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Yankees Go Solo Route To Ruin Fenway Toast
A hundred years ago Fenway Park opened its turnstiles for the first time and the seeds of a Red Sox rivalry with the New York Yankees were planted on that day and sown over the generations.
The modern day version played out upon the hallowed cathedral of Boston's baseball heritage on Friday and the New York franchise that was the Highlanders in 1912 evolved quickly into the Bronx Bombers in the afternoon sun and pounded out five solo home runs to ruin the celebration for the Red Sox faithful.
Ivan Nova (3-0) gave up two runs on seven hits and struck out five over six innings to notch his 15th consecutive decision dating back to his rookie season. He is just one victory shy of the franchise record established by Roger Clemens.
Meanwhile, the Yankees were taking aim for the upper reaches of the Green Monster and Landsdowne Street against Clay Buchholz (1-1).
Eric Chavez, inserted in the lineup to play third base so Alex Rodriguez could DH, led the way with a pair solo home runs in the second and fourth innings. Nick Swisher began the home run barrage two batters before Chavez in the second with his own Monster Mash. Rodriguez led off the fifth with a blast onto Landsdowne Street and it was the 631st home run of his career, moving him past Ken Griffey Jr. into fifth place on the all-time home run list.
Russell Martin completed the barrage in the sixth with a high lined shot into the scaffolding above the Monster for his first home run of the season. Martin stepped to the plate hitless in his last 15 at-bats.
The Red Sox scored their first run on a disputed double by David Ortiz that was ruled a home run by the umpiring crew after a replay review in the second inning. They scored again the fifth after Cody Ross led off the inning with a double to center and one out later Nick Swisher lost Mike Aviles' routine pop fly in the sun, which allowed Ross to score.
But the Yankees' vaunted bullpen held the Red Sox scoreless over the final three innings. Future Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera came on to record the final three outs in the ninth to seal the victory for the Yankees.
So while the Red Sox legends like Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Dennis Eckersley, Carlton Fisk, Pedro Martinez and Dwight Evans came onto the field prior to the game to pay tribute to a city's love for its ballpark and its team, it was the modern legends the likes of Derek Jeter, Rodriguez, Ortiz and Rivera who shone brightest on this day.
With the victory, the Yankees improved their season record to 8-6 and they are now a half-game behind Baltimore in the American League East. The Red Sox fell to 4-9 and they are four games out in last place in the division.
- With the starters struggling to keep the other team off the scoreboard early and not being able to pitch past the fifth inning, Nova's effort on Friday was very much welcome. Nova had only one 1-2-3 inning (the fourth) and yet he was able to keep the Red Sox offense at bay for most of the afternoon. The fact that the 25-year-old right-hander is within two victories of passing Clemens proves that he is doing something right. He lowered his season ERA to 3.79.
- Manager Joe Girardi gets kudos for starting Chavez at third base and Chavez made the skipper look clairvoyant with his first two home runs of the season. Chavez has only two home runs all last season for the Yankees. In limited play this season, Chavez is hitting .400 and he is proving that the Yankees' bench is pretty deep with talent.
- Rodriguez's home run was by far the most dramatic of all the home runs and it made a statement as it flew well over the Monster in left. It was his second home run of the season and it gave the Yankees a 5-2 lead. Buchholz gave up nine hits in six-plus innings five were solo home runs and two others were doubles. He was not exactly fooling the Yankees.
- Jeter singled off the glove of Kevin Youkilis in the second inning to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. Jeter was 1-for-5 and scored a run and he is hitting .359 on the season. With the hit he moved into 18th place and past Dave Winfield on the all-time hit list with 3,111.
- Cody Eppley, who was brought up from Triple-A when Brett Gardner was placed on the disabled list on Wednesday, did not fare well in his debut with the Yankees. The 6-foot-5 sidewinding right-hander entered the game in the ninth with a four-run lead and he gave up a leadoff single to right by Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Girardi went immediately to the mound and brought in Rivera to close out the game.
- Mark Teixeira was the only Yankee starter who did not get a hit in the game. He was 0-for-4 including three weak infield grounders. Teixeira's season average dropped to .264, which is pretty good considering Teixeira is a career .190 hitter in April.
- Swisher had to be a bit embarrassed by losing Aviles' fly ball in the fifth, which allowed a run to score. Swisher tried using his left hand to shade his eyes from the sun but he ended up covering up and baling out as the ball dropped in front of him and rolled into deep right. It was a tough sun field on Friday but Swisher still should have had it.
Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte tossed five innings on Friday in an extended spring training game against Pittsburgh Pirates minor leaguers at the Yankees' minor-league complex in Tampa, FL. Pettitte gave up two runs on four hits but, more importantly, he threw 58 of his 66 pitches for strikes and struck out five batters. In his next game action, Pettitte likely will move up in class and start a game for Double-A Trenton. The 39-year-old veteran is targeting a return to the Yankees in early May. . . . Both teams on Friday wore throwback uniforms that were worn by Red Sox and Highlanders in 1912. The jerseys did not have names or numbers on the back, which made it hard for fans, broadcasters and writers to figure out who was coming to the plate to pinch-hit or who was coming to in to pitch. I would guess it was pointless to buy a game program in 1912, if they were even available then.
One of the loudest and warmest greetings from most of the 36,770 fans in attendance during the pregame ceremonies was bestowed upon former manager Terry Francona, who initially declined the invitation to come but later relented. Francona received a raucous standing ovation and it rivaled the ovation for Yastrzemski. In the seventh inning of the game, current Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine went to the mound to remove Buchholz and he drew a chorus of boos. Valentine is still reeling from comments he made to reporters on the record about a seeming lack of commitment from Youkilis. The firestorm ended with the players backing Youkilis and Valentine was forced to apologize for the comments publicly. But it is obvious that Francona's departure after last season's September swoon, Valentine's uncalled for candor and the poor start of the team has combined to provide a very poisonous atmosphere at Fenway Park on her 100th birthday. The situation will be increasingly worse for Valentine if the Red Sox fail to win a game this weekend against the Yankees. For his part on Friday, Valentine appeared reticent and chastened when he spoke to the media. It would appear he has learned a valuable lesson about being too candid and failing to address concerns with his players privately. But the question still becomes how will Valentine survive it all if this team continues to languish at the bottom of the division and fails to make the playoffs? The fans in Boston are not a patient bunch and Valentine really stepped into it badly by knocking an immensely popular player.
The rivalry series continues on Saturday.
The Yankees will send right-hander Freddy Garcia (0-1, 6.97) to the mound. Garcia was tagged for five runs on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings in a loss against the Twins on Monday. With Pettitte on the way back to the major leagues, the pressure on Garcia to pitch well increases. He is 9-4 with a 4.45 ERA over the last 10 seasons against the Bosox.
Boston will counter with left-hander Felix Doubront (0-0, 5.40 ERA). Dubront has not made it out of the fifth inning this season although he has 13 strikeouts in 10 innings of work. He is 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA against the Yankees.
Game-time will be 4:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be telecast nationally by FOX Sports.


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Unfortunately, it is with great sadness that we are announcing one of the chicks that was taken into rehabilitation care back in June, has sadly died.
At the International Bird of Prey Centre, where the chicks were being kept, cared for and were being prepared for their return to Norfolk, Chick 41 was found sadly dead. Following a post mortem conducted by Veterinary Specialist Neil Forbes, it was found that the results proved to be inconclusive, showing no clear signs of cause of death.
However, following such a turbulent season at the nesting platform on Norwich Cathedral, with the added stress caused by all the events that occurred and the presence of a level of parasites found in all of the chicks (possibly caused by the male bring back disease infested food, whilst he was trying to feed all the chicks on his own for nearly a month), may have been contributing factors to the cause of death to the chicks that have died so far.
We are now left with only Chick YY who is still in the care of the International Bird of Prey Centre and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
As soon as she is deemed fit and healthy enough and ready to be released back into the wild, she will be back in Norfolk. When this happens we will endeavour to let you know. Thank you very much for the continued support of our dedicated followers.

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February 17, 2014
Performances by blues master Gordon Bonham '80, acclaimed world music performer James Makubuya, award-winning composer and singer Phillip Seward '82, and experimental electronic music pioneer Peter Hulen will top off Friday's afternoon and evening celebration of music at the Wabash College Alumni-Faculty-Staff Symposium, Wally Tunes: Music and the Liberal Arts.
For the first time in it's five-year history, the event will feature not only presentations from across the liberal arts, but performances by some of the College's top professional musicians, and the premiere of a work written especially for the symposium by award-winning New York-based composer Allen Schulz and performed by cellist Kristen Strandberg and pianist Diane Norton.
"Choosing music as the focus of this year's symposium gave us the opportunity to showcase the amazing range of music played by Wabash musicians, in addition to offering the breadth of a liberal arts take on the subject," organizer Brad Johnson said. "The afternoon sessions will be lively, interactive, and open to the public as well as Wabash students, faculty, alumni, and staff, and we welcome all to the performances Friday night."
The concert in Salter Hall follows an afternoon of presentations on topics including violin making in the 21st century, the economics of the pop music industry, insights on creating a rock band, Duke Ellington at Wabash, musical storytelling, the role of music in the student movement of the 1960s, and a closer look at the lyrics to the songs of that era.
Members of the Wabash faculty will make presentations along with luthier Andrew McKone '07, Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and Butler University Chorale Conductor Eric Stark '88, Chicago-based Pioneros Misticos keyboardist Rick Fobes '72, and Bonham, who will discuss his efforts funded by an Indiana Arts Council grant to adapt the five-string banjo to the blues.
