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The Magical Time Before The Instigator Rule
Jonathan Willis
March 28 2012 10:25AM
Show any hard hit on a star player, or any cheap shot, and someone is bound to talk about the need to dump the instigator rule. They may reference the magical time before the instigator rule was implemented, generally in a 'back when men were men and rats were hunted down and killed' sort of way.
It's self-delusion, of course.
So I did a quick Google News archives search for "NHL cheap shot," confining myself to the decade prior to the stringent enforcement of the instigator rule. I got 29 pages of results, and I've found video for a bunch of them. Let's review the tape.
This is 5'9" scoring forward Brian Propp of the Philadelphia Flyers (commonly known as the "Broad Street Bullies") taking a hit from Chris Chelios in May 1989. The Flyers met Montreal in the Conference Finals, and unlike now teams dressed enforcers in the playoffs. A quick look at the Flyers roster shows a long list of tough customers, from skilled muscle like Rick Tocchet at the top down to Craig Berube and Al Secord at the bottom.
And here's Dave Brown – a 6'5" enforcer who would later ply his trade in Edmonton – crosschecking Tomas Sandstrom early in 1988-89. Sandstrom had been the New York Rangers' second-leading scorer the previous season.
I couldn't find video on the third incident – one that Sabres' head coach Rick Dudley described as a "cheap shot" on star forward Pat Lafontaine – but I've included the piece that ran in the New York Times on the incident below. It's worth noting that the Sabres had three guys with 300+ PIM that year.
And here's Montreal enforcer Chris Nilan, "playing" against the "Big, Bad" Bruins. The player he butt-ends in the face is Boston captain Rick Middleton, one of the cleanest players in the game and a long-time scorer for the Bruins (over a 1005-game NHL career spanning the 70's and 80's, Middleton recorded just 157 PIM).
Then there's this article from August 1988, entitle "NHL refuses to let brightest stars shine." The whole article is behind a pay wall, but here are two paragraphs from the free preview:
I've also included first this sucker punch and then cross-check from Wendel Clark on Slava Fetisov. The first incident was apparently unprovoked, while the second came about after Fetisov tried to take Clark out at the knees. Was Clark sending a message by hammering a star player or was Fetisov earning himself space by exacting vengeance on Clark or was Clark protecting himself from a dirty hit with a thoroughly understandable cross-check to the face before delivering the knockout blow?
Hey, some Oilers content! Here's Edmonton goon Troy Mallette elbowing Pat Lafontaine in the face shortly after Lafontaine's return from the Macoun cheap shot discussed above. Once again, keep in mind the Sabres have three guys who would collect 300+ PIM that season; Jay Wells, who pursues Mallette on the ice picked up 157 PIM in 41 games before being dealt away by Buffalo.
There's plenty of other incidents in the archives, questions about who the best cheap-shot artist in the NHL is (including a player poll with that very question), complaints about guys taking cheap shots with sticks because they wear visors, Wayne Gretzky asking the NHL to outlaw fighting, and plenty of other fun stuff. Not only did I not look past the first five pages, I've omitted a bunch of stuff.
All of this was going on before the NHL started cracking the instigator rule whip. Disrespect, hard hits on good players, and flat-out thuggery hasn't crept into the game because of the instigator rule. If anything, the NHL's cleaner today with modern-day goons in the mold of Nilan and Mallette and Brown fighting for their existence. Because here's the thing: the guys whose careers are disappearing thanks to the instigator rule are, by and large, the same guys who elbow stars in the face or feed them the butt end of a stick.
Players policing themselves doesn't work. There's a long, long, long track record proving that very thing. People who say otherwise are only fooling themselves.
Softer pads on the shoulders and elbows like Jason Strudwick suggested, coupled with more diligence on the part of the refs should go a long way toward players safety.
Do you think it will happen?
March 28 2012, 10:34AM
Just look at some of the old Rock 'Em Sock 'Em videos; there's a bunch of cheap shots in there absolved by Cherry.
I read the article and posted a comment but hadn't watched the videos. I just watched the videos and it's kind of disgusting.
Pat LaFontaine is one player who should have had a longer career. It's sad to see an Oiler do something so cheap to him. Though Mallette is in a long line of shady Oilers, for instance I remember the Bryan Marchment days quite clearly, and McSorley was no angel.
I like a good hockey fight, and I don't think they should take that out of the game, but I agree with the notion that I pay money to watch the stars play. The Pat LaFontaines, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins', and Jordan Eberle's. I don't pay to watch a dirtball like Matt Cooke.
They need to hand out larger suspensions.
March 28 2012, 10:37AM
Interesting article.
I think the NHL needs to look at indefinate suspension for deliberate head shots. Often the punishment is assigned before the full extent of the injury is known. It may only be 3 games or 5 games, but let the player worry about re-instatment.
As well, I've always found it frustrating that if an oiler is injured playing team X, then suspending that player doesn't help the oilers. Infact it may hurt Edmonton because other teams get to play team X while their player is suspended.
I have no solution to this, the closest I can think of is something like: Keith's suspension shouldn't be for 5 games. It should be for the next 5 games vs the canucks. (of course that's a years if it's cross conferences)
fighting is reactionary, not proactive. I guess I shouldn't find the bloodlust odd.
March 28 2012, 10:44AM
Yeah, the idea that the threat of violence subdues "bad behavior" is somewhat intuitive. On the other hand, violence also tends to lead to more violence, resulting in an escalation and inevitable "arms race".
March 28 2012, 10:49AM
Speaking of cheapshots...
I'm curious as to what had more of an impact on Matt Cooke dialing back his dirty play this year?
Was it the fear of even more lengthy suspensions or was it perhaps Crosby or his other Penguin teammates telling him to smarten up?
Similar to the "players had more respect for each other in the past" argument some oldtimers break out when any cheap shot happens now. When a player has his job in the league or his long-term health threatened these things happen. Elimination of cheap shots will never happen the league can only hope to limit them with harsh penalties. Example: Matt Cooke seems to have turned his reputation around since being suspended for those 10 games + 1st round of playoffs last year.
Just wanna add a kudos to 99% of posters on the OilersNation site. I read the tsn and sportsnet message boards from time to time and it seems like a bunch of 10 year olds are rumming amok. It's nice to read thoughtful comments and articles for the most part.
Another side of the argument, how often have so called enforcers hid behind the Instigator as a sort of "hold me back, hold me back" excuse? Recall all of the bleating Brad May and the Canucks did shortly after the original Moore incident and see how often the rule was brought up; you would have thought it was a lethal injection and not simply an extra misconduct penalty...
March 28 2012, 10:57AM
Dang it, we're in a tight spot...a real tight spot.
@Jonathan Willis
I'm sure you're aware, but Ron Hextall mugged Chelios later on after that hit (not sure if that's in the video.. I'm at work and can't surf Youtube). Really, removing the instigator doesn't prevent this from happening, it gives us some sick pleasure in thinking that the guy who messed with one of our players "got his too, in the end". That's about it. It isn't going to prevent Hall from getting cranked nightly, definitely not. But it would give me some cheap satisfaction in watching someone that messed with him or another stall get jumped on, like MacIntyre did on that Minny guy last year (was it Stoner?), but without worrying about the instigator penalty and such. But that's the barbarian in me.
