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Nation Radio - March 17, 2012
March 18 2012 11:09AM
After another glorious victory over the sinking Calgary Flames, there was little else to do Saturday but sit back and gloat. Oh, and talk about Oilers prospects, advanced analytics and...
This is Nation Radio.
Oklahoma City Barons play-by-play man Jim Byers is featured in part one. He updates listeners on everything to do with OKC, including Clear Day roster decisions and the improved play of Tyler Pitlick.
Cult of Hockey's Bruce McCurdy is the guest for segment two. He and Allan run through the Hall hit and Friday's game against Calgary and talk a little bit about the Oilers interest in analytics.
Nation overlord Kent Wilson makes his regular appearance. Kent runs through the Flames chances of making the playoffs, the cup of coffee for Sven Baertschi and how close Calgary may or may not be to a rebuild.
Canucks Army lead writer and editor Thomas Drance joins Allan in part four, talking about how the Canucks have fared post trade deadline, and the changing role of Ryan Kesler.
Oilers' alum Mike Krushelnyski is Allan's guest for the fifth part of Nation Radio, and they go into some detail on the Oilers' glory days.
Some thoughts from Allan to close out the show, as well Tom Renney's post-game against Calgary make up segment six.
So, am I the first to complain that I can't listen to more than 5 min or so on any of these?
you spelled first wrong :)-ed.
March 18 2012, 12:22PM
They all work for me.
PeOiler: works for me too.
March 18 2012, 12:54PM
Not working for me either. I can hear the first few seconds of each segment and then silence while the file is still playing.
March 18 2012, 01:18PM
Not sure what the issue is for others, but you can always choose to right click and "save as" each file and then listen to them from your computer.
working for me too.
March 18 2012, 04:34PM
Hey guys. The nation radio segments haven't worked for me for over a month now. It either goes silent after 10 seconds or so or after 5 minutes just as you get into it. The timer bar keeps moving along but no sound at all.
I tried reloading, refreshing, but nada.
Tried in chrome mainly but it doesn't work on IE either.
March 18 2012, 04:45PM
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March 18 2012, 04:52PM
Are these still being posted as a podcast to iTunes? I checked earlier today and the most recent one was from feb.
I thought it was just my old computer, then I figured it was my old computer and my phone. When my girlfriends PC did the same I thought I'd mention it.
Exact same problem as shuddertothink. The 'right-click-save-as' still only gets up to 1-5 min, even though the filesize looks to be correct.
March 19 2012, 09:23AM
Is segment two only supposed to be 2:34? otherwise they all worked for me. When my sound stopped I just paused then play again and it worked fine.
March 19 2012, 11:13AM
We'll try to figure things out folks. Not sure what it could be, but we're looking into it.
March 19 2012, 03:52PM
We'll try to figure things out folks. Not sure what it could be, but we're looking into it.
Don't let Wanye help you... it would take 3 months.
I'm having the same problem as several people have posted above. I'll try right clicking and saving...
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The iTunes feed has been fixed and the new episodes should be up shortly.
The issue with the feed might also be what's causing the hang ups for some of you folks. Please try some of the segments in this article again and let me know if it does NOT work. Please let me know the following details:
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On July 26, 2013, the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite captured this image of the Lodgepole fire burning in central Idaho. Ignited by lightning on July 20, 2013, the fire burned through lodgepole pine forests about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Challis, Idaho. By August 2, it had burned 19,960 acres (8,078 hectares). The lower image, a photograph taken by Jace James, shows the fire burning near Bear Creek on July 29, 2013.
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- Boise State Public Radio (2013, July 25) Lodgepole Fire Near Challis Could Burn for Months. Accessed August 2, 2013.
- Idaho Press-Tribune (2013, August 1) High winds fuel Lodgepole fire near Challis. Accessed August 2, 2013.
- InciWeb (2013, August 2) Lodgepole Fire. Accessed August 2, 2013.
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Obviously, it's a little early to be making snow men this year, but do you feel like sharing pictures of snow men from previous years?
When my daughter and I made our first snow man together, she was just a baby. She was about 19 months old, and I was very close to going into labour with my twins, which is why it is so small:
Last year when we made a snowman she was really into it and it got a little bigger:
I can't wait for the snow this year. All 3 of my girls will be big enough to join in with my twins turning 2 the day before Christmas eve and hopefully we'll get a good amount of snow that we can make a snowman even bigger and better than last year's
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Anyone can be replaced.
Maybe at some point, sure. But there's a reason Marvel agreed on a big payout for RDJ to come as Tony Stark Iron Man. It's because right now, he's the only one the people want. The people decided he was the best yesterday. And he rewarded them with…well…himself in return.
Anyway, after enjoying that video, I just lost half an hour to Robert Downey Jr on YouTube, revisiting some of his award show greatest hits, like when he co-presented with Tina Fey at the Oscars. These two need to be in a movie together, please.


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It's funny, almost every one of us would celebrate making a sale – and so we should, it's a big thing, but it's not the whole deal and never forget that!!! Strong opening statement? It's probably not strong enough…
You only have a complete deal when you've made a sale, done the work and then collected the readies. Don't disillusion yourself into thinking that you're doing amazingly well just because sales are being made – getting the money in the other end is just as critical and sometimes just as tricky
Its very easy when you're new to business to let your clients get away with not paying you very quickly – don't worry I've been there and done it myself. This, however is not a good strategy and will only leads to problems, here are just a few of them:
- The time you'll waste chasing debts can become ridiculous – taking you away from your day to day work
- Clients can begin to 'expect' better terms
- Many companies have a 'don't pay until questioned' policy – if you don't ask, you simply won't get
- As you get more established, older clients that have been with you since the early days will continue to pay you on the old terms you let them get away with – this is very hard to change down the line
- Clients will know those suppliers that are less likely to cause them problems when it comes to asking for money – you'll be further down their priority payment list
- An aged debt is more likely to turn into a bad debt
If you're about to start a business or are still fairly new to it all, make a strict policy for how you're going to deal with the collecting of monies and stick to it.
Here are a few quick suggestions:
- Create regular statements – At least once a month – send your statement in the middle of the month when most other companies send theirs at the beginning or end, it's more likely to get noticed.
- Try and make your statement stand out – We have a stamp with a picture of a man crying, saying 'please pay this, it's overdue'
- Keep a close eye on your aged-debtors list – At least once a month
- Don't be afraid to ask for the money – after all, you did the job, you deserve it
- Have a process in place for chasing debts that are older than your terms
- Consider if you can minimise your risk of bad debts and cashflow issues by putting in place deposits or at least stage payments
- If the debt gets really old, don't be afraid of losing a customer by passing it to a collector, are they really worth having as a customer if they are putting you through this? I hear you thinking, 'but yes Al that's fine but they are so important to my company, I can cut them a bit of slack can't I?'
Seriously, it's not worth the agro – get yourself a policy and make sure you stick to it religiously, whatever the size or importance of your client. No exceptions.
One last tip, if you employ sales people who are have any sort of commission, make it a condition of that commission that's its only paid when the money owed from the client is in the bank. Give them the responsibility of getting the money in – this will make your life easier in keeping on top of aged debts.
How have you found getting money in? Do you have any further tips for business owners regarding this tricky issue?
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CCCC's logo awarded first place by National Council for Marketing
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SANFORD - Central Carolina Community College's new logo design has been awarded a Paragon first place Gold Award by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations.
The Paragon Award recognizes outstanding achievement and excellence in communications at community and technical colleges. CCCC's stylized and colorful four "Cs" logo design excelled in the competition with entries from around the nation and Canada.