Johnson added that the first 200 people attending the symposium will receive Scarlet Hues, a commemorative CD featuring works by 13 of the College's top professional musicians, including two tracks by Nashville hit songwriter Dan Couch '89, whose "Somethin' 'bout a Truck" and "Hey Pretty Girl" reached #1 in country music charts in 2012 and 2013.
Visit www.wabash.edu/alumni/fas for more information about the symposium. The sessions and concert are free. The pre-concert reception is $15 (pre-registration required). All events are open to the public.


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The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that on March 10, 2010, the Honorable Richard A. Lazzara, United States District Judge for Middle District of Florida, entered judgments against two stock promoters, Robert M. Esposito and Gregory A. King, in SEC v. Esposito, et al., No. 08 CV 494 T26 (M.D. Fla.), a fraudulent touting case the Commission filed on March 17, 2008. See Lit. Rel. No. 20499.
In its complaint, the Commission charged that Esposito, King, and others participated in fraudulent touting scheme of the stock of Anscott Industries, Inc. The complaint alleged that in April 2003, Esposito, a penny stock promoter, orchestrated a reverse merger between Anscott (then a private company) and Liquidix, Inc., a public shell company which, after the merger, changed its name to Anscott. According to the complaint, Esposito received from the company 4 million shares of Anscott stock as compensation for arranging the reverse merger and for future stock promotion work. The complaint further alleges that a fraudulent Form S-8 registration statement was filed with the Commission for the 4 million shares of Anscott issued to Esposito, which improperly enabled Esposito to sell these shares to the public during the fraudulent touting scheme.
As alleged in the complaint, after the reverse merger and the issuance of shares to Esposito, Esposito paid King, another penny stock promoter with whom Esposito had worked previously, to prepare and disseminate materially false and misleading tout sheets promoting Anscott stock. The Commission alleged that these tout sheets -- crafted to appear like independent investment newsletters and entitled the Wall Street Bulletin -- recommended Anscott as a "strong buy," and were disseminated to the public through fax spamming from late May 2003 through July 2003.
According to the complaint, these tout sheets, which King prepared, contained materially false and misleading representations about Anscott's products, business affiliations, and projected revenues. The complaint further alleged that these tout sheets failed to disclose, among other information, that Esposito, who was paid by the company to promote Anscott stock, was paying King to prepare and disseminate these "newsletters," and that Esposito was selling his Anscott stock during the touting scheme contrary to the Wall Street Bulletin's "strong buy" recommendation and price targets.
During the touting campaign, the price of Anscott's stock rose from around $1.40 a share in mid-May 2003, to a high of $4.59 a share on July 11, 2003. The complaint alleged that Esposito sold shares of Anscott both during and after the touting campaign, realizing over $6.5 million in illicit profits.
Esposito consented to the entry of a judgment that (a) permanently enjoins him from future violations of Sections 17(a), 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, Sections 10(b) and 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Exchange Act Rules 10b-5, 13d-1 and 13d-2; and (b) permanently bars him from participating in any future penny stock offerings. King consented to the entry of a judgment that (a) permanently enjoins him from future violations of Sections 17(b) of the Securities Act, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Rule 10b-5; and (b) permanently bars him from participating in any future penny stock offerings. The judgments further provide that, upon motion by the Commission, the Court later will determine issues relating to disgorgement and civil penalties.
The Court previously entered final judgment against the other defendants in this case, Anscott and its CEO, Jack R. Belluscio, on October 27, 2008, which (1) permanently enjoined Anscott and Belluscio from future violations of Securities Act Sections 5(a) and 5(c) and Exchange Act Section 10(b); (2) permanently barred Belluscio from acting as an officer or director of a public company; (3) ordered Belluscio to pay a civil penalty of $240,000; and (4) ordered Anscott to pay a civil penalty of $1,200,000. In a related administrative proceeding, on May 7, 2008, the Commission issued an Order revoking the registration of Anscott securities pursuant to Exchange Act Section 12(j). See In the Matter of Anscott Industries, Inc., Release No. 34-57791.


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Friday, September 17, 2010
Going Down or Going Up
During the first year of my emergency medicine residency, we were assigned a rotation of five to seven weeks in a very demanding surgical sub-specialty service. Lucky me. Not only was I assigned this rotation during December and January, the holiday months, but my specific time was seven weeks with this service.
Heart transplants, bypass surgeries, lung resections, and much more--all at my lucky finger tips. The main reason for our involvement in this rotation, as ER residents in-training, was to learn how to perform a chest-tube insertion. Simply, it involves cutting through the skin of your mid-lateral ribcage, through the muscle and cartilage layers between two ribs, and accessing the lung space. You then insert a hollow tube into this lung space, which when hooked to a low-pressure vacuum, evacuates blood or air, or both. Either of these (usually from a trauma) can collapse the lungs and cause respiratory distress, which can lead to cardiac distress, so quickly inserting this tube can be life-saving. This procedure, known medically as a tube thoracostomy, is one of the "musts" that anyone entering the emergency medicine field must learn.
Simply put, though, this rotation sucked. I can't put it in any nicer terms. I was tired and worn-out, depressed and miserable, from all the hours and extreme demands of this rotation. A typical day started between 4 and 5 a.m. and finished, if you weren't on call, around 6 or 7 p.m. I was on call every third day, which meant I worked a 36 hour shift that day. Over Christmas, it got even worse--I was on call every other day. This was genuine, hellish, character-building training back in the days when strict rules and regulations were just evolving.
The hierarchy was never more evident to me than during this rotation. I was a lowly emergency medicine intern on service with several medical students below me and a fellow surgical intern beside me. Ahead, a second-year internal medicine resident, a fourth-year surgical resident, and a "fellow," a graduated surgical resident pursuing several additional training years in a surgical sub-specialty. And, of course, our attending, who varied day-to-day. Eight of us made up the team.
Did I mention that this was a hard rotation?
The funny thing about medicine, though, is that, as a resident, an intern, or medical student, there is much more to be learned from a rotation than just the medical knowledge and patient care. I constantly stress this to our emergency medicine residents. Be alert. Absorb everything about a patient and their case. Be compassionate. And watch those teaching you, extracting the best and worst of those experiences to add or avoid in their own practicing. I credit myself for being the doctor I am from emulating my favorites attendings just as much as from learning how not to behave or practice from certain individuals in the medical field.
From all my experiences during these seven weeks, one negative experience prominently stands out. Unfortunately, it doesn't involve a patient but rather the attending of our team. It was Christmas Day, around 11 a.m., and I was on-call. After finishing morning rounds, the departing on-call team, the attending, and our oncoming on-call team were collectively going down an elevator to the main-entrance lobby. Our attending that day was a fiftyish, hard-working, intelligent physician who, quite honestly, was always quite impressed with himself. His people skills, though, were extremely lacking.
Despite everyone being either depressed or exhausted, a lot of effort by others was going into kissing our attending's ass--laughing at his jokes, hanging on his every word, schmoozing left and right. Someone eventually asked him what the rest of his Christmas Day plans were.
"Well," he answered, "unfortunately, all my kids came home for the holidays."
"That's a bad thing?" I blurted out, surprised by his answer. I would have done anything, anything at all, to have spent the day with my wife and my family.
"Yes," the attending replied, surprised by my question, "very bad, actually."
"May I ask exactly why it's bad, sir?" I asked, ignoring the glare of my senior resident. I knew she wanted me to shut up, but that wasn't happening. "Is it too many people in the house? Too much commotion? Something like that?"
"Hardly," he replied, laughing to himself and shaking his head. "My family aggravates me and, quite frankly, I don't enjoy their company." He could have stopped there but didn't. "My wife and I have four kids, two married, no grandchildren. I would love some grandkids, but my kids are too damn selfish for that."
He got momentarily lost in his thoughts before speaking again. "Let me give you all a little piece of advice. This job we do--make it the priority in your life. Don't get distracted with a spouse and kids if you can help it. Trust me, they only get in the way." I waited for him to laugh, to finish out his joke of a statement. No laugh ever came, though.
His words had silenced the elevator and still, he continued. "Now I have to go home and play nice with my wife and kids. Trust me, that's a much harder job than this, any day. If I had my choice, I'd avoid all of them and stay here for the day." The elevator bell rang as he finished speaking, the doors quickly opening to let the departing on-call team and the attending out. No last holiday wishes from any of them.
If only the attending had remained silent and lost in his thoughts, I wouldn't have had to pity this man and his ridiculous words. "Have a nice fricking Christmas," I mumbled to no-one in particular.
Here I was, an intern-- a low-life medical scum barely clinging to the bottom of the totem pole--wishing for nothing other than to be surrounded by the ones I cherished on that Christmas Day. And here was the attending-- a worshipped doctor high on his pedestal--wishing for anything but to be surrounded by his family on Christmas Day. Clearly, he was letting his life be defined only by his successful professional accomplishments. And he seemed to be okay with that. He didn't seem to be affected by his failures as a husband. As a father. As a friend. As a man. He probably didn't see it, even.
How sad. How very, very sad.
Although I learned a lot during this rotation, none of my gained medical knowledge came close to the perspective I gained going down that hospital elevator on that Christmas day. I was shown a clear example of what I did not, nor would ever, become. No textbook could have taught me that.
Writing this post, I realize that I never found out how that Christmas day turned out for this attending. I wonder if there were any family arguments? Did anyone drink too much? And what emotion saturated the dining room while this family ate their holiday meal? Anger? Silence? Am I too hopeful and naive to think that maybe there was a little happiness? I picture extreme silence, barring the silverware clinking the plates, with everyone maintaining their robotic and detached manners. I hope I am wrong.