Really, our stars aren't safe. As far as I'm concerned, removing the instigator won't protect them.. but maybe it's about time we started fighting fire with fire. I think Darcy Hordichuk is more than willing to do that, but he's on a tight, tight leash with Renney and doesn't get much opportunity to (and very arguably rightfully so). But I think rather than sitting back and waiting for our stars to get hammered around and wonder what to do, we need some guys who play with more of that edge that will go out and make it difficult for the other team's stars to play and not look behind them all the time.
Ideally, Ben Eager SHOULD be that guy. He can play a regular shift, is fast, is tough as nails, and can back up anything he stars. He doesn't play that way though. But yah, rather than worrying about how to retaliate to sh-- the Canucks start on us, I'd rather that we have some guys who go out and punish their stars a bit.
Until the NHL does a better job of keeping our players from getting thrashed around and bruised.. maybe we just do some of the initiating. Andy Sutton can (and has) do it. Hordichuk can... Jones probably could. Hartikainen could..
I wonder how players would feel if a Cheapshot resulted in a 20 game suspension.
That's right, a full quarter of your season is gone in 1 poorly landed hit. 2 mistakes in 1 season and suddenly you have coaching and management changing their tune about being overly aggressive.
Going into the corner, a player should be thinking about player safety first and right now i think it's more about how violently you can remove a guy from the puck. **EDIT** I suppose i shouldn't limit this only to "Going into a corner". Any hitting situation should be considered.
March 28 2012, 11:19AM
In contact sports the Big Hit or similar forms of intimidation are a commodities rewarded with admiration, praise or other. (aka NO Saints bounty program) This culture incubates at the Pee Wee level and proliferates as the game and stakes get higher. Coaches reward it; fans and teammates love it. Skilled guys don't need this aspect but middle and lower pack guys are doing whatever it takes to keep those million dollar contracts intact. As long as the rewards exist the bullies (new label – impact player) are all too willing to inflict punishment or put another player's career at risk. The players aren't in a union....together. They are independent contractors. Otherwise they would have greater respect and take better care of each other. Or maybe I'm just delusional.
The thing that always gets me is the "players have no respect for each other anymore" argument (otter 2334 spoke to it briefly). Has anyone who perpetuates this argument ever watched hockey from decades past? Rick Jodzio pummelling Marc Tardif with both fists while he lay helpless? Dave Schultz beating Dale Rolfe so badly his own teammates were afraid to come to his rescue? Lafontaine getting hammered into the boards about 10 seconds after scoring? Teams like the Bruins and Flyers priding themselves on their ability to basically out-fight the opposition? I know it sounds like I'm cherry-picking examples, and I can't prove that players today have MORE respect for each other than they used to (obviously cheap shots, etc still happen a lot), but to suggest that they have LESS respect is just ludicrous in my opinion.
March 28 2012, 11:27AM
I may be in the minority, but I'd like to see the instigator called more. right now a player can't even land a good solid bodycheck without having to worry about some goon jumping him. don't get me wrong, I love a good heat of the moment tilt, I just hate the fact that a good hit means having to "answer the bell" too often.
Yeah. Hextall got suspended for that attack too, IIRC.
The problem with the 'fire-with-fire' rule is this: how do other teams react to it? I know what the reaction here would be if Andy Sutton were playing for Colorado and lined up Hall the way he lined up Landeskog - it would be a mix of KILL HIM and KILL DUCHENE/LANDESKOG/STASTNY.
Having guys that play that way only encourages more of the same.
The Red Wings seem to have found a pretty good system for dealing with this stuff.
The Red Wings are a fine example for everything that goes right, but I'm not sure how easy it is to pull off. In a perfect world, the way you eliminate that stuff is to make them afraid to put their goons on the ice... but what happens when the goons actually know how to play hockey?
I think Datsyuk and the like do prevent guys like Parros being on a lineup card or seeing much icetime, but how would the Red Wings react if Niklas Kronwall was playing against them, lining up their stars at the blue line?
I'm not so sure the pacifist routine works the best either.
That said, I don't have a solution either, as I was never sold that guys that play like that cower when they know there is retribution waiting. Again, all the fighting after a big / dirty hit has done for me is given me some satisfaction that the hit was answered / stood up for (my own personal satisfaction).
I sometimes wonder if the league should consider a rule prohibiting predatory hits. Hitting a player to remove him from the puck is great, but trying to remove a player from the game (or longer) has little attraction for me. I expect that a lot of fans will disagree with this approach and it might be unworkable, but I think that it should be explored.
Maybe we should all just accept that Hockey is what it is. Included within are cheap shots and pre-determined fights.
I know one thing for sure, if I'm the one performing the cheap shot I would be hoping Dave Brown isn't suited for the other team. I don't care what the stats say.
Revisit the instigator rule . The New Orlean Saints got punished for intent to take players out , yet in hockey it is an acceptable practice to take players out . Management ,players, coaching and otherwise . The very cult of hockey needs some readjustment in order to protect it's stars . Dangerous play rule needs visiting .
Bigger nets would open the game up for the stars . The lack of net size has made for "hockey in a closet " . The more they play scrum hockey in a closet , the more injuries will develop . They need to open game up for the fans and players , and this need not need a bigger ice surface - just a bigger net size to fix the massive size of goalie equipment in effect now .
Hockey is becoming more boring each season now , and more stars are being targeted to add to this . Who wants to be bored watching players trying to take out each anothers stars , and watching not much more than scrum goals all the time ? Thats part of hockey , but it,s far too much in todays play . OPEN THE GAME UP , before you destroy it and it's stars !
Great, easy to make point. I would go so far as to say in some ways fighting encourages cheap shots, because if you're tough enough to defend yourself, it's like a license. The main people tough guys have to police is other tought guys. There are exceptions of course, but this idea that righteous fighters will protect us from villainous weasles ignores the fact that they are often one and the same. Look at the above clips! Look at Tie Domi! Look at Dale Hunter!
Let me be clear- I support fighting. I think occasionally having to "back it up" is good. I just think that the idea of having a subsection of players dedicated to violence as a method of curbing violence makes as much sense as- well it makes as much sense as a lot of guns laws and national defence policies.
I wish there was some conclusive proof to back up my point, so bare with me its just an opinion. I think the league was probably more dangerous with all the good ol' knuckledraggers back in the day then it is now.
Secondly, a kid like Hall is going to have a target on him. Some guys made room for themselves out there, and some players need someone to do that for them. The biggest need going forward for the Oilers if they are going to employ these kids, is to find a guy who can make room for them. The Oilers signed Eager who I was hoping could fill this role. Unfortunately he's a liability because of the dumn penalties. I'd love to see the Oilers go after a Stewart outta St. Louis, or get a guy like Downey who's got a screw loose. It might be as big a need as a defencemen or goal tending.
