I agree that the injury was a fluke with MacKinnon's own stick doing the damage, but I don't agree that going high with the shoulder on a mid-ice hit is clean. You are exactly right that we won't know his intent, but those types of hits are what the NHL is afraid of and trying to eliminate. Not answering, in my opinion, is just weak on his part, but entirely his option.
Yeah, good run but it looked to me like the Avs started their allstar break a day (really a week) too soon. They’ve developed the habit of not putting away lesser teams early. Let em hang around and you’ll end up losing to s#!t teams in a shoot out.
Yeah, I don’t get it either. It is by far my favorite sport to watch, on TV or in person. I think a lot of it is that people just weren’t exposed to it when younger and the rules are a bit tough to pick up on your own. Plus some 1-0 & 2-1 results may seem a bit boring when you don’t understand the game. I picked it up in the early 90’s because my son started playing inline and ice hockey, had never paid any attention to it prior. Hockey is awesome.
I actually hate watching hockey on ESPN. They kinda suck at it. I don’t think they have a director that knows how to do it. Their camera views and when they use them are bad. Plus the announcers leave a lot to be desired. I’ve got a really nice site to use if you PM me. You can watch any game with home or away feed.
I am usually watching the Avs Altitude broadcast. Maybe it’s because they are severe homers but I really prefer them over ESPN or NHL network. The camera views and cuts are so much better. Some of the ESPN broadcasts use far back wide angles and weird high end views.
