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  1. lovehockey
    If you can, the Lickity Split Lunch special at the bar.
  2. lovehockey
    Just throwing this out there: I completely understand the complaints from people who cannot stand in line (or even sit in line) for long periods of time. But if a restaurant decides not to take reservations, how would (or could) they implement a policy to accommodate those with special needs while at the same time making sure that the policy isn't abused by people who would have no problem doing so?
  3. lovehockey
    But isn't quick-serve lunch a lot different from frozen yogurt? As an example, you have to eat lunch 7 times a week, generally. How many times a week, month, or year do you eat frozen yogurt? I think the quick-serve model is based upon the local economy. Frozen yogurt is a whole other thing.
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    I feel bad for Escobar, because his throwing error stands between Scherzer and a perfect game.
  5. lovehockey
    The 8th and 9th innings of today's game were brought to you by Whiskey, Tango, and Foxtrot, a pitch to the head from Wednesday, and a brawl in the dugout today between the potential NL MVP and the closer who ended up getting the loss. A year ago, the last game of the regular season* was Zimmermann's no-hitter. *This was supposed to be the last game of the regular season but there's a makeup game tomorrow at 3:05. If the crowd cracks 10,000 I'll be stunned.
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    Yes, I'm going to repeat myself, but if you appreciate hockey in any way, get on YouTube and watch all of the 1987 Canada Cup games that are available. Watch the 3-game final between the Soviets and Canada in particular. As mentioned, the final was not a great goaltending performance. Every game ended 6-5. But if you watch the winning goal of game 3, it's mentioned that the Soviet goalie's weakness was the glove side. Team Canada in 1987 was the Olympic team before the pros were allowed into the Olympics. And the Soviets' coach was the best they ever had.
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    The NY Post published a previously-unpublished interview. He said Robinson was out.
  8. lovehockey
    Even if it wasn't speed, his ice-awareness was incredible, and may not ever be duplicated. I don't care what you think about fighting in the NHL, but he had Semenko and McSorley to deal with anyone who messed with him when he was in Edmonton and LA. Yes, he was getting older, but in St. Louis and New York they didn't protect him like they should have done. My mom wouldn't have that issue. The first time I went nuts in the living room...6-5 final. Canada won 2 games to 1. All of the 3 games were 6-5 (Soviets won the first, Canada the second and third). If you have time, watch all three games on YouTube. Canada Cup 1987. Two of the best teams you'll ever see, although the games weren't goaltending gems. If you do watch, the Canadian announcer is the dad of the guy who currently calls the games for the St. Louis Blues.
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    I understand. My grandma has been suffering from dementia for the better part of a decade now; the last time she called me something verbally she called me "Smartypants." She is so stubborn she seems to outwit the hospice care. One of the best things my mom and I did before she really went downhill was get her a fish fry dinner, because in the St. Louis area they take those seriously during Lent. We got the fish fry from a Schnucks grocery store nearby. She loved it.
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    Visited last night. Not busy at all. Hadn't been there since they moved. The wine list is limited but a good value. From the entrees we ordered, we realized that we should have just flipped the plates over. His Chooza Kabab I liked more than he did and my Pathar Kabab he liked more than I did. So we shared. What was interesting was that some entrees came with rice and others with naan so it's important to ask which will accompany a dish, because it's not referenced on the menu. In our case, his came with rice, and mine came with naan. We were grateful this was pointed out to us before we ordered extra naan; the one piece that accompanied my entree was enough. I like how they offer sides; the Dal Makhani was a good pairing with naan.
  11. lovehockey
    Do you want fist fights?
  12. lovehockey
    Go!
  13. lovehockey
    I say this because I never saw Wayne Gretzky play live and in person.
  14. lovehockey
    Chelsea beat M Tel Aviv handily.
  15. lovehockey
    Yes, everyone on Team A has to clear the zone. Regroup. There are a lot of set plays that teams will rehearse. If they have to leave the defensive zone and resume the attack, they'll get themselves organized. Sure, you can play without officials. Pickup hockey. That's a whole other kettle of fish. Hockey philosophy, international vs. league hockey, minor hockey, women's vs. men's hockey. Complicated.