Steve Macintyre seems like a really nice guy, and I'm happy for him having a career, but the day people like him have no hope of finding a job the the big leagues will be a very good day for hockey.
I sometimes wonder if the league should consider a rule prohibiting predatory hits. Hitting a player to remove him from the puck is great, but trying to remove a player from the game (or longer) has little attraction for me. I expect that a lot of fans will disagree with this approach and it might be unworkable, but I think that it should be explored.
Aren't all hits are predatory?
March 28 2012, 11:52AM
@Jonathan Willis
This entire article is one big straw man argument.
Believing the instigator rule should be eliminated is not the same thing as believing there were no cheap shots in the 80s. No reasonable person would believe this.
Is bigger equipment , star injuries and lack of Canadian teams making playoffs reducing hockeys value here in Canada ?
I wonder how players would feel if a Cheapshot resulted in a 20 game suspension.
That's right, a full quarter of your season is gone in 1 poorly landed hit. 2 mistakes in 1 season and suddenly you have coaching and management changing their tune about being overly aggressive.
Going into the corner, a player should be thinking about player safety first and right now i think it's more about how violently you can remove a guy from the puck. **EDIT** I suppose i shouldn't limit this only to "Going into a corner". Any hitting situation should be considered.
This is exactly right A-Mc, with each check delivered by a player, they know at this time what the consequences are going to be & they're willing to do it anyway! This tells me the penalties aren't severe enough to protect the safety of the players! It (the penalties)must deter players from making bad decisions & the habitual offenders will soon weed themselves out of the league!
Some good decisions have been made in the feeder leagues like the OHL in terms of rule changes & this is where it needs to start. Goons will not make it to upper echelon leagues & eventually the NHL because they will not have the skill to play there! We will still see tough players & probably some hockey fights through competition but the Matt Cooke's of the hockey world will not have an avenue to succeed if this starts at the grass roots!
March 28 2012, 12:17PM
I wonder how guys like RNH and Hall feel about having someone like Hordichuck around?
Does it make any difference to them when they play other teams with designated fighters? Or do they not even care since they are not likely to even be on the ice with the other teams tough guy?
Call me delusional, but i dont think the game is that dirty.
Your a stats guy Willis, you have stats for everything and I love it, I would be interested to see how many plays resulting in both injury & suspension actually occur over the course of a season on a minutes per game type basis.
The cheap shots that do occur, like Keith on Sedin, happen within a matter of seconds, and are replayed over and over in slow motion, and debated at nauseum for weeks at a time, until the next cheap shot occurs.
I've watched a lot of hockey over the years, and I do notice when players 'let up'. The way guys play nowadays - eg protecting the puck by turning your back to the play, or extending yourself & reaching for a loose puck (Taylor Hall) - the opportunity for cheap shots & dirty play is far more prevelant then the cheap shots themselves.
Just my take on it.
March 28 2012, 12:25PM
Players policing themselves doesn't work. There's a long, long, long track record proving that very thing. People who say otherwise are only fooling themselves
Cherry loves to bring up examples of these "policemen" going after players who had it coming. What he conveniently forgets is how often they went after guys like Borje Salming.
March 28 2012, 12:38PM
Aren't all hits are predatory?
bit of a stretch.. no?
I think that you can hit to remove the player from the puck and/or play without intending to hurt or injure. A lot of skilled players do exactly that.
The stats? All I've put up there are links and video of nastiness, generally perpetrated by a guy supposedly out there to protect his stars.
FACT: Just because Jonathan Willis writes something does not mean statistics were included.
Sorry about that, I did realize afterwards stats was a bad word to use. Bottom line is that if the opposing team has a guy that can and will beat the snot out of you if you did something out of line, you are less inclined to do so IMO.
Jason Gregor posted a great article after interviewing former NHLer Perry Berezan last friday. The following quote taken from that article and straight from the mouth of Berezan speaks volumes to this subject:
"And that whole needling, the old Oiler team, if you even looked at Gretzky the wrong way, every single player that came off that bench for the rest of the game would threaten to kill you. So that mentality that the old Oiler team had made it impossible for anyone ‑‑besides a guy like Neil Sheehy, I guess he was the biggest pest at that time for Wayne Gretzky ‑‑ but it made everyone think twice about doing something to those star players."
I do realize he specifically points out that Neil Sheehy would be unaffected by the fact that retribution would be coming, but it can't be said that the rest of the players did not take notice.
It would appear your arguement is that if you were to take Sheehy and Semenko out of the game the cheap shots would leave with them? I don't see how relevant that is. Look at the last 10 suspensions handed out: Duncan Keith, Shane Doan, Jeff Skinner, Tyler Myers, Mike Green, Zac Rinaldo, Alex Ovechkin, and Andrew Ference.
Only Rinaldo could be considered a "goon" out of that group IMO.
In the end, cheap shots are going to happen whether the goons are playing or not. This is also why I believe one of the most sought after commodities right now in the NHL is a Milan Lucic type. It just my opinion that some sort of deterence would be beneficial.
Duncan Keith got a 5 game vacation prior to the playoffs for possibly costing Vancouver a cup. He played the entire rest of the game and only received a couple of facewashes. What would have Dave Brown done? Would Keith have elbowed Sedin in the first place?
March 28 2012, 01:18PM
@Jonathan Willis
@ Willis; there are no stats, but you always apply reason and actual evidence to back-up your arguments. A rare and under-appreciated skill. Many props to you.
March 28 2012, 01:28PM
@Jonathan Willis
Run to the ref?
Oh and am I the only one who smiles at that Duncan Keith hit? Just, he's going to get a nice rest before the playoffs and Daniella, their best player is out after dishing out a questionable hit imo?
I mean I don't want him to be Marc Savard, but that's hockey no? You hit me in the head late, I hit you in the head when you don't have the puck.
Either way isn't this why people would rather have a skilled large body than a skilled small one? Better ability to take care of oneself.
Oh and I don't think RNH is ever gonna get clocked, not the way he plays. He'll get hit, but I don't think he'll ever get Kronwalled.
March 28 2012, 01:28PM
@Jonathan Willis
"FACT: Just because Jonathan Willis writes something does not mean statistics were included."
Do you have any numbers to back this up?
March 28 2012, 01:32PM
I wonder how guys like RNH and Hall feel about having someone like Hordichuck around?
Does it make any difference to them when they play other teams with designated fighters? Or do they not even care since they are not likely to even be on the ice with the other teams tough guy?
They probably like him. No doubt if your going to play the Flames, it probably has a calming/wecantalkcareofthingsifthingsgetoutofhand psychological edge if they have 1-2 goons with some skill. And I read that goons are easy to come by, and it kind of means you have to be well liked, or a likeable person or else be replaced.
March 28 2012, 02:04PM
I really like the idea of a suspension for a dangerous, reckless or retaliatory hit to include a team-specific component such that part of the suspension may be say 4 games generally and the other part 4 games (including playoffs) against the team against which the penalty was taken.
That would definitely cause players to think twice about how they hit another player as the suspended player could potentially be out against a big rival in the playoffs for up to 4 games.
I also like the idea (seen it elsewhere) of the team with the suspended player having to play one player short until the suspension is over.
