Hockey Twitterverse

[cdanew]

For posting random hockey things, including this. Ouch

[SaintAngerBH]

I agree with Razor on this subject. The goalie is much more protected than a foward or dman. If the goalie comes out like that to play the puck, they should be fair game and in that context it was a fair hit.

EDIT: Actually, maybe not. I can't really tell if he went for the head or not because the video looks like it was shot with a Hi8 camcorder from 1995.

[Troy McClure]

It would be charging even if it was on a d-man because the forechecker was striding all the way down and through the hit.

[wonko80]

For any of those who play hockey, this is pretty funny:

Why you’re taping your stick wrong (unless you’re taping it like me)

(subscription to The Athletic required)

[wonko80]

Funny

[cdanew]

Not Twitter related, but looking for good recommendations for a couple of hockey or sports books for the boys for Christmas. Anyone read anything good lately?

[Knives Out]

Down Goes Brown's History of the NHL (now available in paperback).
Troy didn't care for it, but I enjoyed it! The tagline is "The World's Most Beautiful Sport, The World's Most Ridiculous League".
It's some funny *poo poo*.

[Troy McClure]

I liked his prior book better.

Both of Ken Dryden's books are great. The Game and Home Game.

[Math]

Yeah, I was about to mention Dryden's books.

Otherwise former canadian PM Harper also wrote a great book about the story of hockey and the NHL. Plus it is Trump-compliant. Win-win deal.

[slaps]

The Boys of Winter by Wayne Coffey is quite good.

[cdanew]

This is pretty slick. Takes a brass pair - but really slick. Imagine if he banks it off the inside of his left skate into the goal.

[Troy McClure]

With the way the d-man curled to that spot, I'm guessing they've practiced it a bunch. But you're right. I bet the coach crapped his pants a bit.

[cdanew]

Ha! My son Ethan pointed out to me that is Anders Lindback, of the ten games in 2014-15 for the Stars fame.

[ScubaSteve]

Who could forget Lindbackup

[Math]

Yeap, without practice and communication it may end up like this: (coming straight from my swiss hometown a couple of years ago where I had the chance to witness this with my own eyes)

[Jason]

[Jason]

[Math]

I think he's still a little pissed...