You are talking about hockey, right? :p

You are talking about hockey, right? :p [/b][/quote]You are so predictable

You're just losing your touch I think. :p

Can we please get a commissioner's ruling here before these two guys are allowed to hijack this thread with penis talk? :rolleyes: :p

We used to do the same thing when we played Street Hockey.
The sharper the curve, the more movement you would get on a wrist shot. The torch method worked really well on the street hockey sticks with the plastic blades.

But when I played in an Organized Ice Hockey League, they were pretty strict with the curve rule and would check hockey sticks from time to time throughout the season.


Don Cardi

The NHL's illegal stick rule dates back to the late 1960s. At that time many players in the NHL were using sticks that had curves resembling a C . In 1968, the league brought in the rule that no curve could exceed one inch and a half. The next year, the league changed the rule to an inch, which still stands today.

The rule was originally put into effect because of the fear that goaltenders may get injured. When the curves first appeared in the 1960s, goalies did not wear masks.


Don Cardi

I probably still have a couple of Mylec Air-Flo sticks somewhere in my garage. Time is flying by. It's hard to believe I haven't played in over 20 years. It seems like yesterday.

Hey DC. Where did you use to play? We used to play in the middle of the night at what used to be "Ice World" in Totowa NJ. We also used to play almost every day on the lake in James Braddock Park in North Bergen.

I used to play in the Gordie Howe Ice Hockey League which eventually became the NNHA. Played our games in the middle of the night also. From Ironbound, to Mennan Arena, over to South Mountain Arena, McKay Arena and all the way up to Monsey New York.


Don Cardi

Standings through: Sun, Nov 27


Don Cardi

That's cool. You were more organized than us. We used to just rent the rink and play against whomever we could find. It was still fun though. I played center, and was pretty good. Only problem was, I was very thin built at the time. 5'11" and about 145lbs. Luckily there wasn't much hitting when we played. Kind of like the new NHL.

BTW, see that Malik goal Saturday?

Was that beautiful or what? What a goal!


I used to play Goaltender in my league. I stopped playing once my first child was born. It became almost impossible to go out and play at 2:00 in the moring on a worknight with a new born baby.

I did eventually get back into Hockey by becoming a coach in a youth Ice Hockey league. I ran a goaltenders clinic once a week and coached a house team of 7 & 8 year olds for about 5 years.


Don Cardi

At first, I didn't realize what he did. I was wondering why JD was going so nuts. Then I saw it on the replay.

I played goaltender when we played street hockey in the summer.
Not that really I wanted to, but I was the only one that would agree to do it, that had some ability to do it. :rolleyes:

I woulda thought you played right wing, DC :p

Actually as a goalie, the buck stopped with me. But for some strange reason I always seemed to stonewall the left wingers more than the right wingers.


Don Cardi

This may be a stupid question, but since when has that ever stopped me in hockey?

"PIM" is penalty minutes?

Why is beating your opponent for the week in PIM considered a positive?

Why doesn't the team with the fewer penalty minutes get credit for the win?

It isn't a stupid question. It makes no sense to me too. :rolleyes:

Where's the commissioner?

For every ten minutes in penalties that your player gets, he is awarded 1 pt.

This was probably implemented back when Hockey was a different style played game and teams would have a Goon on their roster. So basically the league decided to award points for penalties.

I think that this is a stupida fockin stat, but that's how Yahoo does it.

Years ago I played in a league where you were allowed one goon position on your starting roster. And that player was NOT awarded ANY points except for penalty minutes.

But I cannot understand why a league would award points for for accumulated penalty minutes for all of your players. Makes no sense to me.

But anyway, I am enjoying playing fantasy hockey and I'm sure that after this season the fantasy leagues will adjust many things to coincide with the new rules in hockey.


Don Cardi

That can't be a mandatory category with the point values you mentioned in a custom league, though, can it?

Well when I go into the settings, there are several categories that I am allowed to change, but it won't allow me to change the scoring. So I guess that the league sets that category itself.

This is the first time ever that I've played Fantasy Hockey through a site. Years ago when I used to play Fantasy Hockey it was through work where one of the guys used to do everything through his computer himself, without using a site. Next season I will search for other sites with other options that are more closer to real hockey.
This year it seamed as though there were not that many sites to choose from and several had late start ups.

But this is pretty enjoyable for now.


Don Cardi

I will consider any and all trade offers for Goalie Martin Brodeur.


Don Cardi

I'll give you a bag of pucks.

How does the NHL count shootout goals in a goalie's GA average?

I assume they count ovetime goals; Is a goalie's GA average pro-rated for minues played?

Goals scored in O/T count against GAA. GAA is based on 60 minutes played, and O/T minutes count. Shootouts do not count against GAA.

I'll give you a bag of pucks. [/b][/quote]If you throw in a stick you have a deal.


Don Cardi

I'll have to sleep on it.

So GAA is figured the same was as E.R.A. in baseball then, right?

If a guy gives up two goals in regulation, and then one more in four minutes of OT, his GAA would be 2.81?

(3 x 60/64)

Sleeping on a bag of pucks and a stick? That would hurt......

I'm too tired to check your math, but it appears to be correct.

Had trouble sleeping on that bag of pucks, huh?