This attending gets full credit for teaching me something valuable during that rotation. Climbing up the hierarchy of medicine did not mean that I would have to sink down the hierarchy of family and friends. I would never sacrifice one for the other.
Best Christmas present I got that year, for sure.
As always, big thanks for reading. I hope you all have a great weekend. See you next week...
18 comments:
- ER's Mom said...
Yes. Oh, yes.
- September 17, 2010 at 8:28 AM
- CeeCee said...
I'm one of those weird people that reads obituaries.
I'm always saddened by obits that are a full column long, and list the man's (always a man) accomplishments in life. It's always these extra long ones that never mention family. All it will say is "he is remembered by Suzie his wife and his three kids, Jane, Joe and John, their spouses and his 6 grandkids"
Unfortunately, your attending from that day will have that sort of obit. How sad for everyone involved.
I've read through your blog, and I imagine you were already knew what your priorities were about family before that night. :)
- September 17, 2010 at 9:19 AM
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- September 17, 2010 at 10:47 AM
- Pissed Off Patient said...
Oh wow. Very sad.
At least you have your priorities straight.
- September 17, 2010 at 10:48 AM
- Cal said...
Some people really love their career and should stick to it. Choosing to have a family when you really do not want one just makes for a bunch of more miserable people. I know people whose work is their life, and while I do not understand it I certainly think that it is best for them to just not pretend and try to built a family.
- September 17, 2010 at 12:08 PM
I've been a hospital (ICU) pharmacist for 30+ years & in my role, I'm rarely seen. but I observe A LOT. In my rather limited experience, I've seen many physicians come & go all the way from the brand new attending to the sub-sub-subspecialist surgeon of much note & many years experience.
I have observed this phenomenon of becoming extraordinarly busy on holidays is inversely porportional to how well the physician "gets along well with others". He/she may not be aware of it since all the minions who work around him/her wear smiles, but we actually berate him/her as soon as he... walks out the ICU door.
My theory, as shared by my colleagues is that the family does not share the hero-worship the individual needs/thrives on. Thus, the physician is treated at home just as any other mother/father, husband/wife, while at work is treated as someone so special no other person can compare. This individual doesn't realize they too can be replaced when needed (recall - I've seen them come & go in 30 years. There is not just one sub-sub-specialist trained per year!).
Thus - there are arguments (yes...we hear them while physician is on the cell phone) over mundane things like picking up dry cleaning, kids, shoes, underwear, etc. On holidays, it becomes worse because a holiday meal & the days surrounding them require multiple helping hands & happy demeanors. Its difficult to become "just that extra set of hands to clear the table", when at work - those are the hands that save lives. Its a disconnect that is lost on the surgeon. He can't take his Dr hat off & become just a husband & father (that truly is the most important job there is).
We've all said - "get a life" at one time or another when this individual has berated us one time too many. I'm sure his family is used to his nastiness & would just as soon he stay at work - or the very least - get the child support check in on time!
- September 17, 2010 at 1:08 PM
- Katie said...
This saddens me. His comments and unhappiness would lead me to believe his wife and children were/are discontented as well. What a horrible situation for all involved. I hope you were not the only one to learn such a valuable lesson that day.
Enjoy your weekend and spend some time with your kids and wife. :-)
<>< Katie
- September 17, 2010 at 3:30 PM
- Have Myelin? said...
This post made me cry...but that's okay.
- September 17, 2010 at 4:06 PM
- Karen said...
He must have been a real joy to have been around. His family was probably none too happy about him being home, either!
- September 17, 2010 at 4:40 PM
- Empress Bee (of the High Sea) said...
you know doc, this post does not surprise me at all. i believe quite a lot of doctors feel this way, in fact i believe they go into medicine because of their ego and not their wish to help other people at all. they may be good doctors, most are i am sure. but i don't like them. i can spot one at twenty yards. that's one more reason i love dr. wacks. he loves his family. in fact two of them work with him. no ego problem at all, just good medicine. glad you are the same!
smiles, bee
- September 17, 2010 at 5:04 PM
- merinz said...
How sad. But what goes around comes around. His family may not be around at some stage late in life when he really needs them.
- September 17, 2010 at 5:28 PM
- Chrysalis Angel said...
Very sad.
- September 17, 2010 at 5:41 PM
- Maha said...
Here's hoping that he was having an exceptionally horrible day and decided to vent but if not, I feel really sorry for him. When you get too old to do your job (and everyone does) you need your friends and family to carry on with your life. It's sad to see someone miss that fact, especially in health care when we see so many elderly patients making it through with the help of their family & friends.
- September 18, 2010 at 1:58 AM
- Winking Doll said...
I agree with Cal @September 17, 2010 12:08 PM. Sadly, too many just get married due to societal/peer pressure. In Singapore case, there's also pressure from government policies that disadvantaged single citizens.
I am just so sorry for your attending's wife. Hopefully, she and their children have each other for support.
- September 18, 2010 at 7:07 AM
- ER's Mom said...
FYI - today, the boy and I made snacks so we have something to eat during the big game.
The girl and I did matching manis-pedis. Lilac.
We ate supper as an "indoor picnic" as a change of pace.
You CAN be both a damn fine doc and parent...it's just very hard.
- September 18, 2010 at 7:58 PM
If his grown children are unpleasant and selfish, the really sad thing is that this doctor probably raised them to be that way. I am involved with a large Boy Scouting troop with several doctors' sons. Not all, but most are appallingly spoiled, overindulged rich kids who don't think they need to spend the time to master skills, go camping, or wear the uniform.
We reap what we sow.
- September 20, 2010 at 3:37 PM
- Peter said...
I remember one particular young doctor who was working in ED at the same time as me, a very nice man indeed, who used my nursing admission notes to supplement his!
They were good going on some comments but I cringe everytime I think of this!
Mind you, I learnt heaps from him as well, especially how to keep your cool during busy times.
Take Care,
- September 21, 2010 at 1:00 AM
- Confessions of a Mother, Lawyer & Crazy Woman said...
Your writing is so evocative, I can see the doctor, the elevator ...
As for his attitude, I saw that often in law ...work was first and ONLY for so many ... one thing I very much disliked about the practice ...
- September 21, 2010 at 12:53 PM


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The following activity occurred Monday, Oct. 29, to Sunday, Nov. 4, as reported by the Lewiston Police Department. LPD logged a total of 96 responses during this period.
Monday, Oct. 29
•Center and North Sixth streets, check area for reported smell of smoke. Patrol checked; all OK.
•Fort Gray Drive, check welfare. Caller reported an individual walking around in a bathrobe.
•5300 block of Military Road, accident, property damage. Patrol logged a hit-run accident from Oct. 26. Witness information and video obtained.
•300 block of North Ninth Street, custody issue. Patrol spoke with a male, 58, and female, 32. Report filed.
•4900 block of Hillview Court, larceny. Lawn mover reported taken. Party involved will be bringing it to LPD office.
•2200 block of Saunders Settlement Road, larceny. Copper pipes reported stolen. Patrol received deposition.
•Lewiston sand docks, suspicious vehicle. Party sent on their way.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
•Niagara University campus, aggravated harassment. Female complainant, 20, reported a female suspect, 19, making threatening "Tweets." Investigation to continue.
•2100 block of Ridge Road, check welfare. Caller reported someone in a house. No one found.
•Center Street, reckless driver. Black Toyota reported passing on right, in and out of traffic. Plate number logged. Vehicle GOA.
•Upper Mountain and Indian Hill roads, road obstruction. Water reported flowing over road; town, county and state highway crews notified.
•4200 block of Ransomville Road, violation of court order. Female, 19, listed as victim and a male (no age) listed as suspect. Suspect entered property and took vehicle plates.
•500 block of Cayuga Street, larceny. Caller reported copper drainage pipes taken.
•4800 block of Eddy Drive West, missing person. Male, 52, listed. Missing person report and E-Justice report both filed.
•4300 block of Dickersonville Road, domestic. Female, 33, listed as complainant, and male, 36, listed on call. Report filed.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
•900 block of Oxbow Lane, Kiwanis Park, suspicious vehicle. Party sent on their way.
•4900 block of Creek Road, harassment/trespassing. Statement taken from a female (no age listed) regarding a male suspect, 49. Male, arrested on charges of larceny, harassment, and trespassing. Suspect released on his own recognizance. Order of protection issued.
•Lewiston-Porter High School, marijuana arrest. Two male juveniles, both 14, placed under arrest.
•Unspecified location, officer requested, possible abuse to a child. Male, 36, listed as complaint and female, 33, listed on call. No abuse found, parties advised to pursue family court.
•Unspecified location, officer requested. Caller reported s possibly intoxicated male picking up kids. Patrol found no problems.
•4900 block of Creek Road, follow-up. Order of protection issued to female complainant.
•4800 block of University Court, animal problem. Female complainant, 21, reported dog bite from two dogs with an individual on Country Club Trail. Report filed.
•Kiwanis Park, juvenile problem. Patrol dispersed youths from the park and advised.
•1100 block of Ridge Road, suspicious vehicle. Patrol located vehicle and driver. Subject was hunting in woods; all OK.
Thursday, Nov. 1
•800 block of Center Street, disturbance at a bar/restaurant. Subject moved on and provided a cab ride home.
•2100 block of Watts Drive, animal problem. Caller reported a raccoon in the residence; owner attempting to remove. Patrol reported the animal was outside on its arrival.
•4800 block of Dickersonville Road, custody dispute. Female, 33, listed as complainant and male, 36, listed on call. Son had not been returned.
•1300 block of Ridge Road, neighbor problem. Patrol spoke with both parties.