"First place - that means that CCCC has the No. 1 logo design in the nation among community colleges that entered the competition!" Marcie Dishman, director of the college's Marketing and Public Affairs Department, said, on hearing of the award. "This is wonderful recognition for the countless hours put into the development of the new logo. Every member of the Marketing & Public Affairs Department contributed to this process - it was truly a collaborative effort."
Neil McGowan, CCCC graphic artist and multimedia specialist, received the award on behalf of the department at the NCMPR's March 10-12 conference in Chicago.
The NCMPR is the only organization composed exclusively of marketing and public relations professionals at community and technical colleges. Headquartered in Greeley, Colo., it has more than 1,550 members from more than 650 colleges in the United States, Canada and other countries. It is one of the fastest-growing affiliates of the American Association of Community Colleges.
First place Gold, second place Silver, or third place Bronze awards were presented at the national conference to the top three schools in 44 areas of community college communication, from banners to websites. About 80 marketing and public relations professionals from around the country acted as judges for the national competition.
The NCMPR said on its web site that the winners in all categories, including CCCC, were set apart by their "creativity, originality and unique approaches to problem-solving."
"Our new logo incorporates the college's values of excellence, innovation and diversity," said CCCC President Dr. Bud Marchant. "It was created as part of CCCC's 50th anniversary celebration last year and captures the excitement and creativity at the college as we move forward."
CCCC first unveiled its new logo of four forward-arcing "Cs", in blue, orange, green, and yellow, during the final 50th Anniversary celebration event June 28, 2012, at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center.
The logo previously received second place in the NCMPR's District 2 Medallion Awards competition, held in October. The District 2 region includes two-year community and technical colleges in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and The Bahamas.
"The logo represents who we are," said Celia Hurley, CCCC vice president for Institutional Advancement. "Wherever it appears, it communicates, 'Central Carolina Community College - moving forward with excellence.'"
Implementation of the new logo on college signs, materials and advertising has already begun, Dishman said.
To see the college's logo, visit www.cccc.edu. To see all the winners in all categories, visit www.ncmpr.org/paragon.
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This episode was the final proof that this anime will forever remain as crap. They completely ruined the Mangyekou Sharingan moment which was the height of the arc. Ah well, at least we have the manga which is probably going to end soon.
Seriously! Why do these animators even bother...
I would be surprised if people feel compelled to continue watching this.
In one way, I feel they might do better next episode and it will be great, but too many times I feel that watching episodes is a waste of time. Meh..
Maybe the fight between chiyo puppets and Sasori's puppet would look better with the 2 pages dedicated to them. lol.
Loved this episode better then the last. Sasori as a child is so cute! But in the manga, did Sasori ever see his parents when he was a kid? I thought they left when he was a baby? Meh. Took awhile for the Sasori battle, but now its finally switching towards Naruto, who didnt get much in this episode. (loved the Special Ending though!)
@ChaosRising: xD Chill out dude. Its just the 4th movie like its been stated a few other times (like when it first started to show up). ^_^; No need to cuss out the makers. Lol
yeah..i am really looking forward to kakashi's jutsu...well..it looks like it will be team gai first..but oh..i do hope it will be a good one just like the last couple of episodes...XD
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Approximately 116 liver transplants in 2015 (Cleveland location), including:
Cleveland Clinic celebrated 30 years of liver transplantation in 2014 since completing its first adult liver transplant on November 8, 1984. As of December 31, 2011, 1,692 liver transplants have been performed at Cleveland Clinic, including the first lung-liver transplant in Ohio in 2007. The first pediatric liver transplant was performed on August 26, 1986.
Cleveland Clinic's liver transplant program is an essential component of a broad medical and surgical strategy to manage all patients with liver disease with the therapy most appropriate to that patient. Within the Liver Tumor Clinic, experts in all areas of liver disease participate in the evaluation, management, treatment and follow-up of liver transplant patients.
Cleveland Clinic is one of the nation's overall best hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2014-15 "America's Best Hospitals" rankings. Cleveland Clinic is ranked fifth in the country and is recognized for excellence in most of the medical specialties ranked by the magazine.
Cleveland Clinic's liver transplant program is a member of the Ohio Solid Organ Transplant Consortium (OSOTC) and the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), meeting all their requirements for liver transplants.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has certified CCF as a Medicare Center for liver transplantation, effective October 14, 1992. In addition, the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors granted Cleveland Clinic full approval for live donor liver transplants on June 30, 2006, based on the recommendation of the Membership and Professional Standards Committee (MPSC).
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After being born with biliary atresia, Leta developed refractory ascites and related infections at age 8. The ascites compromised Leta's ability to play and go to school, requiring her abdomen to be drained of fluid every two weeks.
When it was clear in late 2012 that Leta needed a liver transplant imminently, she was quickly matched to a partial liver graft from an anonymous living adult donor. This allowed Leta to receive a graft well suited to her small body size and avoid being added to an organ waitlist. Her transplant was performed within a month after it was recommended. Less than four months later, she was back at school part-time in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, and more energetic than ever.
Welcome to the Liver Transplant Program. The Liver Transplant Team at Cleveland Clinic is here to help you regain your health.
We have designed an extensive teaching program to help you learn about the liver transplantation process, and your individual health needs and medical care before and after the transplant.
We know that learning about the liver transplantation process and how to care for your health may be overwhelming at first. But remember, you can learn a little each day. You'll also have this notebook as a reference while you wait for your transplant.
We understand that you are both excited and nervous about your transplant; these are normal reactions. Being prepared in advance by learning and understanding what to expect will help ease your fear of the unknown.
Always discuss your questions and expectations about the liver transplantation with your healthcare providers.
We believe it is important for you to be an active participant in your health care. You will need to assume a lot of responsibility in your own care by doing whatever is necessary to build and maintain your strength for the liver transplantation.
Another important concern for your long-term health is for you to recognize and report any change in the way you feel; no one knows how you feel except you.
Since 2002, liver allocation for adults in the United States has been based on the Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score. The MELD formula, which is calculated on the basis of three objective variables (creatinine, bilirubin, and INR), predicts liver transplant survivability of patients waiting for liver transplantation, with higher MELD scores associated with higher mortality rates.
For patients with certain conditions (e.g., hepatocellular carcinoma), special scoring modifications are made.
The MELD score replaced the previous Status 2A, 2B and 3 categories. The most medically urgent category – Status 1, for patients with acute failure and a life expectancy of less than seven days without a transplant, as well as for transplant recipients with primary non-function of their graft – is still used to indicate the highest priority and has not been affected by MELD.
Time on the waiting list is only used to break ties between two or more patients with the same MELD score and the same blood type. The maximum MELD score is 40. Within a given organ procurement area, patients with a higher MELD score always rank ahead of those with lower scores, even if some patients with lower scores have waited longer.
For children under 18, livers are allocated according to the Pediatric End-stage Liver Disease score (PELD). PELD is similar to MELD, but also includes criteria related to pediatric growth issues (i.e., albumin level, growth failure, and age less than 12 months).
Each patient's MELD or PELD score must be updated according to a schedule set by UNOS, ranging from weekly (for patients with higher MELD scores) to annually (for patients with MELD scores <10). MELD scores automatically revert to the previous lower score if the updated score is not registered with UNOS.
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Patients whose liver transplant evaluations are complete are discussed at the weekly Liver Transplant Selection Committee meeting.