If the league is serious about making player safety a true priority, then they need to start hitting players and teams where it really hurts - playoff seeding and playoff viability.
Just my three cents :).
I sometimes wonder if the league should consider a rule prohibiting predatory hits. Hitting a player to remove him from the puck is great, but trying to remove a player from the game (or longer) has little attraction for me. I expect that a lot of fans will disagree with this approach and it might be unworkable, but I think that it should be explored.
Yup - I'm with that predator rule! Scott Stevens was the king of them. He'd let his D partner just start to engage a rushing forward, and then he'd move in for the 3rd party crush. The rushing forward is focusing on his partner and doesn't see Stevens coming. And those hits are still celebrated today. I'm all for tough hockey and good hits, but I take even more pleasure in watching talented players work their magic.
Another thing I've noticed is players tying to time a hit at the exact moment his prey touches the puck (like Sarrich did to Hall). Even if Hall had not lost an edge, he would have been steam-rolled by Sarrich. Just like a player is still vulnerable for one steam-boat after he passes the puck, so should he be exempt for that same interval after he first touches the puck (acquisition period). Maybe this is too difficult to police, but I feel that something needs to change.
@Jonathan Willis
Do you think there's any benefit today in a smaller player proving he isn't afraid to use his lumber in self-defence, as Ciccarelli was known for?
From 1991: "There's no question that this is the sort of thing the N.H.L. wants to do something about.", general manager Gerry Meehan said.
How many times has this exact phrase been uttered this year alone? Disturbing.
March 28 2012, 03:01PM
Hockey has always been rough and tumble but today players are bigger, stronger, faster and inflict damage like never before. For anyone who thinks hockey was somehow 'cleaner' before, watch Hunter/Turgeon. Dale Hunter was likely the dirtiest player of all time,and also emerged from his meyhem causing career unscathed, because he was tough and unpredictable. If the oil allowed Eager to go snapshow once in a while at the least teams would spend time and energy chasing him and not Eberle. At least I think so.
I would have to disagree with the instigator penalty. I think its kinda dumb because players like Matt Cooke who make it there own to purposely knock out the best player has to only fight when asked and if he agrees upon.
Wouldnt it make more sense for players like Marchand, Cooke, Ott, Kaleta, Progner, Beiksa etc.. to always have to think of the response and have to have eyes in the back of their heads if they want to take a cheap shot on someone. I love what the Bruins are doing this year and last year because they arent taking any crap from anyone and the whole league knows if your going to do something stupid to anyone of their players your going to HAVE! to fight and stick up for yourself not pick and choose who and when to fight.
The only thing that bothers me about getting rid of the instigator rule is when teams are loosing there are just going to jump the other teams best players. Although in saying that if they do do that they are going to be eating alot more punches then they want which in my opinion makes the game safer in the long run. Its better having players stick up for their teammates or themselves then have the meaningless face off fights with two cavemen.
Yup - I'm with that predator rule! Scott Stevens was the king of them. He'd let his D partner just start to engage a rushing forward, and then he'd move in for the 3rd party crush. The rushing forward is focusing on his partner and doesn't see Stevens coming. And those hits are still celebrated today. I'm all for tough hockey and good hits, but I take even more pleasure in watching talented players work their magic.
Another thing I've noticed is players tying to time a hit at the exact moment his prey touches the puck (like Sarrich did to Hall). Even if Hall had not lost an edge, he would have been steam-rolled by Sarrich. Just like a player is still vulnerable for one steam-boat after he passes the puck, so should he be exempt for that same interval after he first touches the puck (acquisition period). Maybe this is too difficult to police, but I feel that something needs to change.
There is nothing wrong with what Steven's did except he nailed guys with the forarms and elbows. If it was a hip check or a shoulder then its fair game. I still believe guys have a responsibility to keep their head up, and the guy hitting them has a responsibility to hit them cleanly.
Rob Blake is a great example of a guy who use to move out of his lane to knock a guy. Phaneuf is guy today who's an example of a guy who adjusted his game to him guys shoulder to shoulder.
Im against the blindside hits where the guy comes from behind and swoops in nails a guy. However I don't want to say goodbuy to the open ice clean hits like Willy Mitchell on Toews a couple years back. I can do without the Steven's Kariya/ Lindros hits to the head.
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I know this discussion has occured before, but now there is a bit more proof and info to back this theory up. Before I begin, let me first say that I did not believe this until today. I believe that Pein is really Minato, the 4th hokage. The manga thus far has provided more details and facts to support this claim.
1. It was stated that the 4th only sealed half the 9 tails, the light half, in his son, Naruto. Where did the other half get sealed? I believe that due to the fact that the 4th was aware of his power and ability, he felt that he would be able to control the dark half of the 9 tails, and sealed the other half in himself. This could be why the 4th no longer has love for his sensei. The dark power of the kyuubi has destroyed all traces of his emotion.
2. If you look at Pein's new body, it does in fact resemble Deidra. With the piercings, removed, use your imagination, it clearly is a likeness of Deidra. Now, whether or not this is Deidra's actual body, or some clone is up for grabs. But, the point I am getting to is that Pein's initial appearence can also be said to resemble Minato, the 4th.
3. The 4th hokage was known as konoha's yellow flash due to the fact that he created a jutsu that enabled him to travel great distance in a small matter of time, and also because he is a straight up badass. This is not opinion since it was stated that a "flee on site" order was given during the third ninja war when in the presence of the 'Yellow Flash'. Pein has shown the ability to project his image, as well as the other akatsuki members images across great distance, as shown when akatsuki meets. Now, if some one can create a jutsu that teleports themselves great distance, why would they not be able to create a jutsu the projects their image, as well as others, a great distance also? This can be debated, but, I feel that it would be possible.
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Jason Gregor
July 16 2009 09:15AM
I remember when Bruce Buchanan used to call Oiler games on TV, and it was a privilege as a kid to get to see a game because not even half of them were televised.
The game has changed.
Every game is televised now, and if the odd one isn't, fans stare at their clock radio wondering how to use this archaic thing called a radio to listen in. Fans expect games to be televised now, and some will even moan over which station a game is on.
The Oilers released their schedule yesterday, and the first question amongst many was which games will be on television and where?
VP of communications and broadcasts for the Oilers, Allan Watt, was on my show yesterday explaining how the schedule gets set.
The Oilers home schedule breaks down like this:
- Monday: six games
- Tuesday: eight games
- Wednesday: six games
- Thursday: eight games
- Friday: six games
- Saturday: four games
- Sunday: three games
I wouldn't blame the fans, and even the Oilers, if they feel they were the lady and the dog was the schedule maker.