•100 block of North Fourth Street, harassment. Female and male listed on call. Investigation to continue. Report filed.
•Artpark, criminal mischief reported by passerby. Call referred to State Parks police.
•100 block of Cayuga Street, trespass complaint. Patrol spoke with a male, 56, regarding a male, 37.
•1300 block of Saunders Settlement Road, vehicle/traffic stop. Male, 32, placed under arrest for aggravated unlicensed operation. Driver released on uniform traffic tickets to Lewiston Town Court. Vehicle released to licensed driver. Report filed.
•Saunders Settlement and Walmore roads, vehicle/traffic stop. Male, 34, placed under arrest for aggravated unlicensed operation and operating while the registration is suspended/revoked. Driver released on uniform traffic tickets to Lewiston Town Court. Report filed.
•2500 block of Saunders Settlement Road, criminal mischief. Statement taken from a female complainant, 18. Female, 33, listed as a person involved and female, 50, listed as a suspect. Complaint involved an accident that occurred in Niagara Falls. Investigation to continue. Report filed.
•5300 block of Military, EM-Star at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center, disorderly conduct. Male giving staff a hard time. Handled by patrol.
Friday, Nov. 2
•5100 block of Lockport Road, LPD K-9 unit requested for a burglary in progress. LPD requested to assist Niagara County Sheriff's Office on a call taking place at a commercial contractor. Tow males located by patrol on perimeter of property at Comstock and Lockport roads.
•900 block of Ridge Road, suspicious person. Caller reports a subject with a flashlight looking into cars. Area checked with negative results.
•700 block of Oneida Street, AED response. Lewiston No. 1 Volunteer Fire Co. on location for a female, 52.
•1400 block of Saunders Settlement Road, Colonial Village School missing child. Call unfounded.
•Locations on the 2700 block of Saunders Settlement Road and at Townline and Lower Mountain roads, separate reports of two vehicle accidents. Statements taken from all drivers; reports filed.
•300 block of Brookshire, suspicious male. All OK; insurance adjuster on location.
•4500 block of Washington Drive, larceny. Statement taken from a male, 34, listed as complainant regarding a male suspect, 35. Investigation to continue.
•300 block of North Seventh Street, property damage. Call listed a civil matter.
•Saunders Settlement and Bridgeman roads, arrest. Male, 43, arrested for unlawful possession of marijuana. Appearance ticket issued for Lewiston Town Court. Report filed.
•NU campus, Dwyer Ice Arena, larceny. Statement taken from a female, 43, who reported the theft of a jacket from the locker room. Investigation to continue.
Saturday, Nov. 3
•400 block of Water Street, Youngstown Yacht Club, alarm response. Call weather related; all OK.
•4700 block of Liberty Drive, Town of Niagara, mental health response. LPD assisted Town of Niagara Police with a suicidal male. All OK.
•Swann Road, assist U.S. Border Patrol. Uniform traffic tickets issued; no further details.
•6000 block of Walmore Road, unwanted person. LPD assisted NCSO on call.
Sunday, Nov. 4
•800 block of Center Street, two separate complaints of public lewdness at a bar/restaurant. Patrol reported the separate arrests of two males, both age 21. Appearance tickets issued to both for Lewiston Town Court.
•4600 block of Washington Drive, follow-up. Patrol reports recovered stolen property at the address. Male, 25, listed as person involved. Investigation to continue.
•1500 block of Saunders Settlement Road, unwanted party. Patrol spoke with a male, 33 regarding a female, 28. Female left ex-boyfriend's house without incident.
•2600 block of Youngstown-Lockport Road, unwanted party. Patrol assisted NCSO; all OK.


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Caps open the season with a win, 3-1. Newcomers Kozlov and Nylander get goals, with Backstrom getting his first career point.
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Drury, Briere have strong debuts
Chris Drury and Daniel Briere had strong debuts with their new teams, and Chris Mason and Niklas Backstrom were perfect in their first games as starting goalies.
Drury's first goal in a Rangers uniform snapped a third-period tie and sparked a late outburst that carried New York to a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.
Drury, signed this summer after helping Buffalo eliminate the Rangers in the second round of the playoffs, put in a rebound of Jaromir Jagr's shot 8:46 into the third period to give New York a 3-2 lead and spark an outburst of three goals in a little more than four minutes. It was Drury's 38th winning goal in the regular season, and 53rd counting the playoffs.
"Same answer I always give: right place at the right time," Drury said.
Drury's former Sabres teammate Briere scored his first two goals for Philadelphia to help the Flyers beat Calgary 3-2, spoiling Mike Keenan's coaching debut with the Flames. Briere connected on the game-winner with 1:48 left.
"It was pretty cool, but it's not just about me," Briere said. "It's about the team, but there's no doubt that personally it feels great to help your team and doing your part for a big win like tonight."
Mason, given Nashville's No. 1 goaltending spot after Tomas Vokoun was traded to Florida in the offseason, made 35 saves for his ninth career shutout in the Predators' 4-0 victory over Colorado.
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"I really wanted to make a statement and hopefully I did that," Mason said. "Getting a shutout was as good as I could have hoped for. But this is only one game. I want to show everyone that I can do this throughout the season."
Backstrom stopped 27 shots in Minnesota's 1-0 win over Chicago for his sixth career shutout.
In other NHL games Thursday night, it was: Ottawa 3, Toronto 2; Tampa Bay 3, New Jersey 1; Phoenix 3, St. Louis 2; and Edmonton 3, San Jose 2 in a shootout.
In New York, Petr Prucha, Ryan Callahan and Martin Straka also scored in the third period as the Rangers turned a 2-1 deficit into a rousing victory. Marek Malik assisted on three of the final-period tallies, and Jagr and Drury finished with two assists apiece. Michal Rozsival also scored for the Rangers.
Brett McLean and Nathan Horton scored second-period goals for the Panthers. Vokoun made 20 saves in his Florida debut, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 27 shots for the Rangers.
At Calgary, Alberta, Mike Knuble and Briere scored in the first period to give the Flyers a 2-0 lead. The Flames tied the game on a pair of goals from Daymond Langkow.
"It's a tough way to lose but we have to look at ourselves and know that we can't spot teams a lead like that and have a start like that," Flames captain Jarome Iginla said.
Martin Biron made 24 saves for the Flyers while Miikka Kiprusoff made 23 saves for the Flames.
At Nashville, Tenn., the line of Jason Arnott, J.P Dumont and Vernon Fiddler accounted for three goals and three assists for the Predators. Arnott had two goals and an assist, Dumont had a goal and an assist and Fiddler added one assist.
"We got a few things rolling in preseason and it has carried over into the regular season," Arnott said. "I played with J.P last year so I move extremely well with him. Fiddler is the new guy and works so hard out there. A lot of people don't know how skilled he is."
Tyler Weiman scored Nashville's fourth goal.
At St. Paul, Minn., Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored the only goal in support of Backstrom, who was given a two-year, $6.2 million contract in June that led the team to deal Manny Fernandez to Boston.
In his first game under the burden of the big money and the starting job, Backstrom was just as sharp and calm as when he was a 29-year-old rookie who helped the Wild make the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. He didn't give up many rebounds and didn't budge when the Blackhawks had a brief 5-on-3 midway through the second period.
"It's easier when you don't have to think too much," Backstrom said.
Chicago's Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 23 shots.
Daniel Alfredsson's scored twice, including the game-winner on a power play with 4:59 remaining, to lift host Ottawa.
Dany Heatley also scored for the Senators, and Mats Sundin and Matt Stajan scored goals 32 seconds apart in the second period for Toronto.
Vincent Lecavalier scored twice, including a tiebreaking goal with 3:52 left in the third, spoiling Brent Sutter's debut as visiting New Jersey's coach.
Vinny Prospal had an empty-netter with 58 seconds left for the Lightning, Martin St. Louis had three assists and Johan Holmqvist stopped 26 shots.
Brian Gionta scored for the Devils and Martin Brodeur made 21 saves.
Jarret Stoll scored in the shootout for host Edmonton after San Jose's Joe Thornton scored the tying goal on a power play with 11 seconds left in regulation.
Tom Gilbert and Kyle Brodziak scored in regulation for the Oilers, and Patrick Marleau had San Jose's other goal.
Rookie Daniel Winnik's first NHL goal, at 7:30 of the third period, stretched host Phoenix's lead to 3-0 and stood as the game-winner.
Keith Tkachuk and Brad Boyce scored late in the third to pull the Blues to 3-2, but the Coyotes hung on.
Keith Ballard and Mike York also scored for Phoenix.
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Garry Bettman mentions ESPN
Hmmmm they didn't have our back through the lockout and dropped the NHL like a turd and you give yet another shot that they don't deserve.
Q: What do you see ahead as far as TV deals?
A: We have great partnerships with NBC and [cable network] Versus. ... There have been reports that ESPN is interested in us. ... I do believe our current partners will be in the picture long-term. Whether or not there is an opportunity to have another partner is something were always open to looking at.
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Paul Stastny Q and A
Q. Its always hard to predict how a young player coming out of U.S. college makes the adjustment to the NHL. Some take a long time and some take a very short period of time. Can you pinpoint why there doesnt seem to have been the steep learning curve that some young players have had, why it seems to have gone so relatively smoothly for you?
PAUL STASTNY: I dont know if it was quick. But I was in college for two years. And so when I came up, I was already 20, 21. Pretty mature for my age, and it was easier for me, maybe because I was a little smarter. Some of the things you cant teach I got from my dad. Playing with better players I think makes it a lot easier for me, just knowing that you can give and go. They think the way I do and it makes it that much easier.