The committee comprises surgeons, hepatologists, a social worker, a chemical dependency specialist, a psychiatrist, a bioethicist, and an anesthesiologist. A decision regarding liver transplant is made by consensus, based on the information and opinions provided by team members who evaluated the potential liver transplantation patient.
Liver transplant patients may be approved for immediate placement on the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), http://www.unos.org/, national liver transplant waiting list, or their placement on the list may be deferred pending completion of additional testing or a chemical dependency program (in patients with a history of substance abuse). Patients who are thought to be too well for OLT or in whom the risk of surgery outweighs the benefits will not be approved and are either deferred or rejected.
The final step in the liver transplantation review process includes approval by the Ohio Solid Organ Transplant Consortium (OSOTC) Liver Transplant Review Committee, comprised of representatives from other Ohio liver transplant programs and the lay public. OSOTC approval must be obtained for all patients. Potential liver transplant patients with MELD scores =25, or status 1 patients, can be listed with UNOS and the summary submitted to OSOTC within 24 business hours.
You will be notified by your transplant coordinator regarding the outcome of the selection committee meeting and when you are placed on the donor waiting list.
Once patients are placed on the transplant waiting list, care is coordinated between the local physician's office and Cleveland Clinic hepatology. Follow-up appointments with the patient's Cleveland Clinic hepatologist are generally scheduled every three to six months.
More frequent appointments can be scheduled depending on the patient's MELD score or change in medical status. Components of the list management protocol are:
Liver transplantation patients are usually referred to the transplant center by their local physician or through case managers of insurance companies. The pre-transplant coordinator interviews the patient by phone, obtains the patient's medical history, and schedules the patient for an evaluation for liver transplantation.
During the first phone call, the coordinator also explains the liver transplantation evaluation and selection process. Appointments for evaluation are generally scheduled as soon as possible, taking into account medical urgency.
The potential liver transplantation patient is asked to obtain outside medical records and imaging studies and bring these for review during the evaluation. An insurance review is conducted prior to the patient's initial visit. Appointment schedules, maps, housing information, and education material are mailed to the patient.
The liver transplantation evaluation usually requires three full days of outpatient testing.
The informed consent process begins during the patient's pre-transplant evaluation. Throughout the evaluation, patients are educated by the physicians and liver transplantation coordinator regarding the transplant procedure, postoperative care (including need for lifelong immunosuppression), and potential complications.
Patients with hepatitis B or C are informed of the need for HBIg infusions or interferon/ribavirin, respectively. The potential for use of donors with positive anti-HCV or HBcAb serology, other extended donors, or split livers is also reviewed with the patient during the evaluation, and the patient's response is documented.
A thorough assessment of the patient's support system, compliance history and motivation for liver transplantation is conducted by the social worker. Liver transplantation patients with a history of drug dependency undergo thorough evaluation by the chemical dependency counselor.
When the organ transplantation coordinator calls to tell you that an organ has been located, you will be instructed to report to the admissions area. The transplant coordinator will tell you that you cannot have anything to eat or drink before you arrive at the hospital.
Donor livers are located through UNOS. Donors give their permission for organ donation before death or the donor's family may give consent for organ donation at the time of death. An organ recipient and donor must have compatible blood types and similar body sizes.
At the time of death, the donor's liver is removed, cooled, and stored in a special solution. Immediately after the donor's liver is removed, it is transported to the recipient's transplant center, where the transplant takes place as soon as possible.
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Emery High School hosted nine other track teams last week to the Darrell Gardner Invitational track meet. The Spartans dominated their lone home meet of the season as both the boys' team and the girls' team easily won the respective divisions. The boys scored 233 points to second place Altamont with 107 and the girls scored 162.5 points to Wayne High School's 118 points. The following is a complete list of all the athletes that scored points for Emery High in the meet. In the boy's 100 meters, Jared Shakespeare was second, Scott Jackson was third and Nick Arizmendi was fifth. In the girl's 100 meters, Baylor Griffin was first in a time of 13.48.
In the boy's 200 meters, Shakespeare was second, Arizmendi was third, Tyler Pulli was fourth, Matt Mecham was fifth and Cameron Allred was seventh. In the girl's 200 meters, Hailee Rogers was first in a time of 27.10 with Griffin second and Cassidy Labrum seventh. In the boy's 400 meters, Jackson was first in a time of 54.79, David Dyer was third and Charlie Turner was fourth. In the girl's 400 meters, Rogers was first in a time of 1:01.13 with Camry Johnson was third.
In the boy's 800 meters, Pulli was third, Leedan Johnson was fifth, Aaron Brower was sixth and Davis Thompson was seventh. In the girl's 800 meters, Sarah Collard was seventh and Valerie Chynoweth was eighth.
In the boy's 1600 meters, David Bird was fifth, Alex Stilson was sixth and Zac Clifford was seventh. In the girl's 1600 meters, Ashley Guymon was second with Kassidee Oakeson sixth.
In the boy's 3200 meters, Johnson was third and Brower was fourth while Oakeson was second for the girl's.
In the 100 meter hurdles, Paytn Jeffs was third. In the 110 meter hurdles, Brendon Jorgensen was first with a time of 16.09 with Matt Mecham third. In the boy's 300 meter hurdles, Jorgensen was first with a time of 41.75, Jax Gardner was second, Justan Potter was third and Mecham was fourth. In the girl's 300 meter hurdles, Kelsie Cox was second.
In the boys' long jump, Jorgensen took first with a jump of 19'3" and Dawson Jensen took second. In the girl's long jump, Paytn Jeffs took first with a jump of 15'4" with Blayr Jeffs taking second.
In the boy's high jump, Justan Potter took second with Jensen taking third. In the girl's high jump, Paytn Jeffs took second with Jessica Guymon third and Camry Johnson sixth.
In the boy's javelin, Curtis Mason was first with a throw of 154'4" with Travis Stout fifth. In the girl's javelin, Jessica Guymon was first with a throw of 89'1".
In the girl's shot put, Bailey Rasmussen was fourth and Hanna Dyer was seventh. In the boy's discus, Cle Richards was third, Remi Hoffman was fifth and Mason was sixth. In the girl's discus, Dyer was fourth, Kira Oelmann was fifth and Laryssa Guymon was eighth. Emery High won both 4 x 100 relays, both 4 x 400 relays and the boys sprint medley relay.
In other Emery High track action, Ashlynn Allred along with Paytn and Blayr Jeffs, traveled to the Dixie High Invitational in St George over the weekend. Allred won the 100 meter race with a time of 12.41 after qualifying with a time of 12.87 in the eighth heat. Her time in the finals was the third fastest time by any girl in the state this season. Allred also qualified in the 200 meter race with the fastest time but did not participate in the finals due to being ill. The Jeffs sisters participated in the long jump with Paytn taking sixth with a jump of 15'4.5"


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Craig MacTavish returns to the Edmonton Oilers
Jonathan Willis
June 11 2012 10:54AM
The Edmonton Oilers have hired Craig MacTavish as the team's new Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations.
According to the team's official website, the Oilers will hold a press conference at 4:30 MT to discuss the return of MacTavish to the organization.
MacTavish had been working in the Vancouver Canucks organization as the head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. Earlier today the team announced that MacTavish was leaving to "pursue other opportunities," with general manager Mike Gillis making a short statement:
Craig brought a tremendous amount of experience and expertise as Head Coach of the Wolves this past season. We were pleased to have him as a member of our organization and wish him continued success in the future.
