Well, who’da thunk it…? Listening to the Rangers/Capitals broadcaster he goes ultra PC and instead of linesmen says “linespeople” when commending the officials that were chosen to do the playoffs. You mean there are trans-linespersons breaking up fights?… oh the horror!

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The really curious thing this morning is that Brandon Bussi (G) was called up from Providence on an emergency basis yesterday. Why the Bruins think they need a third goaltender in town at this point has me baffled. Swayman played beautifully last night... makes me wonder if Ullmark might be hiding an injury.

Bussi IS a VERY good tendie... if rumors are accurate and Ullmark gets traded after the playoffs, he's the likely backup for Swayman going forward.

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And even curioser: I went to the Providence/Hartford game yesterday afternoon (4-2 Providence final) and Bussi was in the net!

I must admit the paper transactions teams make sending players up and down is baffling. Even more so during playoff season, when roster size and cap space are essentially irrelevant.

Then again, yesterday's game was the last of the regular season and Providence had some kids from Portland and at least one PTO on the ice. So maybe they needed headroom.

Like I said, baffling. The good news is that I find the BUSINESS of hockey nearly as interesting as the game itself.

^^^ baseball pitchers get shuttled back & forth a lot. Th Blue Jays fly Nate Pearson in from their Buffalo farm team to San Diego, , he was just sent down last week,, comes into the game yesterday in the8th inning and gets hammered. Last week he was lights out,,, and so it goes.
Rempire State Bldng gets his first playoff goal, btw. His tv interview was goofy but fun.

nyuk, nyuk

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nyuk, nyuk

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A well-deserved win for the Leafs. Bruins simply got outplayed. I suspect that one team will outplay the other all the way to game 7.

But more importantly    ... 

from GinoHard.com > my Facebook > BHO:

Thailand beat Kuwait 57-0 in the IIHF U18 World Qualifiers.  Shots on goal were 122-1 Thailand  

... and here I was thinking 19-0 and 22-1 [Intermediate/senior/?? level back in the late 60s] was bad. 

They have ice in Kuwait? What next….?

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They have ice in Kuwait? What next….?

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How about a ski area in Dubai? It comes complete with a colony of penguins.

RIP Ed Chadwick. Had his hockey card.
“ Ed grew up in Toronto, Ontario and began playing organized hockey at 14 years old. He was an NHL goaltender from 1956-1962, primarily for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and still holds the Leafs record for the most consecutive games played by a goalie at 140. After ending his 14 year professional career as a Buffalo Bison, he settled in Fort Erie, Ontario where he made his home for the last 60 years. After his playing career, Ed spent 33 years as a NHL scout and coach including 19 years with the Edmonton Oilers where he won five Stanley Cups. After retiring, Ed focused on wood carving, raising money for local children in need through his charity golf tournament, and spending time fishing with his oldest friend, Rudy Miller and Family.”

... and Bob Cole.   RIP X 2.

I thought I had E.C. in my "BeeHive" collection.  Comparing your pic ^^ with the pic of Broda has me thinking maybe photoshopping is older than I'd realized.

Was walking in the Eaton’s Centre in TO back in 2003 and I heard this familiar, booming voice coming from a store,, I stopped and looked over and there’s Bob Cole talking to the clerk. He looked over at me,, I just said G’mornin’ and as he replied I shuffled off to my busking spot.
RIP Mr. Cole

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/bob-cole-obituary-1.7184556

the "Henderson goal"

Bob Cole's last game call was the end of season tilt between the Make-Believes and the Habs in Montreal, the one where Poehling was called up for his first NHL game and got a hat trick in regulation and the shoot-out winner in OT. Cole was lights out about the kid, even laughing when he scored #3, and speculating about the potential winner as Poehling wound it up at centre ice. BC was so much better than either of the Hewitts. He poured on the excitement in that last broadcast, as he did when the Habs won their last Cup. My number one is still Danny G, though. He set the bar really high.

(I don't think Poehling was treated right by the Habs. Good thing he got a chance via the trade route.)

Chris Cuthbert scores ! pretty good on the excitement scale,,,,, but, but, nobody outdid ex-TeePees broadcaster Rex Stimers; when he exclaimed “TWENTY BELL SAVE” for Roger Crozier you could here him clear across Lake Ontario in Trawnna. ;-)

(I think I might be living in the past, but don't tell anybody)

Strategy question.....

Premise: To my way of thinking, generally speaking when there's a net-front scramble, the offensive team has the advantage.   