Q. Last year, during the spring, the Niedermayer brothers talked about how much they enjoyed playing together and winning the Stanley Cup together, and both your father and uncles had a chance to play with each other. Do you speak to your brother about that in your hockey playing lives, to play together and have a chance to win a Stanley Cup together?
PAUL STASTNY: We talked about that growing up. I think were both trying to battle for jobs in the NHL and hopefully one day if were both fortunate our paths might cross. I think the two happiest people would be our parents besides me and my brother. But thats the only thing weve talked about. Cant really predict or look forward to that because you never know if its going to happen.
Q. Youre playing for basically the same franchise that your father played for. Do you have any memories of Quebec and when you were growing up?
PAUL STASTNY: Yeah, not too much. Not hockey specifically. I remember growing up, the cold winters and playing on the ponds right across the street from where we lived, going to the rink, just me and my brother. Obviously it was fond memories. Then when I went back there for the Quebec Peewee tournament, it really showed up. My dad was there.
Q. Do you remember how old you were when you started to realize what hockey legends your dad and uncles were, any stories that stick out? And can you describe growing up in St. Louis with your brother and how competitive you were with each other?
PAUL STASTNY: As I got older, I think just from hearing from other people, obviously my dad and uncle are two humble guys. Just from hearing from other people how respected of a player my dad and uncles were, how good of players they were.
As you get older you start reading stuff and seeing more highlights. I was probably 15, 16, right around there, when hockey started getting serious. Growing up in St. Louis, I think its changed from the moment ? from day one from when Ive been there the last 12, 13 years hockey has been growing big. Me and my brother have been best friends and working out and doing everything side by side for the last seven, eight summers. One big reason Im here is we compete against each other and were always trying to do what we can to help each other out.
Q. I think theres a sense around the league that last few guys have scored a lot of goals, but this year you might be more dynamic. Is there a sense around the team that youre the sort of team that is capable where no lead will be safe, that you have the ability to get four goals a game?
PAUL STASTNY: I think were just ? we cant think like that, because when we do thats when we end up getting in trouble, were playing the high and taking too many chances. Were focused on playing defense. And like you said, with the players weve added offensively, we know we can score. If were playing a tight game or open up game, I think were comfortable playing both ways.
Q. How has the attitude in the dressing room changed from last year to this year? Is there a sense that this team has all the tools necessary to make a real serious run at the Cup?
PAUL STASTNY: I dont know. I think its a lot similar to the way it ended last year with the run we went on. And its a loose atmosphere. And obviously its well ran by the coaches down to our captains leading the way.
Obviously were having fun out there, and were working hard. But I think when it comes game?wise were just trying to focus one game at a time instead of looking forward to halfway down the year or next couple of games. I think were taking it one at a time. We put ourselves in a better position once the season rolls around.
Q. Playing in the WCHA, what did that do to prepare you for the National Hockey League and playing now with the Avalanche?
PAUL STASTNY: I think WCHA was really good for me, big stepping stone to where I am now. Just obviously it shows ? obviously when I was there it was top?end competition all around, from the first place team to the 10th place team. Its starting to show more and more now with more guys leaving school early. And I think its getting the respect that maybe it finally deserves.
Q. On that team youve got a future Hall of Famer in Joe Sakic, can you talk about what kind of a mentor hes been to you, if in any way he has been?
PAUL STASTNY: Yeah, I think hes been good. Hes a quiet guy. I think once you get to know him he opens up. If I ever needed little questions, small questions answered, hes always there to help me.
Obviously hes making sure Im having fun out there, always saying little jokes about my old man when they played together. But I think its more of you just watch the way he presents himself the way he is on and off the ice and you learn more from that than just asking him questions.
Q. You were born in Quebec, raised in St. Louis. There was a story that was making the rounds in the spring that because you hadnt plate internationally for either Canada or U.S. you were sort of an international free agent, and then ultimately opted to play for the U.S. So I guess my question is, one, was that true that you had a choice? And, two, if so, why did you decide to play for the Americans?
PAUL STASTNY: I could play either one so I didnt play many IHF competitions. But I think I had maybe a better opportunity or I think the U.S. wanted me and maybe looking to the future, my brother already played for the U.S. So like you said its always a dream of ours to play together and maybe one day well play together in an international event like that. But obviously they gave me an opportunity and you can never turn that down.
Q. Can you talk about how intense it was as you approached the streak last year, the record?
PAUL STASTNY: (Chuckling) it wasnt too bad until I got to 13, 14 games. And then I didnt even think about it then I started hearing about it all the time.
I think it wasnt something I was worried about, just because we kept winning it made it that much easier. Obviously when your team is winning and youre having fun, I think everything was rolling smoothly there. Obviously no one on my team or in this organization gave me added pressure. So I think it was something that was maybe a little easier said than it actually appeared.
Q. Obviously you had all summer to think about how your sophomore season would get kicked off. Its been a great start for you. Can you talk about how good it feels to pick up where you left off?
PAUL STASTNY: Its always good to know you get a good start to the season. Always in the past Ive been a slow starter, but obviously you adapt and you learn ? I learned a lot last year, and I train a lot harder this summer thinking this year would be a lot harder than last year. Not everyone knows you. You cant get away with little things anymore. I think I prepared myself pretty well this summer.
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Jason Blake announced on Monday that he has Leukemia,
"This morning I shared with my teammates news that I was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia," Blake said on the team's website.
"It is highly-treatable, and I have begun taking a pill on a daily basis that has proven to be very effective in controlling this cancer. The prognosis, and certainly the expectations of my physician, myself and my family, is that I will live a long, full and normal life. This situation will not impact my ability to live my life as I otherwise would, and will not affect my ability to perform at my highest level for the Toronto Maple Leafs. I'm looking forward to my first season with the Leafs and helping our club compete for the Stanley Cup."
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is an uncommon type of cancer of the blood cells.
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It's considered chronic leukemia because it usually progresses more slowly than acute leukemia, sometimes over the course of years.
CML is not a solid tumor that can be surgically removed, but the prognosis for people with chronic myelogenous leukemia may be improving because of new medications to treat the condition.
"When you find out that you have something it's definitely shattering to your whole family and so on," Blake said after practice.
"Overall I feel good. I'm still here and my goal this whole season hasn't changed. Obviously you take a step back and you kind of re-evaluate everything but for the most part I feel good. I think to get it off my chest and to move forward is a big weight lifted."
Although a bone marrow transplant may still be an option, many people with chronic myelogenous leukemia are able to manage their condition long term with the use of chemotherapy-like pills.
The team added after Monday's practice that they will be mindful of his condition.
"Jason will be able to continue to play fully with the team and will be monitored closely by both the team's physician and his CML specialist," team doctor Noah Forman said.
It's the second time that Blake's family has been affected by cancer.
In March of 2001, Blake's wife, Sara - eight months pregnant with their first child - was told by doctors that she had thyroid cancer. Blake left the team to be with her, and Lauren Blake was born March 20 after Sara underwent an emergency Caesarean section.
Sara had a portion of her thyroid removed without complications shortly afterwards, and the lump that was removed was determined not to be cancerous.
Toronto signed Jason Blake to a $20 million, five-year contract on July 1.
The four-time 20-goal scorer finished with career highs in goals and points (69) while playing all 82 games with the New York Islanders last season.
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10 rookies to keep an eyeball on this year...
1) Andrew Cogliano, Edmonton, C. —The 25th pick overall in the 2005 draft, Cogliano played college hockey last season at Michigan, and picked up 28 points in 39 games. He is a bit small (5-10/185), but his speed and skill level, combined with the Oil's dire need for offense, won him a roster spot. He led all rookies in scoring (1-2--3) through the first weekend.
2) Erik Johnson, St. Louis, D. — The Bloomington (MN)-born backliner, picked No. 1 overall in '06, came to camp a shoo-in after two seasons with the US Development Team program. He is big (6-feet-4/220) and considered a potential franchise-defenseman (in the way folks talked about Ray Bourque and Chris Pronger at the same age). He can hit. He can shoot. Perhaps just the cornerstone the Blues need to rebuild the franchise.
3) Andrew Greene, New Jersey, D — Never a top college prospect in college (Miami, O), Green signed as a free agent in April 2006 and made his NHL debut last season, but still qualifies as a rookie. Though weekend No. 1, he led all rookies in average ice time (21:55) and in shots (8). A mobile puckhanlder, just what the Devs need in the wake of Brian Rafalski leaving as a free agent to Detroit.
4) Sam Gagner, Edmonton, C — Another Oiler on the rise, like Cogliano. Picked No. 6 overall in this June's draft, the son of former NHLer Dave Gagner. Excellent stick skills, he collected 83 points in 53 games last season with the London Knights (OHL), and at only age 18, figured to be headed back there this season. He picked up two assists in his first three games, and averaged 10:30 ice time. Looks like he's going nowhere but the Oil's dressing room.
5) Nicklas Backstrom, Washington, C — Much hype proceeded the Swedish born pivot, who was the No. 4 overall pick in the '06 draft. He has added about 20 pounds (now 6-0/203) since his draft day, and looks as though he will live up to the advanced billing. A slick puckhandler and distributor, he had only one shot in is first three games (0-2--2). If he ends up skating fulltime with Alexander Ovechkin, he'll know where to pass that puck.
6) Patrick Kane, Chicago, RW — He collected 145 points in only 58 games last season in London, where he was one of Gagner's teammates, and that led him to being picked No. 1 overall in the June draft. He went only 0-1--1 in his first two games wearing the Indian Head, but he popped home an OT shootout winner against the Wings, who had his boyhood idol, Dominik Hasek, in net. Buffalo born and raised, he was only 5-10/163 when selected, and will need to add some size and muscle — but he has a skill set similar to that of Sidney Crosby.