The return of MacTavish has been hinted at previously in the media, with the Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson reporting the rumour yesterday. Matheson was not only ahead of the news, but he seems to have gotten things exactly right:
The Oilers won't comment yea or nay on whether MacTavish, who left the Oilers in 2009 after coaching them for eight years, could return in some capacity. Maybe I'm being led astray by the background chatter, but would it be a stretch to have MacTavish, who got his master's degree in business from Queen's University after leaving the coaching gig here, return to assist Kevin Lowe, the team's president of hockey operations? An extra set of eyes and ears, a sounding board for evaluations? A smart hockey man. Even after leaving the Oilers in 2009, and before he got a coaching gig with the Chicago Wolves last summer, MacTavish was quietly doing some behind the scenes scouting for the Oilers.
Back in April, our own Robin Brownlee also suggested a return could be in the cards, though the expectation at that time was that MacTavish would want to stay behind the bench:
I'm just thinking out loud, but, given MacTavish's longstanding relationship with Lowe and Katz, his ties to Edmonton and his desire to return to the NHL, I think it would be foolish to dismiss the notion that MacTavish could return, should the team decide Renney has run his course. Just sayin.'
MacTavish is an interesting hire, particularly because he's entering the Oilers' front office rather than stepping behind the bench. The fact that MacTavish went back to school and got a business degree separates him to some extent from the other ex-NHL players populating hockey operations positions around the NHL; that education only adds to the qualifications of a man with a long record of experience as a coach and a player.
My initital reaction is mostly positive; MacTavish is obviously intelligent, and the idea of adding him to the Oilers' management group appeals. Fresh out of a year coaching in the AHL, MacTavish will also add some first-hand knowledge to the Oilers' professional scouting department, an area that has been weak judging by their acquisitions of the last few seasons. Presumably, he'll also have an opinion of most of the AHL's up-and-coming coaches, having just spent the last year contending with them.
The thing I'm most curious about, and something we'll hopefully get some answers to this afternoon, is how this alters the power structure in the Oilers' front office. The addition of MacTavish is going to do nothing to dissuade the notion that Kevin Lowe is still ultimately running the hockey operations department, yet at the same time Steve Tambellini just received an extension as the Oilers' G.M. I know I'll be paying rapt attention to today's press conference.
Good move. He is a talented person and acquiring talent on the management side of the house helps build the business.
Let me be the fist to say: Welcome back MacT.
Edit: Fail. :(
I like this.
Thats why we need the new arena to fill it with all the mamngment we have. So lets see we have Tambi responding to to MacT, responding to Klowe....what an abismal mess of an old boys club. Can you say more support for going nowhere fast.
When i saw the headline on my Twitter feed i thought the oil had hired him as head coach.
So i suppose we can cross his name off the list of potentials for Head Coach of the Edmonton Oilers.
June 11 2012, 11:06AM
I think this is great! Tambi now has someone breathing down his neck if he makes mistakes. His extension must have been 2 years at most
June 11 2012, 11:06AM
There are any number of ways to interpret this move. Let me fire the opening speculative volley and say that this means Steve Tambellini is "officially" on the clock for the first time since taking over the reigns as Oilers GM. If the Oilers fail to substantially improve at any point over the next three years, Craig MacTavish will be the next GM. Book it.
June 11 2012, 11:06AM
welcome back Mac-T
June 11 2012, 11:07AM
This is good news. Smart guy, educated, experienced, and knows how to string multiple sentences together without making his audience wonder what his first language is. I'd be even happier if his title was General Manager.
So... the first guy Tambellini fired has returned as his boss... Hmmmmmmm...
"MacTavish, who got his master's degree in business from Queen's University after leaving the coaching gig here"
How does one get a master's degree in business and coach an AHL team for a year in a span of 3 years?
That is impressive.
June 11 2012, 11:19AM
That is a bit strange that Tambo fired him and now Kevin Slowe reloads with him...how do the Sutters get along with MacT? Defensemen please...no, more experiments, just NHL calibre Dmen.
I think this means the Oilers might hire Jon Cooper or they aren't sold on whoever the coach will be. If they aren't in a good position at christmas then Tambo and coach ? will be out and Lowe and Mact will take up their old posts. My guess is this might actually be a Katz driven move
June 11 2012, 11:23AM
So now the guy that fired MacT is working side by side with him? Hopefully he can bring a little more urgency to this management group.
Welcome back Craig.
When I first read the headline, I stopped for a second because I thought it was going to say that he was the head coach again! And frankly, I would have had no problems with that.
The other thought that comes to mind is that perhaps he's Lowe's insurance policy for the 2012-13 season-- if Tambi's hire doesn't pan out and Lowe is forced to turf Tambi and his coach during the season, Lowe has an experienced Oiler coach on staff to fill in and pick up the reigns. Just sayin'....
June 11 2012, 11:27AM
I'm still holding out hope for Lummer.
Because there is no person involved in hockey that doesn't have a relationship to the Boys on the Bus.
It's weird how things are structured in the NHL from a Nomenclature perspective.
In most companies, it goes something like this. Owner, President and CEO, VP's and then the various managers report to the VP's.
In the NHL, GM stands for "supreme mover and shaker", wheras VPs are what, exactly? And heaven forbid someone puts the term "Director" in the mix. Do they have Supervisors?
Weird setup.
It was MacT who decided not to return and while it may have been amicable, he did not get fired. Why would it matter anyway?
Certainly agree that there is a lot going on at the exec level which seems like corporate overhead, but lets compare this new structure to much like the Red Wings. How could anyone question the Oilers following that model for success?
I think the next surprise will be selecting Galchenyuk. Seems the idea that he didn't play for a season has most moving him down the list. The key here is had he played this season would he have been as good as Yakupov.
June 11 2012, 11:40AM
"MacTavish, who got his master's degree in business from Queen's University after leaving the coaching gig here"
How does one get a master's degree in business and coach an AHL team for a year in a span of 3 years?
That is impressive.
Bachelor's Degree = 4 Years Master's Degree = 2 Years
He must not have taken any time off at all if he went straight from that to coaching the AHL Wolves, with his TSN gig and scouting for the Oilers in there too...
I wonder if MacT will be at the draft table, the table is getting pretty full, pretty soon their won't be tables anymore, but rooms or maybe they can have teepees and then then one of the tribe comes out after the pow-wow to make the announcement of their draft choice.
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Maybe Mac T is the business world's equivalent of Doogie Howser M.D.
It looks like macT will be the next gm. My guess anyways.
June 11 2012, 11:58AM
With any luck MacT replaces Tambillini in the not to distant future.
June 11 2012, 11:59AM
What in the world? MacT couldn't get a NHL gig anywhere else. Are we top heavy enough now? Maybe Dave Hunter could serve as VP of acquisitions(ordering lunch) and Pat Hughes as VP of logistics(zamboni driver). This type of hiring re-inforces my belief that the oil are nothing but a toy for Katz. Are his other ventures run this way? If he didn't sell drugs he would be out of business.
Bachelor's Degree = 4 Years Master's Degree = 2 Years
He must not have taken any time off at all if he went straight from that to coaching the AHL Wolves, with his TSN gig and scouting for the Oilers in there too...
If you don't take summer's off and work your tail off you can get a degree in two years.
A Master's degree is more variable. I wonder if he had already taken some classes here and there he could use for credit.
I was not a fan of this move when it was first rumored for one simple fact: bringing MacT back does nothing to change the management culture in the organization. They needed to go outside of the old boys club and pick someone from a winning team/organization for this.
FWIW, it should be interesting to see MacT interact with players that obviously tuned him out during his last two years behind the bench.
@Jonathan Willis
A lot of companies are odd that way. They give titles meant to stroke the ego, more than they are meant to represent a person's actual role.