Every team except Chicago, Anaheim, Washington and the Rangers has twice as many Saturday night home games as the Oilers. The Oilers have averaged eight Saturday home games since the lockout. Last year the Oilers had eight home games, in 2008 they had six, in 2007 they had ten, and in 2006 they had eight. But remember that TV has lots of pull over which teams play on Saturday nights, and the Oilers haven't made the playoffs in three years. Do you think it was a coincidence that after their Cinderella run in 2006 the Oilers had ten Saturday home games in 2007? This year the Flames have seven Saturday home games, the Canucks ten, the Leafs 15, the Habs 14 and the Sens 13. Whether we like it or not, eastern-based teams will always have more games on Saturday due to a larger audience. There are 26 Saturdays during the season, and it is a bit strange that the Canucks, Flames and Oilers combined only have 21 Saturday home games. You'd think it would at least be 26 due to the double-header on CBC, but there must be some road games of those three on the schedule. Here are a few other things I learned yesterday regarding what station will broadcast Oiler games this year:
- The contract with Sportsnet is for 40 games right now. Sportsnet has done 48 games in the past. They could add some before the official TV schedule is released, but for now it is 40.
- CBC has to pick up 12 Oiler games, and TSN has to take ten. Right now they are both committed to those numbers.
Add it up and that is only 62 out of 82 games. Don't fret, the other 20 will find a home on TV. The Oilers will have between 12-15 games on PPV, and I'm guessing TSN will pick up the rest on TSN or on TSN2.
TSN has exclusive rights on Wednesdays, and CBC has exclusivity on Saturdays starting at 4pm MT. That is why the Oilers play a road game in Boston at 11am this year. That game will be broadcast on Sportsnet or PPV.
The other factor in scheduling is building availability. Many think the Oilers get first priority at Northlands, and that isn't the case. Certain events and concerts are planned a year ahead of time, so they actually get first priority.
The Rodeo always has an eight-day window in November. While the rodeo doesn't start until Wednesday Nov 11th this year, they start on Monday the 9th trucking in dirt and then have to get out by Monday the 16th.
This year the Olympic curling trials take over Rexall from Dec 5th until the 14th, when you consider set up and take down. Then there are big concerts, trade shows and monster truck events that are secured a year ahead of time.
If the Oilers are more competitive this year and make the playoffs you can expect more Saturday night home games next year, if not, they'll be around four to six, I suspect. Here's a breakdown of Saturday night home games for the rest of the NHL:
- Teams with four: Chicago
- Teams with six: Anaheim, NYR, Washington
- Teams with eight: Minnesota, New Jersey
- Teams with nine: Buffalo, Colorado, Dallas, Detroit
- Teams with ten: Atlanta, Carolina, Florida
- Teams with eleven: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
- Teams with twelve: Boston, Columbus, Tampa Bay
- Teams with thirteen: San Jose, St. Louis
- Teams with fifteen: Nashville, NYI
- Teams with sixteen: Los Angeles
- Teams with seventeen: Phoenix
Last year the Predators, Coyotes and Islanders were three of the bottom four teams in home attendance, and I wonder if all the home Saturday games actually hurt their attendance. Saturday night hockey is not a great draw in many Amercian markets.
The season is still months away, but the one thing that has to change in order for the Oilers to make the playoffs is their home record on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Last year the Oilers were a horrendous 3-12-1 combined on those days.
Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule and Denis Grebeshkov haven't accepted the Oilers' qualifying offers to date either. Grebeshkov is going to arbitration while the others are still trying to negotiate.
Liam Reddox didn't accept the offer, and it sounds like he is looking at Europe as an option. Reddox doesn't want a two-way deal, because if he's sent down he'd make around $75,000. If he goes to Europe, he'll make significantly more than that, and it will be guaranteed money.
I'm sure he looks at the odds of him making this team, or any NHL team, and realizes that Europe could be a much better fit, especially financially.
I don't blame him one bit. He is only 23 and if he goes to Europe and plays well he might get a one-way deal when he returns, and in the mean time he'll make a lot more money.
Was I the only one who found it funny that the women never stepped in to help their friend when Dobry the Dog got excited? They just laughed. Classic.
July 16 2009, 03:49PM
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Which gets me to thinking. Do you have anywhere that you have a list of who is going to be on your show for the week or even day? Nothing about Reddox though on here and I thought there would be. I did however listen last night and get the news on him.
You can go to my website justagame.ca, or join our Just A Game group on Facebook..we send out the lineup each day there...
And we did talk about Reddox within the story yesterday, it just wasn't a stand alone article. We'll take your thoughts into consideration and might have "sidebar" stories in the future...Thanks
@ Jason Gregor: Thanks. I will check out the link in the future. And aren't you suppose to be on the air? Multi-tasking are ya?
@ Jason Gregor:
A couple of months ago I read that regulations at the CRTC had changed to allow TSN to broadcast locally and Sportsnet to broadcast nationally, thus leveling the playing field between the two competitors. Do you know anything about this shift in policy and if it will affect Oilers' broadcasts? Specifically, I am Oilers fan living in Ontario and it would make my season (playoffs or not) if games were televised here on Sportsnet. The 40 that they cover are painful to miss.
Have you heard anything about either Sportsnet or TSN broadcasting games on the net? CBC has for a couple of seasons, and there have been rumours that TSN wants to get more programming on-line by the Olympics, including hockey games.
@ Andrew W: Stream, justintv - google it during season
July 16 2009, 05:24PM
@ Andrew W:
Good questions..I'll get the answers for you...
@ Hemmertime:
I would resort to them on occasion, and a few other sites, too, but would much prefer to be able to watch them on a proper broadcast. (Maybe I'm getting too spoiled with so many different sporting events in HD?)
@ Jason Gregor:
Thanks - I'll be waiting...
Guys, come on. This thread is heading away from the most important part of the article- that chicks friends standing by and laughing as she got, ummm, styled?, by the dog. Awesome! Too funny. Nice find Gregor.
@ Andrew W: Ya, better than nothing. Satellite TV would work too. Should get Sportsnet W.
I just thought of something.
If ON wants to bundle together some money, I offer my services to go sit beside the lake in Kewlona, chilling out with a laptop for Heatleygate. I know it will be hard, the bikinis, the booze (I'll even buy that, see, Im a nice guy)... but I'll put myself through such torture for you guys. All for the team ya know.
I second justin.tv, or atdhe.net
... and the BC bud... sigh, Kewlona right now
July 16 2009, 07:34PM
Atdhe stopped showing games at the end of the year, and JustinTV is pretty erratic.
Signed, Someone living in BC
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@ Andrew W: Ya, better than nothing. Satellite TV would work too. Should get Sportsnet W.Center Ice. The only way to go if your outside Edmonton.
@ Jason Gregor: Jason Gregor wrote:
I remember when Bruce Buchanan used to call Oiler games on TV, and it was a privilege as a kid to get to see a game because not even half of them were televised.
I'm 27 now and was a bit young for the Buchanan era but I very much remember it. ITV with John Garrett doing color and Tim Spellicy down at ice level! Buchanan was great. He'd be right into it, getting excited with every chance (of which there were many back then).
Out of curiousity, do you have any idea of approximate how many games ITV used to cover in a season? With no CBC double-header games either...wow, can't imagine so few telecasts.
Thanks Jason!
July 16 2009, 09:18PM
I enjoyed those broadcasts with Bruce,Tim and John.
