bad-reffing Stories - Canis Hoopus
NJ Devils & Martin Brodeur Shut Out Carolina Hurricanes 1-0
The New Jersey Devils took Game 5 in an impressive fashion, featuring a classic Martin Brodeur performance for his 23rd playoff shutout and to win Game 5 1-0. I like to thank all the commenters in the GameThread. Thanks for keeping it real, fairly clean, and supportive of the Devils. As usual, I...
Rule 69: An Explanation & A Concern
Because I keep reading comments (seriously, so many of them) and hearing all kinds of talking heads blow off what happened at the end of Game 4 due to Martin Brodeur being out of his crease, I feel it is necessary to do a little close reading of Rule 69 of the 2008-09 NHL Official Rulebook:...
Devils Fall Flat in 4-2 Loss to Carolina Hurricanes
Before the final score of 4-2, while the Devils were losing 3-1 to Carolina after two, I felt I could sum up the game in a sentence: "Most nights, the Devils kill penalties; tonight the penalties killed New Jersey!" Adragna thought it worked. Alas, that's only part of why New Jersey lost. ...
Baseball and B-Ball
The timing of the recent WNBA brawl is pretty damn unfortunate. In a year where Candace Parker hits the league with a slam, and on the verge of the Olympics, the WNBA showcased its wares to a full house at Arthur Ashe Stadium last week in the 1st outdoor game in WNBA history. Forget WNBA...
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