June 11 2012, 12:05PM
Soooo.....zero chance that the Oilers sign Penner this summer then?
I'm excited to watch my fellow OilersNation citizens who were absolutely ready to TAR AND FEATHER MacT on the way out of town be inexplicably excited now that he is coming back.
The revisionist history of it all warms the cockles of my heart.
June 11 2012, 12:07PM
When Tambellini fails it makes sense to have his replacement within the organization already.
A few days ago Tambi got the carrot of a 3 year(?) contract extension and today he was shown the stick...If the team falls on its face next year Tambi's replacement is sitting right in the office next door...;) I like it....
was, and still am, opposed to vehemently to MacT become coach again.
that being said based on his ability to articulate and analyze i think this is a very good hire.
i hope that he brings an actual to date desire to win. we've sorely been lacking that from current management.
Backwards move. Like Craig just fine, but we don`t need a return to the Old Boys club. How many playoffs has the group of MacT, Lowe, Tambo made. You cut bait with a guy, and then you hire him back 3 years later. Katz can run a drug store, but his Hockey IQ is poor, and we in Oil COuntry continue to pay for this continuance of employing poor hockey men, or at least a group with no success. Its assinine.
In 09`we were so sick of the loosing, the constant lack of direction, poor decisions, and general lack of change. They can MacT, cause he was at the end of his rope. (out of Lowe, Tambo, MacT he was by far the best) So wait 2-3 years and hire back one of the good ol`boys, and give him a promotion cause the guy has a masters degree, which means he can no integrate his hockey knowledge with business savey cause he`s edmucated. This organization needs to hire people with the right aptitude, skill set, and who have a proven track record. This is so backward. Continuing to do the same thing over and over again is not going to move this organization forward.
I just hope they hire Sutter soon so I can moan about that move.
Interesting article, considering:
This might shed some light onto the structure the Oilers are intending to go for as well:
"The 16-month EMBA program is designed for working managers, and lets them take part in virtual classes and group work from their home cities. Teamwork is stressed in the program, and Craig found that he really enjoyed the team dynamic. "We had a terrific group of people," he says, "all very self-motivated. We had an eclectic mix of skill sets. I was really fortunate to have been part of that group." He learned a lot by collaborating with people with diverse business experiences. 'The power of the team is obviously in maximizing those skill sets and in reducing and protecting any weaknesses.'"
Was he not working on before. Even then its 2 years of course work.
Interesting article, considering:
This might shed some light onto the structure the Oilers are intending to go for as well:
"The 16-month EMBA program is designed for working managers, and lets them take part in virtual classes and group work from their home cities. Teamwork is stressed in the program, and Craig found that he really enjoyed the team dynamic. "We had a terrific group of people," he says, "all very self-motivated. We had an eclectic mix of skill sets. I was really fortunate to have been part of that group." He learned a lot by collaborating with people with diverse business experiences. 'The power of the team is obviously in maximizing those skill sets and in reducing and protecting any weaknesses.'"
That last sentence ... "The power of the team is obviously in maximizing those skill sets and in reducing and protecting any weaknesses.'' ...is what this is really all about.
Another layer of insulation for Lowe.
Yeah, each team has their own set of titles that mean different things. The same team can have two presidents, a general manager, assistant general managers, senior vice presidents, directors of hockey operations, player personnel, player development, professional scouting and amateur scouting, senior advisors, special assistants to the general manager/president...
I have to wonder JW if this was part of the plan all along. The Oilers knew they weren't going to win for the next few years. MacT takes time off to improve his education. Spends a year coaching in the minors scouting not only players but other coaches and then returns to Edm in a bigger position with a lot input at a key time for the progression of the team.
This will also take some pressure off of Lowe so he can spend so addition time with the whole team canada side of things.
Maybe just maybe there is a very specific game plan that has been all laid out from the get go and management aren't the complete idoits we all seem to think them.
Even Hutterites bring in fresh blood once in a while. This train has left the station.
I think this is a great move for the Oilers. I'm sure Mac T will be very useful and influential in suggesting players the team needs as well as players they no longer need. With Mac T in the office, I think that will be encouraging news for Smytty and a contract will get signed . I also think most people are right in thinking he is the next General Manager.
So is Pat Quinn MacT's boss then as senior vp of hockey operations?
June 11 2012, 01:27PM
There is no downside to this move. He's clearly intelligent, educated, and his vast experience in the game shows that he knows the ingredients that are required in assembling a winning team.
The fact that his previous tenure here had the team battling for the playoffs each year despite a severe lack of talent on the club is most impressive. However, many Oiler fans dislike the move because it puts the "Old boys club" back together. Who cares? The man is competent.
The decline of this team coincided with Mac T's departure. Quinn had essentially the same group the very next year and they finished in the basement. This is a great hockey hire.
Mac T FTW!
Some Funny Bastard said
Even Hutterites bring in fresh blood once in a while. This train has left the station.
I don`t want to know what happens behind the Oiler curtain...
Interesting yet positive move for the Oiler's organization. One would have to consider that this will allow Mr Katz the option of moving Mac T in'multiple directions' on the Org Chart. Kevin Lowe, Tambi and the 'soon to be named head coach' I am sure are well aware of that.
I loved MacTavish as a player and for the first half of his coaching tenure here I was a big fan. He managed to hold together a mediocre roster and make them playoff-contenders every year when the money just wasn't there.
His last few years as coach began to eat away at my opinion of him, but in hindsight I can see that this was more the product of a poor roster and very little help from other areas of the organization (scouting).
All of that being said, though, I like this move. The Oilers are adding management staff with the goal of being, in my opinion, the smartest hockey organization in the NHL. Just as in the Detroit model, I think the organizational strategy is to gather together the best voices in their respective fields and then try to create a strong management team where the result is greater than the sum of its parts.
Regardless of whether a person either likes or dislikes Tambellini's management style or some of his decisions, the addition of MacTavish, who always seemed to have a good handle on talent ("Robbie Schremp is not an NHL player"), ought to strengthen this area.
I'm not entirely confident this whole thing won't still end up a smoldering wreck, but Alex Delvecchio didn't have a lot of management pedigree going for him when he was hired.
Let's see what happens with this group. If adding MacTavish to the table means not signing another Khabibulin or Barker, then it ought to be money well spent.
June 11 2012, 02:23PM
Certainly the Detroit Red Wings have, for years, surrounded themselves with upper management. Devellano, Holland, Nill and until a couple of years ago, Steve Yzerman have all been part of the fold in senior management positions. Chris Chelios and Jiri Fischer have recently joined the Front office as well. That model seems to have worked out OK.
I understand why there are cries of the "old boys club" running rampant, but in my opinion, MacT is a very bright, articulate, credible hockey man. I am pretty sure the comment that no one else would hire him is inaccurate. While there is some merit to the suggestions we could use fresh blood, I think it would be naive to think that MacT did not pick up some ideas in his time away from the Oilers organization. Tambellini was "fresh blood". Not sure that should be the first consideration.
"We want Reasoner back. I want Reasoner back"
I hope he has more pull than he did as HC, because it took the rest of the management staff 3 years to address the need (hell, to even recognize that there was one) for a Dzone/PK centerman who can win a draw which MacT saw immediately.
Oilers filling their quota of one curly-haired employee at all times.
June 11 2012, 02:58PM
Guessing the Katz kid has a summer intern position - so MacT is #2.