As I was a 18 year old at the time, going to NAIT, broke and unable to get to a game, so it was great to see them on the tube, for free !
As I recall, the Boys did a real good job !
(Once again at 18, What do I remember about anything?)
*PS: getting those boys in a room, and listening to them discuss "the good old days" would make a fine radio show.
Where I used to listen to half the games on the radio...because that's all there was, and plan my week around the televised games, I now can't wait to watch in beautiful HD. And not that crappy SNETHD, but true 1080P that only CBC or TSNHD offers.
NBC and the NHL signed a deal for the 2010-2011 season. Anyone got the contract amount? Here's the story
"NBC has decided that its best-ever ratings for hockey was reason enough to renew its partnership with the NHL.
The Peacock network has extended its deal with the NHL through the 2010-11 hockey season; June's Game 7 against the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings was the network's most-watched in 36 years, with eight million viewers.
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@ Vic Oiler: If you add sportsnet West and you are not in the area you get blacked out for games.
July 17 2009, 09:05AM
How sad is that? I get most of my games a la Rod Phillips and streaming 630ched.com.
smiliegirl15 wrote:
How sad is that? I get most of my games a la Rod Phillips and streaming 630ched.com.
I kind of like listening to the games on the radio (or online)! But everytime Rod screams and sounds like he's having a heart attack, so am I!
July 17 2009, 12:17PM
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NBC and the NHL signed a deal for the 2010-2011 season. Anyone got the contract amount? Here's the story
It is a revenue sharing agreement. NBC did not give a cheque to have the games.
This is for you Gregor. You should stick to radio because I just watched you on television and you are way too ugly to be on tv. Plus lose the earring you look like a gay pirate.
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Harlie wrote: NBC and the NHL signed a deal for the 2010-2011 season. Anyone got the contract amount? Here's the story It is a revenue sharing agreement. NBC did not give a cheque to have the games.
Shannon wrote:
I kind of like listening to the games on the radio (or online)! But everytime Rod screams and sounds like he's having a heart attack, so am I!
I prefer listening to Rod than the TV guys. He makes a snore fest seem exciting. I usually turn on the radio for Minnesota games.


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Oh look! TxDOT found $2B lying around somewhere. Certainly, it wasn't taken from somewhere else, possibly more desperate line items (education), by dexterous budget bureaucrats. And even more certainly will it be used for more supply-side solutions. In other words, expect an orgy of new road expansion projects to, at the very least, vie for those dollars. Funny timing considering the levees are good to go and that would cover the cost of the Trinity Toll Road.
This is actually terrible news. They say creativity starts when you remove a zero from the budget. Real creativity starts when you remove two. [Every designer reading this stabs me repeatedly with their eyeballs]. In other words, TxDOT will not bother thinking critically about any part of their decision-making and design process. Back to the same ol' same ol'. No matter how failed nor flawed. The march of folly continues. The plank is merely lengthened. Never mind that last step.
So while we're building more roads to solve the problem of congestion that doesn't exist but for a few choke points, the fault of poor traffic planning that doesn't filter vehicles across the grid, we're also forcing increased car ownership and dependence. No, I'm not blaming you for having, using, owning, nor leasing cars. It's your decision. But maybe it's not. Imagine living without one or any cars? Is it possible? Likely not, since wherever you live and the real estate market is an outgrowth of the transportation network, like leaves are to branches, and branches are to trunks, the way our roads are built by policy and funding.
Let's do some math.
According to the 2010 census, Dallas County has 865K households, with an average of 1.7 vehicles per household. If we were to do the crazy thing and reduce capacity thereby opening up and repositioning real estate back towards the core rather than the ever-bleeding edge of the metroplex, we would build less car-dependent, more walkable communities. In other words, we could start getting rid of cars.
By household, there are 63K without any car or 7% of total households. By comparison, a quick check of Multnomah County (Portland) sees 12.9% without a car. Harris County (Houston), 6.9%. And in DC, 35.5% don't have a car. Philadelphia County, 33.96%. NY county, 77%. Suffolk Co (Boston), 40.77%. San Fran Co., 29%. Alameda Co (Oakland), 10%. San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, both around 5%. We win!
Let's say 1/2 of the 343K households could rid themselves of their car.
And 1/2 of the 321K could lose 1 of their 2.
Then every other type of household with more than 2 vehicles per household could choose to get rid of their car.
That equals 466,000 less vehicles owned and operated in Dallas County or 31.6% of the total vehicles registered in Dallas county (btw, I just "cured" congestion).
The average yearly O&M costs for a car in 2012 is $8,946.00
That would equal $4,168,836,000.00 per year that stays in the local economy. Zounds!
$4.17B more per year. Invested. Saved. Is spent at various establishments. Rolled into better housing. Into more walkable neighborhoods. Used to start a new, local business (which incidentally, needs walkable, dense communities to provide the one competitive advantage of small, local biz). On a DART pass.
In other words, more transportation choice (through less road capacity) equals more financial choice. Sounds a whole lot like freedom if you ask me.
But with the way TxDOT will spend that measly $2B, that means more car ownership will be necessary. Especially if you want to somehow get to that Trinity River.
Once again, ruin the Trinity all you want, Kessler agreed. The real value for urbanizing in the future is the 7,500 acres of uninterrupted historic grid of east, near-east Dallas and a much nicer, more attractive body of water.


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Ruby's Diner could return to pier
SEAL BEACH Ruby's Diner, which closed in January after a 25-year run on the Seal Beach Pier, might make a comeback.
Veteran Ruby's manager Art Haack is proposing to invest $350,000 in the pier site and reopen it as a Ruby's Diner franchise, said Tad Belshe, Ruby's vice president of operations. Haack has worked at various Ruby's restaurants for 27 years, including running the Seal Beach Pier location.
"It would be wonderful to get back there," Belshe said of the pier location.
Last month, Ruby's Diner closed its Seal Beach restaurant after lease negotiations failed with the city, which owns the site.
During talks with Seal Beach officials late last year, Belshe said Ruby's requested to convert the corporate-run Ruby's Diner into a franchise location run by Haack. The switch is part of an overall strategy to focus on growing the Irvine-based company via franchising. Of the 37 Ruby's restaurants, 21 are franchise locations, Belshe said.
When the city and Ruby's couldn't reach an agreement, Ruby's decided to close the pier location. After the restaurant closed, Ruby's received an outpouring of support from the community. Belshe said many fans wanted the diner to stick around, which moved Haack to resubmit his plans to the city.
Haack's proposal calls for the addition of an outdoor patio deck, interior and entryway enhancements and a new exterior public restroom, Belshe said. He added that the Seal Beach restaurant was a profitable operation, especially during peak tourist season.
"It is an outstanding view and a great community to be in," Belshe said.
Seal Beach Assistant City Manager Sean Crumby confirmed Tuesday that someone is interested in operating a Ruby's Diner franchise on the pier.
The original deadline to submit proposals for the 3,000-square-foot pier location was Feb. 22. However, the deadline was extended to April 12 to accommodate four other restaurant operators who have expressed interest in the site, Community Development Director Jim Basham said.
