Friedman's 30 Thoughts - Nov 15: Gaudreau wants a Skittles endorsement
some stuff on Las Vegas, Oilers goaltending, Montreal moves and this gem:
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22. Credit to David Amber for tipping me off to this one: Calgary’s Johnny Gaudreau has some local endorsement interest, but agent Lewis Gross says he and Gaudreau are holding off. “Two-to-three weeks ago we weren’t certain he wasn’t going to be sent to the minors,” Gross said. “Once he gets himself more established, we’ll start thinking about it.” There’s a well-known story that Gaudreau needed to be bribed with Skittles when learning to skate. When it’s time, he’d love that connection.
...You want to see Penn & Teller (guilty)? Three rows from the front is $116...
I paid half-price and even got my picture taken with Penn... Almost fell asleep at the show.
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If it is going to take that long, they need to extend the heroin beer sales.
There's been a few nights I'm glad they stop sales midway through the 3rd. Some nights it takes an outside force to tell you to stop fueling the engine
Since they cut off concession sales halfway through the third, I don't see why they care if people are leaving early. Those people aren't likely to stop at the merchandise stores on their way out either.
There are some people who consistently leave once the 50/50 number is announced whether it's a tie game or a blowout. If a tie game won't keep these people around, is anything going to?
I know at the Tampa game, a bunch of people near me jumped up at the end of the third to (presumably) make quick runs to the bathroom, but they were back before the puck dropped for OT.
A bunch of the others who leave their seats early probably watch the OT from lower seats or standing closer to the rink on the concourse. A lot of the newer arenas have unobstructed views of the ice from the concourse, so you can move closer to your exit and make a quick escape once the game ends.
In the past, before the dry scrape, they still did the shovel clearing of the ice, which took two or three minutes, so the dry scrape only adds two or three minutes to the break anyway, and eliminates an additional break between OT and the Shootout.
There are so many things that impact the length of a game, that the dry scrape seems pretty trivial, especially if it means better ice for OT. Look at the Flames. This year, they have only gone to OT twice at home so far, against Tampa and Montreal...
“@reporterchris: The NHL's dry scrape is dead as of Saturday. May we never speak of it again.”
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55.9% of #NHL games that have gone past regulation have required a shootout. That's only down 2.1% from last season #RIPdryscrape
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Friedman's 30 Thoughts - Nov 15: Gaudreau wants a Skittles endorsement
So no dry scrape even before the shootout? That would greatly reduce the creativity.