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Jason Gregor
October 14 2010 11:35AM
The first week in the NHL had everything the league could ask for; great goals, big saves, exciting hockey, big fights, but they also saw a few things they wish had never happened.
James Wisniewski was suspended for the third time in twelve months, and I can guarantee you he will go down as the only guy in NHL history to get suspended for his "Sean I hear you're a sword swallower," obscene gesture.
I can't see anyone trying to mimic his stupidity in the future.
While some of you probably laughed at his gesture, there is no place for it in the game; and society for that matter. I'm fine with his two game suspension, but once again the NHL looked ridiculous, when they gave him the same two-game suspension as Nicklas Hjalmarsson for his cheap hit on Jason Pominville.
You can't compare the two actions, because they are completely different. However, the NHL handed out the suspensions within hours of one another Tuesday afternoon, and the optics weren't good.
Wisniewski's actions were immature, inappropriate and made him look like a fool, but he didn't hurt anyone other than himself. Hjalmarsson made a dangerous, stupid play and he had ample time to recognize that Pominville was in a vulnerable position.
In the summer the NHL came up with a new rule to try and curb headshots, but it seems they are only concerned about direct shots to the head, not blows in the back or shoulder that result in a player slamming his head into the boards or glass. Watch the Hjalmarsson again and you'll see Pominville's head bounces directly off the glass as a result of the hit.
How is this not considered a head shot? Here's how the new rule was written:
48.1 Illegal Check to the Head – A lateral or blind side hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and/or the principle point of contact is not permitted.
While Pominville's head wasn't the initial point of contact, his head took the brunt of the blow and subsequently concussed him. If it is a clean hit to the shoulder and a player's head hits the glass, to me, that is part of the game, but this hit was illegal and dirty.
It seems it is only a head shot in the eyes of the NHL if the initial contact is to the head.
Don't get me wrong, I like the head shot rule, but I can't understand how a version of this hit wasn't taken into account when writing up a new rule. We see more hits from behind or blind hits from the side, than we do direct shots to the head.
I'm okay with Wisniewski's two games, but the NHL should have used the timing of the suspensions to their advantage.
Slapping Hjalmarsson with a five gamer would have set a new precedent for an illegal "hit-to-the-body-that-impacts-the-head," and the NHL would have finally looked like they were serious in trying to get cheap shots out of the game. I love hard hits, and I understand players will get hurt sometimes, but the NHL has created a culture of "I was trying to make a play, so it's not my fault," and it needs to stop.
No suspension will automatically stop cheap plays. The speed of the game will always incite a wrong decision now and then, but clearly the players aren't getting the message. Pominville didn't even have the puck, and he was in that vulnerable position for a few seconds before Hjalmarsson delivered the blow. You can't tell me it was a wrong split-second decision by the Hawk defender.
Five games would have sent an early message to the rest of the league that cheap shots will cost a player a significant amount of games and money. It also would have shown that league officials consider cheap hits worse than some cheap, childish and immature obscene gesture.
The most egregious part of the suspension is that Hjalmarsson's first game back after sitting out two games will be against the very same Buffalo Sabres. A three-game suspension would have avoided any possible retribution being handed out by the Sabres, but I guess the NHL doesn't have a schedule in their office.
Not a great start for the NHL in handing out suspensions, or realizing that shots from the side or behind that don't initially target the head or just as dangerous as direct blows to the head.
~I'm surprised this feature got so much play last year,~ but due to the constant demands we will continue to showcase the best Ice Women the NHL has to offer.
Say hello to Candace who is in her fourth year with the BLUE CREW of the Atlanta Thrashers.
This lovely short-hair is in honour of my former Ice-Women selector, Laurie, a sexy short-hair herself, whose job has limited her time and won't allow her to be our main selector. Kudos to Laurie for your keen eye, and know that the Nations will miss your selections.
- It's pretty cool that the Nation has expanded to the centre of the universe and launched theleafsnation.com Wanye almost sheet himself when Internet giant, Greg Wyshynski - aka Puck Daddy - tweeted about the 4th child of the Nation clan. Welcome to the Nation Leaf fans, and Wanye wants you to know he is taking all the credit for your surprising 3-0 start. Just don't remind him that his beloved Oilers haven't made the playoffs since he launched Oilersnation.
- Alex Ovechkin has four goals in four games, and two of them have been game winners. He had seven last year. Clarke MacArthur, who the Thrashers walked away from after arbitration, also has four goals and two game winners for the Leafs. In his previous 208 games MacArthur had four GWG.
- There have been some great tilts early this year, and some clear KOs, but the Colton Orr/Deryk Engelland fight made me laugh. Not because Orr lost, but because of the AGH cam. I love how a hospital sponsors the zoom in shot.
- The more I hear Ray Ferraro, the more I'm convinced he is the best analyst in the game. I wish TSN would use him more.
- It is only two games, but is there a bigger surprise in the NHL than unknown, Sergei Bobrovsky? The Flyers' rookie netminder is 2-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .931 SV%. He has the best blueline in the NHL in front of him, so he might be able to keep it up. I wonder if he was chosen in any fantasy drafts? If you took him before the season started, take a bow.
- If the Leafs become a legitimate playoff contender, I wonder how many other GMs will be trying to sign NCAA free agents for cheap next summer?
- Eric Francis reported that Jay Feaster was brought in because Darryl and Brent Sutter don't communicate well enough to each other. You think? I'm sure Brent was doing cartwheels when Darryl told him that Olli Jokinen was going to be his first line centre in the summer, after trading him away in March. Something tells me that Feaster will be the GM before the season ends, with D. Sutter getting a promotion/demotion to President of hockey operations.
- If the Sedins stay healthy, look for Daniel to get 50 goals. They make plays that no other tandem in the league makes with the same regularity. Backstrom and Ovechkin are close, but they don't complete as many stunning passes.
- I loved the LA Kings retro jerseys. Their old logo is great, and I like the jerseys with no name bars on the back. I don't buy a lot of jerseys, in fact I only own three, the green Hartford Whalers, a teal Miami Dolphins and a Birmingham Bulls warm up jersey, but I'm leaning towards the Kings' retro look.
- Panther GM, Dale Tallon, was livid after his Panthers' lost 3-2 to the Oilers. "How do they allow Horcoff's goal? I've seen worse kicks in a Vegas Chorus line," he said when I ran into him going down the stairs to the dressing rooms after the game. I thought Tallon had a valid complaint. The Oilers got a break on Horcoff's eventual game winner.
- Patrick Kaleta is quickly becoming the newest punk in the NHL. He left his feet to hit a Devil, then used his head as a battering ram into the chest of Travis Zajak, and then gave him a love-tap headbutt. He is a joke, and hopefully someone teaches him a lesson sooner than later.
- If you are keeping track Carolina, Dallas, Colorado, Tampa and LA have wins that won't be as valuable as real wins in case of a tiebreaker.
- Only six teams have yet to lose a game this year. (I count OT and SO as real losses). Who do you think will still be undefeated by this time next week, out of the Leafs, Oilers, Predators, Stars, Blues and Lightning? Strangely enough, five of these teams missed the playoffs last year. I think it is great when a team can start 8-0 so hopefully a few of them are still perfect by next week.
- The NFL didn't have a single 4-0 team this year for the first time since 1970. My Miami Dolphins didn't even have time to chill the champagne before popping the cork when the last undefeated team fell.
I want to thank all of those for sending me your thoughts/tweets at @JasonGregor. I can't respond to all of them, but I do reply to most. Your questions and comments are great, so keep them coming.
