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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
i thought the wave was something you do when the game is well in hand?
not sure who in their right minds is doing the wave in a one goal game or game that is tied? I have better things to do...like actually watching the game or screaming at the refs
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IIRC the wave originally was supposed to throw off an opposing player (during a free throw or field goal). Now it's more like a fan decides to say "look ATB me start a wave".
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Originally Posted by TheFlamesVan
Coached him in Vancouver, nothing to see except two old friends saying a friendly hello.
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Not necessarily even old friends, just guys who worked together being polite.
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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
This timeout stuff. Is there any proof it does anything to change momentum? Especially in the NHL where there are long TV timeout 3 times in a period.
I could see in a junior game without the TV breaks but the NHL has long breaks throughout the game.
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I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen an NHL coach use a timeout to try and change momentum (and then it never works). They constantly use them to get players a break on an icing or draw up an ENG plan.