I see more often than not, when the puck pops loose and is retrieved by the offensive team the offensive player will skate or pass it further away from the mob scene [i.e. back to blue line, over toward the boards, etc.] .... to "reset" I presume. 

If my premise [advantage to offensive team] is correct, wouldn't it make sense to fire the puck back into the scramble and keep the pressure on the defense? .... instead of giving both teams the opportunity to reset.

What say you experts?

[What would DC/MD say .... besides OTGAO, and/or "...hit 'em hard and hit 'em first??   ]

I haven’t noticed that, but then I’m not a strategy wonk like you coaches are. I think they do that to retain possession in the offensive end rather leaving it up to a 50/50 chance the defenders will OTGAO or tuck it to the goalie to freeze.

From The Baseball Factory > my Facebook > BHO:

... but I'm wondering when "the more things change, the more they stay the same" kicks in.

I'm guessing "never taken off the mound" applies [only] to the '68 season.... though even at that it sounds unbelievable.   

Nowadays pitchers throw harder/faster,, seems that’s the thing now, so their arms can’t take as many innings,,, and then there are bullpen specialists who they like to bring in,,, “this guy has good luck against that leftie batter, etc”. Still a great achievement for “chin-music Gibson”. They lowered the mound the next season to give batters a better chance,,,, bums in seats like homers more than strikeouts.

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Strategy question.....

Premise: To my way of thinking, generally speaking when there's a net-front scramble, the offensive team has the advantage.   

I see more often than not, when the puck pops loose and is retrieved by the offensive team the offensive player will skate or pass it further away from the mob scene [i.e. back to blue line, over toward the boards, etc.] .... to "reset" I presume. 

If my premise [advantage to offensive team] is correct, wouldn't it make sense to fire the puck back into the scramble and keep the pressure on the defense? .... instead of giving both teams the opportunity to reset.

What say you experts?

[What would DC/MD say .... besides OTGAO, and/or "...hit 'em hard and hit 'em first??   ]

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I'm certainly no expert (not even close) but ... from what I've seen lately, one can get too close, which makes it harder to loft the puck over the goaltender (especially on the backhand with a curved blade). In a scrum at the net, with bodies all over, it's even more difficult.

I've noticed that players on breakaways often don't score because they've gotten too close to find an opening. Sometimes the goaltender even poke checks.

Goaltender - guards the net. Gaoltender - guards the penalty box.

Is the premise that in a scramble in the slot [not necessarily in/at the crease, though the goalie might well be out of position] the advantage is generally with the offensive team a screwy one?

Edit:  Paul, do you mean in-game breakaways or shoot outs.  On in-game ones a defensive player giving chase cuts into thinking time. On shoot-outs, too many go for a Sunday afternoon la-de-da/loop-de-loop instead of having a plan of attack, IMNSHumbleO.... I dunno ...  maybe I'll mesmerize the goalie with my nifty stickhandling?!?!?!

Or like Miroslav Dvorak apparently said while his coach was giving him the what-for after skating out from behind his own net and coughing up the puck: "Dipsy-doodle good for fans."

Scramble in the slot? From what I've seen the offensive player who scores has managd to escape an opponent, sneak into an opening and snap a shot from a quick pass.

Sometimes on a breakaway the chaser cuts into the puck carrier's "planning time" and he goes straight in, basically shooting at the goaltender without finding the time to get an opening. Sometimes in a shootout the puck carrier out-thinks himself and runs out of room.

And sometimes it's the Maple Leafs and nothing works.

P.S. How about that Vancouver comeback?

That move along the boards by Quinn Hughes was huge in winning the game ... at 1:57 https://youtu.be/-OY5MyM6790?si=m-yMbUpXQr6eEwPn

But this was then…..

The scrambles I have in mind are where Plans A, B, AND C have gone by the wayside. Nobody has established control of the bouncing puck [so they aren't sneaking off or making passes]. .. mostly pushing, grabbing, cross-checking, whacking away [sometimes even at the puck].  

It seems to me that the defensive team either wants the puck tied up or away from that area [have occasionally been known to whack it directly over the glass in their haste/pressured (?) state].  My logic/illogic/?? says the defensive team wants the puck outta there, because they see themselves at a disadvantage [i.e. advantage to the offensive team].  

Does either team have an advantage during ^^ scrambles? 

The offensive team might have some advantage - as you mentioned the defending team is more panicky and might make mistake out of desperation. Is it a masterpiece of Lord Stanley’s bidding? ,,, methinks not.

The level of the defense's panic/desperation would mirror its [perceived] degree or level of the offense's advantage, no?