7) Jonathan Toews, Chicago, C — As noted above, injury delayed his debut, but the Winnipeg-born pivot should be a factor when he gets his game going. He picked up 39 points in 42 college games (No. Dakota) last season, and has the size (6-2/205), reach and legs to be a franchise centerman. Hawks fans imagine the magic that could come if he pairs up long term with Kane.
8) Carey Price, Montreal, G — GM Bob Gainey prevailed over coach Guy Carbonneau when it came time to decide whether Price remained with Habs or tutored in the minors for a while. Expectations are sky high for the 20-year-old, which was Carbonneau's concern. However, Price, selected No. 5 overall in the '05 draft, has been fulfilling similar expectations for years. He was last season's Canadian Major Junior goalie of the year, and is now 6-3/225. Yes, Dryden-like, if you are comparing.
9) Milan Lucic, Boston, LW — The MVP of the Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants, Lucic is a bruising winger who loves to bang and fight (always valued in the Boston market). His skating is challenged, which is why he dropped to 50th in the 2006 draft, but he impressed through camp and didn't disappoint in his first two NHL games. No guarantee that he will stick in Boston all season, but if he stays, he could keep surprising people — a lot of people.
10) Dan Carcillo, Phoenix, LW — If you are a little rusty in language skills, I think ''Carcillo'' is Italian for ''total pest''. Not sure, but it must be true after watching the 22-year-old agitator, who came to the Coyotes via last season's deal that sent pugilist Georges Laracque to Pittsburgh. Carcillo is in the Sean Avery-Darcy Tucker mold — one of those guys you only like if he's on your team.
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Debating Kid Rock
News that Kid Rock was given a Stanley Cup ring by Carolina Hurricanes owner Pete Karmanos, a fellow Detroit native, set off some discussion in the hockey world today.
On The Fan 590 in Toronto, John Garrett was appalled and rightly so that some pop star would get an exact replica of the ring given to the players when they won the 2006 Cup just because hes a buddy of the owner. The Sportsnet commentator said his daughter got a ring when she was a staffer for the Tampa Bay Lightning when they won in 2004, but it was a much simpler model than the one given to the players.
You think of all the former players and the sweat they put in trying to win a ring, Garrett said. The ring has to stand for something.
After the Leafs finished practising, someone asked head coach Paul Maurice if he thought he should get a ring from Karmanos if Kid Rock deserved one. After all, Maurice was the long-time coach of the Hurricanes, starting out as coach of Karmanoss Detroit Junior Red Wings.
Maurice is still a close friend of Canes GM Jim Rutherford and he left the team on relatively good terms despite being fired in partway through the 2003-04 season.
Are you serious? Maurice asked his questioner. No, it wasnt me, it was Steve Simmons from the Toronto Sun. Put Maurice down with Garrett.
Wow, thats the toughest question Ive had since Ive been here and the answer is no, he said.
Defenceman Carlo Colaiacovo and centre Kyle Wellwood skated by themselves before yesterdays Leaf practice. It was their first appearance on the ice since they were forced out with recovery problems from, respectively, knee surgery and sports hernia surgery.
But dont expect them back any time soon to help their beleaguered temmates.
Maurice says Coloaiacovo reports his knee feels great but he could not say when he can start practicing at full speed with his teammates. Wellwood is even further away.
Dont be surprised if Mark Bell, who can return from his 15-game NHL suspension on Nov. 6, is back in uniform before at least one of them.
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Bertuzzi questionable
Well that didn't take long.....
Ducks winger Todd Bertuzzi is questionable for tonight's home opener against Boston because of a strained groin suffered in last week's loss to Columbus.
Bertuzzi said the groin continued to bother him Saturday night in Pittsburgh, which was probably the reason he logged only 14:04 of ice time and was largely ineffective.
"Like anyone else with a groin injury, it limits your strength and your skating," said Bertuzzi, who has a goal and an assist in five games. "Just came to a point where I couldn't go anymore."
Bertuzzi did not skate Tuesday, but he said he felt better. The original problem, he said, came in London, where he tweaked his knee and then hurt his groin while compensating for the knee.
"I'm going to come here hoping to play," he said. "I'll skate in the morning and see how it goes from there."
Bertuzzi, who has had back surgery and also suffered a cracked tailbone in the Western Conference finals while with Detroit, said this is the first time he has had a groin problem.
"I'm finding new injuries that I've never had before," he joked.
Center Andy McDonald returned to practice Tuesday after being with his wife, Gina, who delivered the couple's first child on Monday. Jake Gene McDonald checked in at 7 pounds, 5 ounces. . . . The Ducks sent center Ryan Carter to the Portland Pirates
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Burnside ranks NHL coaches
1. Randy Carlyle, Anaheim Ducks
Let's see. Two years as an NHL coach, one surprise trip to the Western Conference finals, one Stanley Cup championship. Any questions?
2. Lindy Ruff, Buffalo Sabres
Two years in a row Ruff has taken his Buffalo Sabres to the Eastern Conference finals. He'll have his hands full this season, but if anyone can get Buffalo over the hump after losing co-captains Chris Drury and Daniel Briere, it's Ruff.
3. Peter Laviolette, Carolina Hurricanes
The guy won a Stanley Cup two seasons ago playing a wildly exciting brand of hockey. He still gets top billing even if his squad fell off and out of the playoffs in 2006-07.
4. Michel Therrien, Pittsburgh Penguins
Tough as nails, Therrien defied critics who thought he wouldn't last a season under new GM Ray Shero by deftly handling youngsters Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and especially rookie of the year candidate Jordan Staal. Now, he's got to prove he's the real deal by taking them far in the playoffs.
5. Alain Vigneault, Vancouver Canucks
We still don't know how Vigneault, the former Montreal Canadiens coach, managed to coax his team to the top of the Northwest Division and through the first round of the playoffs. The test is now to get them back.
6. Mike Babcock, Detroit Red Wings
The pressure was on Babcock and the Red Wings last season and he managed to get a much grittier effort out of his talented squad than many thought possible. If not for a bad bounce or two, they would have beaten the Ducks in the Western Conference finals. They should be back to the conference finals again.
7. Tom Renney, New York Rangers
Renney has done a splendid job with the Rangers, first getting them into the playoffs in 2005-06 when no one thought it was possible, and then following that with a trip to the second round and a tough series loss to Buffalo. He's also done a masterful job of getting enigmatic star Jaromir Jagr to buy in.
8. Ron Wilson, San Jose Sharks
Lofty playoff expectations haven't been met by the Sharks, but Wilson has seen his squad win at least one playoff round the last three postseasons.
9. John Tortorella, Tampa Bay Lightning
Two first-round exits since the end of the lockout, but Tortorella's Lightning made the playoffs in four straight seasons and won a Stanley Cup in 2004.
10. Andy Murray, St. Louis Blues
Murray, a stickler for details, wore out his welcome in Los Angeles, but he turned things around in record time in St. Louis last season. Now the challenge is to keep the Blues on track and guide them back to the postseason.
11. Jacques Lemaire, Minnesota Wild
Is Lemaire getting more than he should out of a Wild team that has yet to win a playoff round since 2003, or is he holding them back? Discuss among yourselves.
12. Ted Nolan, New York Islanders Guess Nolan really can coach after all. The former coach of the year gets blacklisted from the NHL for a decade, and then takes a bunch of underachievers and malcontents to the playoffs.
13. Ken Hitchcock, Columbus Blue Jackets
Hitchcock doesn't have much to work with yet in Columbus and his Flyers did struggle mightily out of the gate a season ago, which ultimately cost him his job. But Hitchcock is still one of the game's great coaching minds.
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Andy Murray starts his first full season behind the bench with the St. Louis Blues.
14. Jacques Martin, Florida Panthers
Martin guided the Ottawa Senators to the playoffs for eight straight seasons, but his reputation is now on the line in Florida, where the pressure is on to make something out of a pile of young talent.
15. Craig MacTavish, Edmonton Oilers
Surely it wasn't a fluke that the eighth-seeded Edmonton Oilers advanced to the seventh game of the 2006 Stanley Cup finals. Or was it? This season will go a long way in answering that question.
16. Joel Quenneville, Colorado Avalanche
Quenneville's teams have never quite got over the hump. He'll get a chance to prove he can change that trend this season with a much-improved Avalanche team.
17. Dave Tippett, Dallas Stars
If you just considered Tippett's regular-season record, he'd be a top-10 coach every year. Unfortunately, the Stars' recent history of bowing out in the first round of the playoffs is what fans remember most about Tippett's teams in Dallas.
18. Barry Trotz, Nashville Predators
The same can be said for Trotz, who has evolved along with his team in Nashville. But three straight first-round playoff exits, followed by a denuding of the Preds' lineup thanks to its ownership situation, puts Trotz in an unenviable position.
19. Bob Hartley, Atlanta Thrashers
Seems like a long time ago when Hartley and his Colorado Avalanche were hoisting the Stanley Cup in June 2001. After getting swept in the first round last spring, the pressure is on Hartley to get the Thrashers deep into the postseason. He remains hamstrung by poor drafting and development in Atlanta.
20. Glen Hanlon, Washington Capitals
Hanlon hasn't had much to work with in Washington, but he's instilled an impressive work ethic in his troops. Now, he's got some more tools and it will be interesting to see how much more Hanlon can get out of his new-look Caps.
