he gets a 10m road, tucked behind some industrial buildings, beside some tracks.

Come on, they couldn't find a slightly better stretch of road?
- Feeling Glucky?

Even I have my own road.. a couple actually

Friends dad owns most of the land in Richmond Hill and so the city rents the land from him 100 grand a month plus unlimited vacations.

if soccer can decide the biggest global sporting championship on penalties, hockey can handle some regular season shootouts. and frankly, if the shootouts cost you a playoff spot, you don't deserve to be there anyway.
- DoubleDown

But soccer does it the opposite. They allow ties except in elimination games. Does that mean shootouts in the playoffs too eventually?

Hockey needs to stop trying to change the rules every three years and just come up with one system that works and leave it alone. The system that works the best is really simple. 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie. OT is 5 on 5 for 20 minutes. Eventually, somebody will get a match-up and win the game. If the players complain about playing too much hockey, tough luck, end the game sooner. Maybe those 3rd and 4th line players have to get better so teams can roll four lines.

Football has ties but they rarely happen because the make the teams play an entire extra quarter to break the tie. Basketball keeps going. Baseball keeps going. But hockey has to end with a skills competition or a reduced version of the game? Nobody else pulls players off the field for OT, why should hockey for another knee jerk rule change?

I think there is a strong possibility that the Leafs will try to bring in Luongo. I'm hearing it could involve a package of Nylander, Kadri, Gardner and Reilly for Luongo straight up. A hell of a deal if the Leafs can pull it off.

What did he die from?
- Yeti1181

A blood disorder.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=280002

He looked terrible near the end - completely bloated up. It was really sad to see.

One of my favourite Leafs from the era. I was at the Gardens when he scored in OT in the semis against Vancouver - of course, we didn't win another game.

But soccer does it the opposite. They allow ties except in elimination games. Does that mean shootouts in the playoffs too eventually?

Hockey needs to stop trying to change the rules every three years and just come up with one system that works and leave it alone. The system that works the best is really simple. 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie. OT is 5 on 5 for 20 minutes. Eventually, somebody will get a match-up and win the game. If the players complain about playing too much hockey, tough luck, end the game sooner. Maybe those 3rd and 4th line players have to get better so teams can roll four lines.

Football has ties but they rarely happen because the make the teams play an entire extra quarter to break the tie. Basketball keeps going. Baseball keeps going. But hockey has to end with a skills competition or a reduced version of the game? Nobody else pulls players off the field for OT, why should hockey for another knee jerk rule change?
- JohnFergusonJr

Continuous OT would be nice, but the american market can't handle it, apparently.

I seriously doubt that hockey is drawing in a lot of casual fans because of the shootout.

Real fans don't care.

1 point for a tie. 3 points for a win. Games end on time.

The lost excitement from OT or SO is replaced by teams actually being motivated to win within the 60 minutes. You wouldn't see teams as anxious to play risk-free hockey for 10 minutes to guarantee themselves a point.

I also like that if a team that is a heavy underdog manages a tie, then they get a well-deserved point.

A blood disorder.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=280002

He looked terrible near the end - completely bloated up. It was really sad to see.

One of my favourite Leafs from the era. I was at the Gardens when he scored in OT in the semis against Vancouver - of course, we didn't win another game.
- Atomic Wedgie

i love how every leafs playoff story ends with "of course we didn't win another game"

i love how every leafs playoff story ends with "of course we didn't win another game"
- Flyfreaky

Is that what you love? awesome.

I seriously doubt that hockey is drawing in a lot of casual fans because of the shootout.

Real fans don't care.

1 point for a tie. 3 points for a win. Games end on time.

The lost excitement from OT or SO is replaced by teams actually being motivated to win within the 60 minutes. You wouldn't see teams as anxious to play risk-free hockey for 10 minutes to guarantee themselves a point.

I also like that if a team that is a heavy underdog manages a tie, then they get a well-deserved point.
- Aetherial

this is the one issue that makes hockey a joke for a major sports league

losing teams should never be rewarded, period!

Is that what you love? awesome.
- Aetherial

- Flyfreaky

i love how every leafs playoff story ends with "of course we didn't win another game"
- Flyfreaky

To be fair, pretty much every playoff story can end the same way.

In 2014, the Kings won the cup, and didn't win another game in those playoffs.

I seriously doubt that hockey is drawing in a lot of casual fans because of the shootout.

Real fans don't care.

1 point for a tie. 3 points for a win. Games end on time.

The lost excitement from OT or SO is replaced by teams actually being motivated to win within the 60 minutes. You wouldn't see teams as anxious to play risk-free hockey for 10 minutes to guarantee themselves a point.

I also like that if a team that is a heavy underdog manages a tie, then they get a well-deserved point.
- Aetherial

Casual fans love the shootout.

And I love the 1 point for a tie, 3 points for a win, games end on time idea (forces teams to try to win the game) but the owners love the current system. It keeps crap teams in the playoff hunt longer.

Bang your head against the wall all you like, but the league isn't changing the current set up. They love it.

To be fair, pretty much every playoff story can end the same way.

In 2014, the Kings won the cup, and didn't win another game in those playoffs.
- Feeling Glucky?

you're one sly dog

Casual fans love the shootout.

And I love the 1 point for a tie, 3 points for a win, games end on time idea (forces teams to try to win the game) but the owners love the current system. It keeps crap teams in the playoff hunt longer.

Bang your head against the wall all you like, but the league isn't changing the current set up. They love it.
- Atomic Wedgie

3 for a win, 2 for a OT win, 1 for an OT loss, 1 each for a tie, 0 for a regulation loss.

Continuous OT would be nice, but the american market can't handle it, apparently.
- Feeling Glucky?

Somebody should tell Bettman that Americans aren't leaving during playoff OT.

The shootout always has been and will continue to be a gimmick. They brought it in after 2005 lockout to try and get some interest back but it ran it's course.

Missed this. The "band practice" thing was more a quip. I meant as in the whole band went to a gig a few hours away, nobody was there to watch besides other bands, and went home empty handed.

It was a rough period
- TheThrill

oh yeah, we still have those from time to time.. we're getting choosier now tho

Somebody should tell Bettman that Americans aren't leaving during playoff OT.

The shootout always has been and will continue to be a gimmick. They brought it in after 2005 lockout to try and get some interest back but it ran it's course.
- JohnFergusonJr

I dislike it, but I'll admit it's exciting.

Team sports shouldn't be decided on an entirely individual effort though.

this is the one issue that makes hockey a joke for a major sports league

losing teams should never be rewarded, period!
- Flyfreaky

Awarding points for losing teams is ridiculous. Or giving fewer points for a regulation win than an OT win.

Each game is worth 2 points. If you win it, you get all the points. If you tie it, you split the points. You can't have points appearing or disappearing all over the place.