  16. lovehockey
    Yes, if the puck leaks into the neutral zone everyone on Team A (the attacking team) has to "clear the zone", aka. get out of Team B's zone. Once everyone on Team A gets back over the blue line, they can turn around and go back in. This is especially frustrating when it happens on a power play. In the case of the puck leaking out, one or both of the linesman will raise an arm straight up in the air to warn Team A that they are in danger of being called for offside. (Yelling about the problem can and will also occur, from various sources.) Once everyone from Team A clears the zone the arm(s) will come down. If a linesman's arm is up with the offside warning, the puck ends back up in Team B's defensive zone, and someone on Team A who has not cleared the zone touches it, then the play is whistled dead and the next faceoff occurs in the neutral zone. As we crassly called it in school, the whole purpose of the offside rule is to prevent what we called "goal sucking", which is parking a player at the other end of the ice for the purpose of loitering. There are no lights to indicate an offside or anything else besides the red light that goes on when a goal is scored. Players have to pay attention to what's going on. As another example, when a power play is about to come to an end you'll hear the goalie of the team on the power play smacking his stick on the ice to tell his teammates it's about to end and the penalized player is about to come back on the ice. Yes. And it's another reason I'm glad I don't have to explain the two-line pass offside anymore. In the case of bailing out of the zone because the puck leaked out, both blades out. Joe can correct me here if I'm wrong about what he meant, but "one skate good, two skates bad" to me refers to the fact that when Team A is on the attack and going into Team B's zone, sometimes you'll see a player who is ahead of the teammate(s) who have the puck. Instead of coming to a halt at the blue line he'll just glide along it, with one foot in the neutral zone and one foot in Team B's zone or on the blue line itself. Once the puck goes in he'll enter the zone. The linesmen will let that go because he held up; although he's breaking the letter of the law he kept the spirit of the law.
  17. lovehockey
    Answers: 1) A "wash-out" call (just throw the arms out to the sides) is not an "oops" call. The linesman is either going to point at the blue line and whistle the play down because it's offside or by the wash-out let the players and everyone else know that the play is on-side. But as mentioned, they're not perfect so sometimes they make the wrong call. 2) As for "defensive zone": Here is a diagram of a playing surface. The red line that splits the rink in half is the center line. The two blue lines indicate the start of each team's defensive zone, or the "border" as you described it (you know it's a particular team's defensive zone because that's where the team's goalie is parked). The space in the middle of the blue lines (which also has the center line going through it) is known as the neutral zone. Looking at the diagram, let's say Team A has the defensive zone on the left, so its goalie is in the net on the left. Therefore, Team B has the defensive zone on the right. Team A gets possession of the puck in its defensive zone and goes on the attack, skating from left to right. They go through the neutral zone. Before they cross that blue line that indicates the start of Team B's defensive zone, they have to make sure the puck goes in first. The players on Team B can do whatever they want. The onus is on Team A not to screw up. Furthermore, if Team A is in Team B's zone and the puck escapes into the neutral zone, Team A has to cross back over the blue line in order to be "onside" again. For a great tutorial, partly because the players are kids and therefore going a bit slower, look at this. 3) There are six players per side on the ice. Each side has a goalie and two defencemen. There are three forwards: The first is the center. To his left is the left-winger, and to his right is the right-winger.
  18. lovehockey
    Offside is called by the linesman whistling the play dead and pointing at the blue line (he stretches his arm out fully and points at the line). If there is no offside call to be made because the puck went into the defensive zone before the attacking team did, he will make a "wash out" call, which is throwing his arms out to the sides, parallel to the ice. Linesmen don't always get offside right, because sometimes the play is very close. Explaining a two-line pass offside was a pain. I'm glad I don't have to do so these days. P.S. To me and many other fans of the Edmonton Oilers, "Peter Puck" is Peter Pocklington, longtime owner of the Oilers who helped bring Wayne Gretzky there, and was the owner for all five Stanley Cups. He also traded Wayne Gretzky to LA in 1988 (Mrs. Gretzky has taken some blame as well for that trade). Because of all sorts of issues he had to put the team up for sale in the 1990s and the Oilers nearly moved as a result. He's been in some legal trouble for a while...
  19. lovehockey
    As for where I ended up, it was the Cask 'n Flagon. I arrived two hours before the game started. The steak tips salad showed up deconstructed (aka. mix the major ingredients), but it was great. Service at the bar was iffy, but I'm glad I showed up early because there was a line out the door soon after I arrived. I didn't go anywhere else because of time restraints. I'd visit Fenway again in an instant, though. I loved it. If you want to go, preciseseating.com is your friend because of the obstruction problem.
  20. lovehockey
    Don, I attended Cal's actual last game. Paid $120 for a ticket in left field at Camden Yards, which was a fortune to me then (not that a ticket at that price would be a fortune to me now). He was in the on-deck circle when the game ended. If I recall (and I may be wrong), Brady Anderson struck out to end the game.
  21. lovehockey
    Just throwing it out there.
  22. lovehockey
    Thanks! Mr. lovehockey's dad, a Pinot Grigio lover, adores the Contadino Vivace Pinot Grigio from TJ's. I introduced him to it. It's bubbly, and not to be confused with the regular Contadino Pinot Grigio (he liked that too).
  23. lovehockey
    But it's sooner to preseason...
  24. lovehockey
    Shouldn't it be, "Jayson Werth Catches Foul Ball Despite His Hair In His Face"? P.S. Up 4-0 and lose 8-5? Sigh.
  25. lovehockey
    New fan of the Curry Puff appetizer and Pepper Steak entree.
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