"We have an open process and are looking for all interested parties to submit proposals," Crumby said. "We will bring forward what is the best fit for the community."
Ruby's has pier locations in Newport Beach (Balboa Pier) and Huntington Beach. In January, Ruby's said the company has no plans to exit those locations.
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The 1996 Acura TL touring luxury sedan marks a significant milestone in the company's marketing history in the U.S. As is obvious from the name, Acura has adopted an alphanumeric designation for this model. Toput the focus on Acura, instead of a growing number of model names, all future Acura models will adopt an alphanumeric designation.
The TL is designed as a touring luxury automobile and offers a sporty and more youthful alternative to traditional luxury cars.A touring automobile is one that's conceivedas a long-distance runner that has the power to take its occupants across the continent effortlessly and in great style. At the same time, it has the handling response, nimbleness and quick reaction to throttle of a sporting sedan. As such, the TL provides a very high degree of luxury, comfort and interior room. The 1996TL Series competes against other mid-luxury cars such as the Lexus ES300, Mercedes C220 and C280 and BMW 3 and 5 Series.
With its combination of luxury, performance and quality, the TL Series further strengthens ACllra'sposition as the number one-selling luxury nameplate in the U.S. market.
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The TL is designed to provide:
- Outstanding luxury with a full complement of comfort and convenience items as standard equipement.
- Powerful engines that give excellent performance and response but are also effiecient, durable and reliable.
- Refined and dynamic characteristics, including excellent high-speed directional stability and accurate response to steering input.
- An uncommonly high level of safety in terms of both active and passive safety systems.
- Sophisticated styling that retains a sporty and luxury-oreiented image.
- A spacious interior, with ergonomically designed controls, easy-to-read instrumentation and luxury amenities designed to enhance the driving experience.
The Acura TL Series, availableexclusivelyin a 4-door body style, comes in two variations: the 3.2TL and 2.5TL.The TL Series has the highest feature content in its class, with Automatic Climate Control and an AM/FM/cassette/CD player standard in all models. And each model is also offered with a Premium Packagethat features an even higher level of standard equipment.
The luxury-oriented 3.2TL is equipped with a 3.2-liter, single-overhead-camshaft, V-6 engine equipped with four valves per cylinder, a VariableInduction System and a direct ignition system. The engine produces 200 hp and 210lbs-ft of torque. The 3.2TL Premium Package also includes a Traction Control System (TCS)as standard equipment.
The sporty, driver-oriented 2.5TL is powered by a 2.5-liter, inline 5-cylinder engine equipped with a single overhead camshaft, four valves per cylinder, Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-H), a dual-stage intake manifold, electronic ignition and dual knock sensors. The engine produces 176hp and 170 lbs-ft of torque. The 2.5TL also features an innovative, electronically controlled hydraulic engine mount system which helps to reduce noise and vibration.
In keeping with the luxury aspect of the TL Series, both models feature an electronically controlled 4-speed automatic transmission as standard equipment. The automatic transmission features a Grade Logic Control System that reduces gear hunting in up- and downhill driving and provides a more refined driving experience. It also enhances engine braking in downhill driving.
Both TL Series models feature a 4-wheel independent double-wishbone suspension, 4-wheel disc brakes, a standard Acura-designed Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) and a standard drivers and front passengers air bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS). Both models also feature the advantage of front-wheel-drive technology for excellent directional stability, superior traction on slippery road surfaces and packaging efficiencies that contribute to lighter overall weight.
Structurally, the TL represents the latest advances in rigidity, impact strength and noise isolation. In designing the chassis, the engineers used the latest structural and finite element analysis to provide a tight, quiet interior that effectively damps out road and wind noise. This rigid platform also enhances handling and bump absorption by maintaining precise suspension geomeuy over all road surfaces.


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The most under priced attraction in the area! 36 acres of family fun. See 300 classic, antique and muscle cars, including the country's largest display of Hollywood TV and movie cars! Experience the Military Combat Zone, a life-like battle scene with rare military vehicles and weapons. Shop 5 Antique Malls. Take a Haunted Trolley Tour. Enjoy great food in a Betty Boop themed diner and more. All in one location!
Huntley Outlet Center offers over 40 brand name retailers at 25% to 65% off every day, including Mikasa, Reebok/Rockport Outlet Store, BOSE Factory Outlet, The Gap, Carter's and much more.
Open August through November, come visit our farm this fall to share in our rustic culture and enjoy a taste of the season. Many varieties of apples to taste. Also available, in season, are raspberries, pumpkins, home-made goodies, and our famous apple cider donuts. Take a horse drawn ride out to the orchard to pick your own apples too. Family tradition starts here! There's a petting zoo too.
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Richardson Adventure Farm and Corn Maze
Home of the World's Largest Corn Maze! Theres lots to do for all ages -- slides, pedal carts, jumping pillows, a carousel, wagon rides, pig races, and a 50 tall observation tower. For an additional charge, there are pumpkins of all shapes and colors, a train ride, petting zoo, zipline, zorbing, concessions, fresh donuts, fudge, kettle corn, and more! There are 2 kids game trails where parents can take their kids into the big maze, and not get lost! Or, find all of the checkpoints and earn a beautiful, full color certificate. Open until 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays for corn-mazing at night and sitting around a campfire with hot chocolate! Reserve a campfire spot as a base camp for your group!
CITY:Spring Grove
Volo Antique Malls and Mercantile Mall
Come visit our 30-acre antique theme park. Anchored by the nationally recognized Volo Auto Museum. The site also boasts great shopping in five separate malls; 3 malls selling antiques, a mall selling unique collectibles, gifts, vintage, home decor and lots more. Plus, all new furniture mall with everything for every room of the house. Over 400 dealer shops in one location offering a breathtaking variety from which to choose.
Tom Guirl's Beaver Creek Pottery
Find skillfully handmade and kiln-fired pottery to decorate your home.
The McHenry Riverwalk connects the city's shopping, dining and entertainment districts with the Fox River.
Over 40 specialty shops, a grocery store, furniture store, and restaurants at this center.
CITY:Crystal Lake
McEachran Homestead was settled in 1857 by John McEachran, the great-great-grandfather of Herbert Greenlee, the current owner. In May 2010, it was born from a passion for quality wines. We are directly and meticulously involved with every stage in wine production: from growing the grapes on our two-acre vineyard to finishing and bottling the wine. We practice the philosophy of honoring the grape, not by ageing and adding flavors to the wines, but by keeping the integrity of each grape's flavors intact and allowing the freshness of our wines to speck for themselves. We proudly offer many seasonal fruit and 19 varieties of grape wines for purchase. We also have indoor and outdoor spaces available to hold events, such as weddings, showers, graduations.
