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December 17, 2006
At least they don't have to call it "ice hockey"
One has to wonder if the New York Times wouldn't be better off ignoring the NHL completely than giving it the sort of lip service you tend to find in the "Sunday Shootout". Today's isn't actually all that bad -- there's an interesting analysis of declining scoring this year, and news that Czech hockey has done away with the second assist -- but then there's this:
It has been a tough couple of weeks for the Dallas Stars. On Dec. 6, their inspirational 40-year-old forward, Joe Nieuwendyk, retired because of a bad back. And on Thursday, Mike Modano, their longtime marquee star, was placed on the injured reserve list.
Nothing against Nieuwendyk, but even he is not inspirational enough to inspire the Dallas Stars while playing for the Florida Panthers.
Posted by Chris Selley at December 17, 2006 06:50 PM