21. Paul Maurice, Toronto Maple Leafs
The cerebral and even-keeled Maurice failed in his first bid to get the Toronto Maple Leafs into the postseason. Chances are this will be his last chance in the center of the hockey universe.
22. Guy Carbonneau, Montreal Canadiens
Carbonneau couldn't get along with Sergei Samsonov, and there were reports, courtesy of Alexei Kovalev and the Russian media, that there are rifts within the Habs' dressing room. None of which would have mattered had the Canadiens made the playoffs. But they didn't, and aren't likely to again this season.
23. Claude Julien, Boston Bruins
Whether he was treated unfairly in Montreal or New Jersey or not is now moot. Julien will have to turn around the Bruins ship or this could be the end of the line for him as an NHL head coach.
24. Marc Crawford, Los Angeles Kings
It seems like it was long ago when Crawford was on top of the coaching world, winning the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 1996 and then coaching the Canadian Olympic team two years later in Nagano. Expectations are high for the Los Angeles Kings to show dramatic improvement. Can Crawford guide them to the postseason?
25. Denis Savard, Chicago Blackhawks
GM Dale Tallon thinks Savard is the real deal after giving the coach a contract extension this summer. Savard's still got an uphill battle, but there is more talent in Chicago than it's seen in many years.
26. John Stevens, Philadelphia Flyers
Stevens inherited a bad hand in Philadelphia last season, but the Flyers didn't show much in the way of turnaround. Now, GM Paul Holmgren has broken the bank to get the Flyers back to the playoffs and Stevens had better not let that talent go to waste.
27. John Paddock, Ottawa Senators
Hmm, 1995 was a long time ago, but that's how long it's been since Paddock was an NHL coach. He's proven himself to be a fine, patient teacher of young players. Is he the man to take the Senators to that next step of a Stanley Cup championship? Because that's the expectation in the Canadian capital.
28. Wayne Gretzky, Phoenix Coyotes
We know, he's Wayne Gretzky. But he's also 69-85-10 in two seasons as an NHL coach. And unless Gretzky starts to channel Toe Blake this season, the Coyotes are headed for a near-basement finish once more.
29. Brent Sutter, New Jersey Devils
We know, he's a Sutter and he's like the Sidney Crosby of coaching prospects. But he never coached an NHL regular-season game before this season. Get back to us in April.
30. Mike Keenan, Calgary Flames
Sorry, until he shows he won't single-handedly destroy the Calgary Flames, "Iron Mike" gets a seat in the rankings basement.
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to find than verses
On Tuesday, the NHL announced that its dedicated NHL Network (which has been available to those lucky Canadians and their suddenly valuable money for some time) would be coming to US viewers this month. More hockey, hooray!
In the brief announcement, Commissioner Bettman said that the NHL had reached carriage agreements with Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications, DirecTV, Dish Network and Time Warner Cable. As a Dish Network customer, I immediately sought to find out where I could find some of that NHL Network goodness.
First stop: Dish Network website. Hmmm, nothing on the front page. Sports? Gotta be some info there. Football, check. College sports, check. Cricket, check. Hockey ah, there it is. Well, thats about Center Ice. I want my NHL Network, dammit!
Dish had very kindly thrown the NFL Network into my programming package at no charge; surely the same would apply to NHL Networkits only one letter off. On the other hand, to get VERSUS I have to subscribe to a premium package. Sadly, this left me with but one choice: calling customer service.
Dish is not as bad on this front as some other companies, but lets face it: American corporations have very successfully made it so that calling customer service to resolve a problem is now your last choice instead of your first. Customer service lines are currently built on a series of lies and traps.
1) Please listen carefully, as our menu options may have changed.
No, they havent. They never change. Because if they did, that would mean the company gave a crap about its customer service line, which it doesnt.
2) For billing questions and payment information, press 1. To order pay per view movies or events, Press 2. To upgrade your subscription package, press 3. For technical support, press 4. To cause a 10,000 volt shock to be sent over the line, sparing you from suffering through the rest of this call, press 5.
I do nothing.
Im sorry. I didnt hear you make a selection. Lets try this again.
The electroshock option begins to tempt.
3) All of our agents are currently busy assisting other customers. But your call is very important. Please stay on the line.
It could be true that all the agents are busy. But that would mean that this entity of which I am a customer is either too stupid to properly staff, or has way too many problems. Neither of which is confidence-inspiring. So this must be a lie. The computer deliberately holds calls in limbo for (at least) five minutes, hoping this will weed out the time-crunched and weak-willed. I bet it works.
4) Thanks to you for calling Dish Network. My name is Eddie. How may I be helping you?
Now, from his accented English and stilted grammar, its pretty clear that Eddie is from India, or possibly Bangladesh. I lose track of the hottest outsourcing trends. But his name almost certainly is not Eddie. It is Jagadeesh, or Jawarhalal, or Manmohan. He knows hes Indian; I know hes Indian; why are we pretending that hes Eddie from Cedar Rapids? I dont care where hes fromhes trying to make a rupee just like the rest of usI just want him to answer my question.
5) I am sorry sir, I am not understanding your question.
Its possible this is actually my faultI get a little excited just thinking about the NHL Network. I slow down and explain that I am interested in receiving the NHL Network, a channel dedicated exclusively to hockey.
6) Hoc-key?
Ha-ha. That ones a killer every time, Eddie! Oh. Turns out he was genuinely confused. Not so many rinks in Bangalore, apparently.
Several minutes of Eddie searching through the computer brings no resultsno such network is part of any programming package they offer. Apparently, word of the carriage agreement has yet to trickle down to the people with whom one might actually place an order for NHL Network.
Well, I was thinking of switching to DirecTV anyway. May as well try them.
Thanks to you for calling DirecTV. My name is Eddie. How may I be helping you?
I have a feeling this isnt going to go well
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JordanTootoo cheapshot
Jordin Tootoo of the Nasvhille Predators takes a run at Phoenix rookie Daniel Winnik – and it says here Tootoo was targeting Winnik's head – and it's Coyote rookie Craig Weller who gets the match penalty for intent to injure on the play, because Weller clotheslined Tootoo after the hit....
But it's the Tootoo hit that should be the real concern.
If ever there were a hit where it looked like a player was intentionally trying to hit someone in the head, this was it.
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i posted this up in the flyers thread just cuz i didnt wanna whine about it in this one, but i certainly think that if downie got 20 then this should too, the result was different but the intent was the same, at least downie broke stride tho when he launched into him, tootooo didnt.
i guess we get a quick chance to see how consistant the nhl is going to be about head shots.
or does this one get swept under the rug because it didnt happen to a senaturd, and the canadian media seems to be ignoring it, unlike the downie incident .
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The league has it's hands full lately that's for sure it should be interesting what comes out of this rash of examples.
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Philadelphia forward Jesse Boulerice was suspended 25 games by the NHL on Friday for cross-checking Vancouver's Ryan Kesler across the face, matching the largest suspension in league history.
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Funny nucks fans...
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He will lose roughly 144k....
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i love it, after getting pushed around the last 2 years the flyers are finally standing up for each other, i do however wonder how long until brierre spears somebody and gets 20 games.
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Iam not sure downie is taking up roster space with a entry level contract...
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Q and A with Campbell re: Boulerice
Q. So often in these things we hear about repeat offender things, that each suspension thereafter is harsher. Now weve had two against a team in a short period of time. Is there any provision where teams can now be held responsible for their players actions as well?
COLIN CAMPBELL: Theres nothing formal that holds a team responsible. I guess if you really look at the issues they have to deal with, their roster situation, they have to deal with paying the player and with other aspects that come with losing two players that theyre paying. But theres nothing formal that punishes the team for the number of players who are suspended.
Q. In your role, though, are you concerned that in such a short period of time there have been two severe incidents by the same club and have you spoken to either Paul Holmgren or Coach Stephens about it?
COLIN CAMPBELL: No, Im not concerned. Theyve always had that image that dates back to 72 when they were nicknamed The Broad Street Bullies. If you look at the time that Ive been associated with the National Hockey League doing this job, with discipline, I dont recallI think Ive had a couple of players over that whole period with Philadelphia. I think Lindros back in the 90s and I think one other player, maybe. But Ive had very few incidents with Philadelphia. So I have not had a problem with Philadelphia. And Paul Holmgren was easy to deal with and very up front and very honest, as was John Stephens, the coach.
Q. First of all, I know you dont take the history of a player into consideration when youre looking at suspending these guys. But both of the guys you suspended now have had problems in the OHL. When are you going to look at the players character coming into the NHL as a consideration how you treat them when it comes to acts of this nature?
COLIN CAMPBELL: I think that thats an issue that we have to deal with the NHL Players Association, as far as blending that criteria into our criteria. Right now, as it stands, were only allowed to look at their record in our league and how they play and act in our league.
Q. Is this something that you have been talking about with the PA in the last little while, or is it something youll bring up with them in the future?
COLIN CAMPBELL: I havent thought about that. Maybe its something that the players themselves want to talk about. Obviously a lot of those players have played against these two players at some point in time in the OHL, a lot of the players in the NHL, so they know about these players. They talk to the teammates about that, their teammates have played with or against these players. So players are aware of that. I think that question would be better suited to the players.
Q. In the Kesler and Boulerice situation, they had a bit of a jousting match for at least a few minutes prior to the suffering the crosscheck. Is this a point where something that the referees have to take note the escalation and penalize them before we get to the point where someone suffers a serious injury?
COLIN CAMPBELL: We talked to our officials about that. But at some point in time how much of the game do you want the officials to officiate and to blend into how theyre going to control the game?