All Seasons Apple Orchard is a u-pick apple orchard located in Woodstock, the county seat of McHenry County in Northern Illinois. We have more than 11,000 apple trees and 12 varieties of apples, including Honey crisp and the Asian pear. We also have a pick your own pumpkin patch (pumpkin picking), with six different varieties of pumpkins for your decorating and baking needs. Starting Labor Day Weekend, explore our 10 acre Corn Maze with 3 miles of pathways and 2 bridges. Spend time in our petting zoo, country farm market, or indoor grill restaurant which offers seasonal favorites like homemade apple donuts, apple cider, caramel apples, local honey and much more! At All Seasons Orchard, the hay ride (wagon ride) will take you on a tour through our beautiful orchards and is essential to a complete fall season experience! In our 20th year, we continue our commitment to producing the best apples in Illinois for you and your family!
Come visit our 30-acre antique theme park. Anchored by the nationally recognized Volo Auto Museum, the site also boasts great shopping in five separate malls selling antiques, unique gifts and collectibles. Over 400 dealers.
Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch - Hampshire
Ride the wagon to pick your own pumpkin, shop the Harvest Market and visit the Farmers Wife Cafe and Bakery. Goebbert's has a second location in South Barrington.
Enclosed 2-level regional shopping mall with many external businesses on same property. Many public activities including craft and car shows, community and holiday events. Food court, children's play area, early morning walking. CherryVale Mall is also one of just a few locations with new Tesla Supercharging Stations. These stations are for the all electric-powered Tesla cars to use to charge up the vehicle.
CITY:Cherry Valley
Wind Ridge Herb Farm in Caledonia, IL grows over 400 varieties of culinary and medicinal herbs without the use of chemical fertilizers. The herbs produced by Wind Ridge Herb Farm are Certified Naturally Grown. They carry only natural products with no artificial dyes, preservatives, or additives; personally harvesting, inspecting, drying, and packaging the herbs in order to guarantee quality and freshness. The garden is available for meetings, tours, groups and catered lunches. Lunches are provided for groups of 8 or more, and include a garden tour.
Several restaurants and seven national chains, including Best Buy, K-Mart, Office Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Sports Authority, provide various home and business products.
CITY:Crystal Lake
For over 50 years, Oney's Tree Farm has been the place where family Christmas traditions begin with a hunt for the perfect tree across the rolling hills. Precut and trees to plant are also available. Owned and operated by the Peterson family, the farm offers free horse-drawn wagon rides and visits with Mrs. Claus in her North Pole house. The 1904 barn turns into a magical gift shop, bakery and hot lunch spot with the Peterson grandchildren working alongside family and friends. Custom fresh wreaths, garland and centerpieces, created by Grandma Dawn Peterson, are also available. Open the day after Thanksgiving and daily through mid-December from 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Oney's also sells homegrown trees, shrubs and perennials to the public in April and May. Tap into the Peterson family's decades of experience by bringing pictures and measurements of the landscape space for custom design services. Open spring and fall from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
A nice selection of fabric, notions, books and threads. Experienced quilters to assist with all your quilting needs. Quilting classes available.
In fall enjoy farm animals, pumpkin picking, a train ride, seasonal decorations and a craft corner. An annual antique tractor show is held in September.
Find u-pick asparagus, strawberries, tomatoes and pumpkins. Roadside produce includes sweet corn, muskmelons, peppers and pumpkins. Susie's hosts a Strawberry Festival every June.
CITY:Garden Prairie
Offers affordable American and English antiques and curiosities in primitive, country, cottage, Victorian, and traditional styles. Includes furniture, architectural goods, lamps, glassware, stoneware, tools, artwork, etc. Spend a day in Hebron.
Afghans, books, baby quilts, birdhouses and feeders, ceramics, goose clothes and geese, southwest artifacts, lawn and garden decor and more.
This u-pick orchard features 14 varieties of apples, plus rhubarb and raspberries. The Homestead's store is located in a century-old horse barn, stocked with homemade honey, candles, dried flowers, dried apple chips and more.
Stained glass supplies, custom and restoration.
Indoor flea market (one of the largest in northern Illinois). Old and new merchandise including home improvement materials, furniture, used appliances, tools, dishes, clothing, jewelry, books, and more. Weekends only!


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Take on the spring season in this Jessica Simpson wedge. The Gema has the perfect mix of fashion meets style with a casual twist!
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By ALLAN HALESSalem
It is a strange world in which we live today, especially in America. The standards and norms of yesterday are gone and in their place, a whole new array of values has been set up. It used to be when a man or women labored, they were able to keep the fruits of their labor, and government did not and could not take it away. Now we labor all the days of our life to care for those who think and feel it is their right to redistribute our wealth. If I as an individual do not have the right to take by force, coercion, fraud, theft, tax, scheme, or law the property of my neighbors, then neither does the U. S. government have that right. Yet under our current system of government which has evolved into a Fascist system of endless laws and un-constitutional agencies, Americans wear out their lives supporting those who are on the welfare system. And that welfare system includes government officials with their golden parachutes, millions of government workers, and agencies that should be replaced with private businesses that compete in a free market arena to provide services that individuals will pay for. Entitlements, grants, appropriations, foreign aid, etc, are all thefts of U.S. taxpayer dollars by elected and unelected officials
In former times, gold and silver were the medium of exchange with paper notes used to represent that value. Now we still have that paper money, but no gold. The Federal Reserve, which is a private banking cartel, has gained power over every American through the birth of the Federal Reserve Act: that act took away the right of our government to print its own money. Every dollar that is collected on tax day, April 15, goes not to pay off the debt, but 100 percent is used to pay the interest on the debt. That is way the debt never goes away, and as long as the Feds can issue printing press money, Americans will continue to be enslaved by the Feds through controlled cycles of bust and boom, inflation and deflation. With dollars that are artificially inflated year after year, Americans and their children find themselves unwilling serfs to the Lords of the Federal Reserve.
What happened to free speech? It used to be and is a right, that a man could speak his mind, whether right or wrong, and not be afraid. Not any more. Those seeking power over the lives of others have abolished the right of free speech. A government of power mongers, bureaucrats, corrupt lawyers and activist judges created civil rights, vs. God given rights, and have used those trumped up civil rights in continually fanning the flames of hatred to the demise of free speech. One such power monger was Lyndon Johnson who was seeking political revenge against charitable institutions that had supported one of his opponents. As a senator in 1954, he championed a bill that would amend the IRS code to remove churches tax-exempt status if they participated in political activity.
Visit Bryce Canyon and step on the cryptic soil and the extremists who manage our outdoor resources will fine you $1,000, so states a BLM sign. Kill a desert tortoise, either on purpose or accidentally and you will find yourself in jail with a fine and a record. But if a human baby is conceived by those who engage in sex as only an avenue of pleasure and ignore the Divine, will have the baby aborted and will face no fines, no jail time, and no record. How odd it is that human life has been relegated to the level of dung or pile of disposable tissue.
Americans, it is time to wake up. We are allowing a vocally obnoxious, immoral minority, to rule and ruin our lives and families. They have stripped God out of public life and are demanding that we accept their immoral and corroupt lifestyles as the standard for all. They have robbed our wealth, our pride, and our very souls and we do nothing. Now is the time to stand and fight. We must call our elected state and federal officials and let them know we do not approve of their lackadaisical attitudes towards our God given rights and that we intend to hold then accountable at election time. We will not forget what they have done.