My sobering tweet of the week comes courtesy of @nmizera:
"@JasonGregor It is ridiculous that the Panthers are selling tickets cheaper than the Oil Kings."
That isn't a knock on the Oil Kings, but how ridiculous it is in Florida that they are selling seats for a measly $9.
Tell me again Mr. Bettman how the NHL is working in South Florida?
Hello, Candace!
Great article. I agree the NHL missed the boat, and I loved the cartoon...$%^$ hits the fan. Great stuff. Candace is dreamy and I think Bobrovsky will be the real deal. Go Flyers and Oilers.
Hello Candace! Please Laurie, spare some time to continue making the Ice Girl picks.
October 14 2010, 11:54AM
Sigh...all is right with the world again.
These are my favorite articles because they give a great overview of everything that is happening throughout the league*. Great summary! Thanks Gregor!
*actually, it is because of the ice girl. I didn't even read the rest.
ATL sure got some nice trim boy I tell ya.
I remember my first time in Georgia, sun kissed blondes with curves and booties like WHOA.
Pretty much the only good thing about having hockey down south is their Ice Girls.
Love these articles Jason, keep 'em coming! Even without the Icegirl(s) feature....honest.
Re: Horcoff's goal, right from the 2010-2011 NHL Rulebook - "If an attacking player has the puck deflect into the net, off his skate or body, in any manner, the goal shall be allowed."
Disallowed goal = "(ii) When the puck has been kicked using a distinct kicking motion."
Imho, even though thy Captain's foot moved forward, it's hard to argue it wasn't a deflection. To me, he was putting his foot in the path of the puck, it ultimately entered the net on the forward motion caused by Hall's pass. If the puck's forward propulsion was a direct result of Horc kicking it, then that would be deemed a disallowed goal.
October 14 2010, 12:05PM
Yuck. Gregor, please go back to your normal font size.
I wonder if the Toronto Maple Leafs are upset that you are Theleafsnation.com given that they say that they are the "The Official Site Of Leafs Nation" ... just saying..
October 14 2010, 12:10PM
Was in Phoenix about 3 years ago and went to a nascar race and and a Monday Night football game, also went to a Coyotes game when we were there. We sat 4 rows off center ice right behind Gretz on the bench. Paid $11.00 for the tickets and it was free food night at the consession. Announced attendance at that game was 5630. Tell me why that team is not back in Canada someplace?
Yuck. Gregor, please go back to your normal font size.
You saw Candace, right?
October 14 2010, 12:16PM
Patrick Kaleta was a joke already. why do you think Ovechkin smashed the dudes face into the glass last year.
Agreed on the suspensions. Though I would have given Wisniewski only one game. The hit is the kind of stuff the nhl needs to get rid of. But I guess the nhl sees bj miming = attempted neck breaking.
Every game you watch you can clearly hear many F-bomb's and read plenty more on the lips of players. I understand the graphic nature of the James Wisniewski gesture that has prudes going nuts but can we at least be honest about the level of hypocracy involved in punishing him for it? Or does someone want to argue that the F-bombs are perfectly acceptible and above reproach? Do we need to hire the Church Lady to review gameday tapes and levy fines?
Hey Gregor,
Good article... I agree with you that the league dropped the ball on the suspension, but one has to wonder when the players themselves start holding themselves accountable. I'm not talking about Hjalmarrson, but Pominville... The way he had positioned himself was brutal... I think most of us here can agree he should have had his back to the wall so he could a) see the play and b) see the defender... Too many players skilled or 3rd line grinders seem to be putting themselves in vulnerable positions to allow these hits to occur.
I'm not saying this hit was Pominville's own fault, but whether it be the NHL or NHLPA, someone has to teach these players to play with a bit more game awareness.
Re hockey in Florida. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the income sharing schemes finite in nature? I mean teams can only draw shared league income for three or four seasons in a row right?
October 14 2010, 12:30PM
RE: Pominville Hit. C'mon Gregor, you answered your own question. "Pominville's head wasn't the initial point of contact." That's exactly why it's NOT a check to the head.
Call it what it is, intent to injure. 2 games is a joke.
I've seen too many hits where the vunerable player turned towards the boards to put himself in a more vunerable postion, for whatever reason (e.g.: either to protect the puck or draw a penalty). Pominville's position was perfect though, shoulder to the boards, watching the play. Hjalmarsson's hit is the prototypical cheap-shot.
October 14 2010, 12:42PM
Hey Gregor,
Having a Burmingham jersey is possibly the best thing I've read. Not only do you have one, it's a practice jersey. You're gonna want to frame that baby.
2 game suspension for pantomiming a blowie is fair, the hit from behind wasn't. One was funny, and looked ridiculous, while the hit from behind was stupid. Toss some stop signs on the back of their jerseys or something. Works in pee wee. Right? Right.
October 14 2010, 12:43PM
Hahaha amazing
The problem with the NHL's suspension policy is that they punish the injury more often than the hit. I've seen this hit dozens of times (re:Cole vs. Ohlund 2 years ago, Macarthur vs. Reddox last year) that went unpunished.
Maybe if there was consistant punishment on the action, and not the result, then this wouldn't be such an issue.
Can't agree with you more about Ray Ferraro. I've only seen a handful of games that he has been covering but he seems to have some very interesting and intelligent analysis. I wish I could say the same about some other analyst's out there.
Toronto a legit playoff team ? They won three games Jason THREE. They were badly outplayed by the Pens in the third period and hung on and got the win. I thought for a second I was reading a TSN article.
Other than that great read and thanks again.
Candance has some nice definition, let alone beautiful contours and shapes.
Toronto a legit playoff team ? They won three games Jason THREE. They were badly outplayed by the Pens in the third period and hung on and got the win. I thought for a second I was reading a TSN article.
Other than that great read and thanks again.
He said IF the Leafs become a contender. He never indicated they WERE a playoff contender.
October 14 2010, 01:17PM
Personally I think any way you get the puck in to the net short of throwing it in should be fine it takes real skill to kick in in.
I would like to see goal pads only there to protect the legs and only the width of the upper thigh. the glove should be about half the size as should be the blocker. If a goalie stops it I want it to be a lot more about athleticism than positioning and it just hits you. It will never happen but I would like it better.
Tonight the Oilers end that Minnesota streak of winning home openers and the one of the Oil losing in Min. Oil 5or6 Minnesota 4 Hall scores his first from Horc
@Sheldon "Oilers Fan for Life!!!"
Kicking with skates ?
I know but if you watched TSN it was retarded. They talked about how the Leafs played so great. 14 Shots on net to get the win reminds me of the Florida game. Ray Ferraro is one of my favs. I really could go without McGuire. Can't wait to hear Rod call the game on Saturday!!!!
I think Ferraro is great too! He is the Ying to the astounding Yang that is Pierre McGuire.
I hope TSN doesn't recognize him and that he gets picked up by SNet or CBC; at least then we'll get to hear him more.
Well, the NHL has made some progress, (remember Pronger "Repeat Offender" getting one game for elbowing Macammond into next year?) but you're right Gregor, more games, no tolerance
I know but if you watched TSN it was retarded. They talked about how the Leafs played so great. 14 Shots on net to get the win reminds me of the Florida game. Ray Ferraro is one of my favs. I really could go without McGuire. Can't wait to hear Rod call the game on Saturday!!!!
That's the one thing SNet has over TSN, some regional coverage/bias. With TSN the West is always a secondary story.