We cant tell our officials constantly that you have to anticipate everything and cut it off before it happens. You hope that theres a point where a player says this is where I draw the line, Im not going any farther. And when they do go farther, they get a penalty. And they go farther than that, they get a suspension.
But when they take it to the point where Mr. Boulerice did, its well above a normal suspension. And it was well above any possible play. It wasnt a stick that got high. It wasnt a jousting session that escalated to something thats suspendable under a two, four, five game situation. It was totally apart from the play during the game. It was just an incident that the puck was going north and he was going south towards Kesler.
Q. I dont want to give the impression Im thinking you have to be into the players head or the referee has to think about what the player is going to do before they actually do it; but the situation with Kesler and Boulerice, they were going at each other very hard, couple trips and slashes. If the referee notices this going on, cant they step in and say one more thing and youre out of the game? I mean that would precipitate them getting a crosscheck to the face, dont you think?
COLIN CAMPBELL: I think youre wrong. They can only police it so much. Maybe they did say something to them. Maybe they didnt listen. We dont know that. They could have said Settle down, you guys. But at some point in time I think youre putting a little bit too much of the control of the game and blaming the referees when the blame should be in the players hands. They have to be in control of their actions.
Q. Absolutely. But were looking at a situation now where there have been so many egregious acts over the past couple of years, are players losing the respect for each other that was apparent when you were playing?
COLIN CAMPBELL: Well, again, Im not so sure theyre losing respect. I think when youve got ?? when I played, I hate to say how many teams were in the league, but there was a lot less players in the league. There are 750 players. Im sure the majority of those players respect each other. When you get a handful of five or six doing these things, I think its unfair to paint all the players in the light of a few players actions. When a few players get carried away, they lose the right to play. In this case they may lose their right to ever make it in the league.
We had a player for the New York Rangers, a defenseman ?? Im trying to think of his nameDale Purinton. He was suspended for 10 games and the message I gave him at the time was that you could affect your career. You had an opportunity to play. Youre a big guy and this may affect your career.
It did. He hasnt been in the league since. If they want to put their career in jeopardy, thats their choice. And so I wouldnt paint 750 players in a certain light when you get three, four guys doing something over the course of two years.
Q. I want to ask you, if Kesler doesnt get up, as it turns out, thank god hes okay and hes probably going to play tonight, but I know we talked about this before, all kinds of different factors when you sit down and think about this. The fact that he wasnt that seriously hurt, are we looking at something even longer if Kesler is out for a long time?
COLIN CAMPBELL: Certainly, thats always a factor in these situations. And call it luck, call it what you want, but in Chris Simons situation and in the situation with Jesse Boulerice, if they cause injury, were into a whole heap of problems, not only the player, but the teams in the league and our sport.
So we have to be careful. If theres an injury two nights ago, we may be dealing with more than what were dealing with today. And I would have to say that Jesse is fairly fortunate that he didnt cause injury, not only for Kesler himself, but in a lot of waysI mean we saw what transpired with under the Bertuzzi situation when there is injury, it never stops.
So I would hope players would understand this and see what could happen and what could come of these things and they have to control themselves. In Jesse Boulerices situation, hes a tough player, but you have to know your limitations and you have to know what you can do in your role.
Whether you were trying to send a message of what you were trying to do, you dont do it that way.
Q. Could you walk us through how you came with the number of 25 games? Does it have anything to do with the suspension that was handed down earlier, seeing that was 20? How did you come to 25?
COLIN CAMPBELL: Well, the case last week was totally different in the sense that that was a body check that went bad. That was an endeavor that hockey operations undertook along with the players, coaches, managers, owners, on something that was occurring on a much too often basis, where a body check went to a point where it was causing injury, went beyond illegal.
And we had to determine what was acceptable, what wasnt acceptable, when you threw a body check. A shoulder that came in contact with a head and how did you make that contact.
This was totally different. We examined that. We thought about that, obviously, because thats always on our radar screen. But this was different. This wasnt a body check thats legal that kind of went bad or did go bad in a whole lot of ways, this was a stick that was used that was broken as it was used to another players face.
It was similar to the Simon incident. You dont use your stick for swinging at players, crosschecking players. You use your stick for shooting and passing. And sometimes theres accidental stick contact. Sometimes theres careless stick contact, when players are jostling and things are getting heated around the net, when the goalie is pulled, and weve had suspensions in the past of two, four, five games, when players get careless and carried away.
This was a determined effort of a player who went in the opposite direction of the play was going. He sought out a player and without the player seeing him, he struck that player in the facial area with a crosscheck, breaking his stick.
And no different than Chris Simon using his stick to swing it in a fashion at another players head. In both cases we were fortunate, and they were fortunate, and obviously the player who received the stick were fortunate, there was no injury.
Q. How do you balance intent and the end result when youre handing out discipline? Because you obviously sent a good message with what you handed out today. But you also mentioned this could have been harsher had there been more damage to Kesler.
COLIN CAMPBELL: I dont know if theres any balancing here. I think we look at what happened. And weve got a lot of good people to work with me that have been around this game a long time. And we look at all the factors surrounding each and every play. And we try to determine whats right and whats wrong and how wrong did it go.
And in this play, weve always said beforeand its no different out on the street and any other action that we all are involved inweve got to be accountable for the actions we take. And if bad things happen, thats your risk. And in this case he decided to do something that resulted in a bad action but not a terribly bad result. And he was lucky.
If there was a worse result, maybe there would be more than me looking into it today, and that wouldnt be good for any of us.
Q. Is the Jordin Tootoo incident under review?
COLIN CAMPBELL: No, its not.
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Will they ever learn?
People asked in the aftermath of the Jesse Boulerice crosscheck to the jaw of Ryan Kesler, 'will they ever learn?' and the answer is: Some never will. How else to explain that exactly one day after Boulerice's cheap shot to Kesler's face, which resulted in a 25-game suspension Friday, there was another less-publicized incident in the Nashville Predators-Phoenix Coyotes' game, featuring superpest Jordin Tootoo, another player who seems to get in the middle of these things every year?
On the play in question, Tootoo caught the Coyotes' Daniel Winnik in the face with a shoulder check that if nothing else should have been called charging. With Winnik on the ice, his Coyotes' teammate Craig Weller then clothes-lined Tootoo in retaliation and received a match penalty for his troubles.
Tootoo played the innocent afterwards, claiming he delivered a nice clean check. Right. Sure. Nor was there any defence for Weller's response either. Perhaps on a different night, it wouldn't have caused a ripple either, but with the focus and attention of everyone in the NHL on blows to the head, here were two in a span of about five seconds which once again, demonstrated the reckless disregard of one player for another and the fact that in the heat of battle, stuff happens.
More and more, it makes you realize that the answer doesn't lie strictly with the players themselves. Many prominent NHLers none of them shrinking violets spoke out in the aftermath of the Steve Downie hit and again after the Boulerice incident about their collective desire to eliminate head shots from the game.
Their feeling reflects a majority view - that there are just too many NHLers leaving the ice, with their brain cells unnecessarily scrambled, because a handful of their peers genuinely believe that what they're doing is perfectly acceptable within the culture that exists in today's NHL.
And probably it was, once upon a time. There are, however, signs, that the NHL is trying to change that mindset, one suspension at a time the Boulerice suspension ties with Chris Simon for the longest in history, relating to an on-ice incident.
Maybe that approach will eventually work too.
But the league could fast-track the process by extending the discipline to the respective teams as well. Fines to the club, suspensions for the coach - those sorts of penalties might encourage teams to think twice about employing players who haven't yet figured out that the culture of head-hunting is going the way of the dodo.
The simplest solution might even be the least complicated simply prevent a team from replacing a suspended player in the line-up.
Let's use the Philadelphia Flyers as an example. Currently, the Flyers have two players under suspension, Downie (for the pre-season hit on the Ottawa Senators' Dean McAmmond) and now Boulerice. The Flyers tried to circumvent the terms of Downie's 20-game suspension by assigning him to their American Hockey League affiliate, only to have the AHL close the loophole by suspending him themselves for a month. In all probability, they would have tried something similar with Boulerice, who has played more games in the minors (243) than in the NHL (165) since turning pro a decade ago (after a controversy-filled junior career in the Ontario Hockey League).
But what if the Flyers actually had to play two men short during the terms of Downie's and Boulerice's suspensions, dressing only 16 skaters as opposed to 18? That would greatly limit coach John Stevens' flexibility; it would have a tangible impact on the organization and its day-to-day operations; and it would do more than just punish the guilty players.
Suddenly, a team thinking of employing a Boulerice or a Downie type would need to weigh the risks against the rewards of doing so and just might conclude that it isn't worth it anymore not if they could find themselves one, or in Philadelphia's case, two line-up spots short per game for an extended period of time.
Flyers' general manager Paul Holmgren was saying this week how the pair of suspensions "makes things tricky for the roster." Imagine how tricky things would become if his coach could only dress five defencemen and 11 forwards or six defencemen and just 10 forwards while his suspended players cool their heels on the sidelines.
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I took a first shot at the topic structure for the forums here. I doubt I've done it correctly for the long term, though. It seemed like I wanted to have a place for people to hang out and discuss things that might be related to Lisp tangentially, announce things, etc.; then have a place to discuss the language itself; then have a place to discuss other resources like editors and books; and finally a place to discuss implementation-specific questions.
Right now, I don't like the fact that there are so many implementation-specific forums, but I didn't feel like I could cut any of them out. What I may do is see what the high runners are going to be (probably SBCL, CMUCL, CLISP, and possibly Allegro and LispWorks), and then cut down the others that are very low traffic and aggregate them into an "Other Implementations" category.
If anybody has any other thoughts, just post follow-ups here.