~And I really like SNet's darts and poker coverage.~
@Jason Gregor
I hear that. I just hate the Leafs and don't really care for Burkie. ~ Wish K Lowe would have knocked him out ~
October 14 2010, 01:49PM
But was it a blind-sided it? I would say yes, and the NHL said in the summer they wanted to crack down on blindsided hits. But only if the original contact is to the head. And that is jus stupid. A blindside shot can inflict lots of damage regardless of the initial point of contact.
I think you and I agree for the most part. I just don't think this hit is a hit-to-the-head. Maybe there needs to be a "blindsided" rule to cover hits like this. One that doesn't count if a guy that sees the hit coming then turns into the boards.
That Brendan Shinnimin hit is a good example. Josh Nicholls was 10 feet from the boards, it wasn't a hit to the head, but you don't need to blindside a guy like that. At least the WHL has the right idea on suspensions.
October 14 2010, 01:56PM
Interesting that a goalie is playing above his expectation when he has Chris Pronger infront of him for half the game. I'd like to see if Bobrovsky is still good if the Human Rake goes down with an injury. In the last few years he has made some goalies look a lot better then they are so the goalies (Roloson, Giguere, Hiller, Leighton, Boucher) stats should have an asterisk beside it with the footnote "*Pronger".
Keep in mind though, that The Rake has only played one game so far.
October 14 2010, 02:13PM
Great article Jason. Keep them coming.
Here are a few thoughts i would like to express in a rant. Regards to the Pominville hit. Totally agree that there should of been a more lengthy suspension. That hit was pretty dirty. To everyone that says he should of had his back to the boards, maybe. The only reason i think it was dirty was because he didnt have to hit him that hard in that position. Hit him, take him off the puck and get it down the ice. Period. He wants to hit him hard cool, but he took a good run at him. Didn't have to murder him. In regards to the Horcoff goal.... Come on. I have seen way more goals that were a lot worse then that be allowed. Seriously, remember the old crease rule. Tell me there wasnt garbage being taken away and being allowed ('99 finals anyone. The goal that changed the rule). Do I think the goal should of been allowed? Why not. He put his foot in front of the puck and a defender was on him. I know if the pucks coming towards me and my foots there and i can defect it into the net without kicking it I'm not moving it and neither are any of you. Finally on the TSN commentators loving the leafs....SO what! They love the leafs as a team. Listening to the penguins and leafs game and hearing how many times the penguins commentators were praising the "god of hockey" Sidney Crosby. I swear he was paying them a $100 bucks everytime they said his name. They made 5,000 each easy. I love Sid the kid but come on there was a game being played. Are they also as bad as the Red Wings commentators? Good god you thought Datsyuk won the world title when he fought corey perry. "He threw about 100 punched and showed Perry he can go". Really 100? Wow.
October 14 2010, 02:18PM
Agree with your views on Ferraro.
My guess is Tampa is the last undefeated team in the league if the Oil don't go 82-0. And that's a big if.
Every game you watch you can clearly hear many F-bomb's and read plenty more on the lips of players. I understand the graphic nature of the James Wisniewski gesture that has prudes going nuts but can we at least be honest about the level of hypocracy involved in punishing him for it? Or does someone want to argue that the F-bombs are perfectly acceptible and above reproach? Do we need to hire the Church Lady to review gameday tapes and levy fines?
I think the NHL should take a page from another major entertainment sector; the motion picture industry. They have it figured out and clearly defined; a Mary-Poppins type film gets you a G-rating. Throw in a bit of bad language and a punch to the head and you've now got a PG tag. Guy starts making a 'sword-swallowing' gesture and you're into Mature territory. The point is, the producer and director decide who their audience is and they monitor the content to keep it appropriate. They know full well that if they make a movie for 8-year olds and the censors give it a mature rating because they flashed a bit too much skin, the movie is not going to be nearly as successful.
If the NHL decides that their target audience is a Mature-level audience, then they don't need to monitor or punish the language and gestures as harshly. Of course, that will affect the number of kids that are allowed to watch the games, the channels and times that the games are allowed to broadcast on, and ultimately impact their market share of major sporting revenue.
On the other hand, if the NHL wants to keep things PG to attract the widest possible audience, then they need to be pretty firm to ensure that their show keeps to those standards in the minds of its audience, its sponsors, and its broadcast partners.
October 14 2010, 02:32PM
They aren't selling them for $9 in Florida... It's actually cheaper than that! That $9 included parking!!
I guess if you are looking to see how well the NHL is doing in the south, well it would appear less well than the CFL as it costs more to go to an Eskies game.
October 14 2010, 02:38PM
I know Ferraro got crapped on when he was here from other teams fans, but I really liked that he does his homework. He knows things about both teams, not like say Kelly Hrudey who spent a good chunk of a segment talking about Peckham played himself onto this team.
It'll be interesting to see what Bobvrosky can do over the course of the year. He does have a pretty decent team in front of him, so that should make things easier on the kid.
Here's a crazy thought. Penalize the player getting hit. I wonder how many players would put themselves in these vulnerable positions knowing, not only are they going to get crushed, but they will also be penalized for it. I suspect the number of hits from behind would drop significantly.
But was it a blind-sided it? I would say yes, and the NHL said in the summer they wanted to crack down on blindsided hits. But only if the original contact is to the head. And that is jus stupid. A blindside shot can inflict lots of damage regardless of the initial point of contact.
A blindside hit, by it's very definition, is a hit you don't see coming. The rule to address hits to the head were to prevent what happened to guys like Booth when Richards clocked him.
You don't need to extend it to this case here because hits like the one Hjarmalsson are covered under hitting from behind and boarding.
October 14 2010, 02:40PM
Interesting that a goalie is playing above his expectation when he has Chris Pronger infront of him for half the game. I'd like to see if Bobrovsky is still good if the Human Rake goes down with an injury. In the last few years he has made some goalies look a lot better then they are so the goalies (Roloson, Giguere, Hiller, Leighton, Boucher) stats should have an asterisk beside it with the footnote "*Pronger".
The Rake only played in one of the kids games.
October 14 2010, 02:45PM
Here's a crazy thought. Penalize the player getting hit. I wonder how many players would put themselves in these vulnerable positions knowing, not only are they going to get crushed, but they will also be penalized for it. I suspect the number of hits from behind would drop significantly.
Not sure we want the refs or the league using more judgement to who is putting themselves in danger. Maybe if they do something similar to the whole diving fine that no one really hears about?
The one problem I see is the NHL only takes action when someone gets hurt or the hit looks bad. You don't see anyone saying anything when a guy gets hit from behind in behind the play in the middle of the ice.
Maybe it's time for the NHL to take a page out of minor hockey and automatic suspension for any hit from behind or blindside hit etc...
I'd also like them to take it one step further and fine guys that take a run at a guy and miss, but I don't see that happening.
A friend told me this so I thought I would ask. Is it true that Kipper not only smokes cigarettes however smokes between periods?
***God I hope he doesn't because I have $5.00 on this bet***
October 14 2010, 02:53PM
Not sure if its been mentioned, but I believe Gregor touched on it in the article. Wisniewski has had three suspensions in the past twelve months, so perhaps his suspension was more severe than normal, given his recent history. Hjalmarsson, on the other hand, is a first-time offender and perhaps this is more of a warning than any real discipline. I'm not saying I agree with it, and had it been me instead of Colin Campbell it would have been 1 for Wisniewski and 5 for Hjalmarsson, but maybe that's the NHL's reasoning.
A friend told me this so I thought I would ask. Is it true that Kipper not only smokes cigarettes however smokes between periods?
***God I hope he doesn't because I have $5.00 on this bet***
I haven't heard that about Kipper but I have heard that about Khabby.