Mech.E here, the disaster is not limited to bridges and tunnels. I work in Universities and you should see the horrors behind the scenes at Ivy League Schools. The Public Universities are even worse. All of these colleges built up quickly over the last few years to attract students with new shiny buildings all the…

Look at the F train that got stuck in the subway the other day. A full F train holds 2,580 people, lets say it was (conservatively) 70% full, that is 1,860 people on the train. Let’s say 20% of the train was full of students/children/tourists who aren’t commuting to or from work, that brings the occupancy of the train…

There is middle ground, Datsyuk comes to mind as a guy who was extremely skilled, played clean, and was widely respected throughout the league.

But you’re right, Crosby is not unique as the skilled player who plays nasty and the league is better for it. Heels like Crosby add to the experience of watching the game and…

He like a good pro-wrestling heel. The way he works the refs, the dirty stick work after the whistle, fun to watch, fun to hate. The league is certainly better with him in it

Bettman to Daly:

I should have known better than answer a fool to his folly, knowing he will be wise in his.

If you’ve ever lived in the northeast US near the Canadian border you can spot a Canadian driver before you even see the Ontario or Quebec license plate

Nothing I said contradicted Cromulisious. I provided an anecdote and real world facts that are relevant to the story. Facts that most Americans do not know. Most Americans are appalled by ISIS beheadings, yet are unaware that our “ally” Saudi Arabia beheads people with no formalized criminal justice system for such…

OK. Will do. Clown

Where did you see NHL ratings are down (from what I have seen they were up 7% YOY, but that was before the conference finals started)?

Ok, Thanks for the insightful comment. Clown.

A friend of mine was stationed in Saudi Arabia and he happened to witness a public state sanctioned execution. This was in the late 1990's. The Saudis still do this to this day. On January 2nd, 2016 the Saudis executed 43 people by beheading them. How many Americans know that our “friends” the Saudi’s are doing to…

Deadspin’s list of 50 Best NHL Players which was actually a list of 100 players and not compiled by any current members of Deadspin’s staff

My understanding of the Coyotes situation is they are somewhat hurt by their arena being located in Glendale and not downtown Phoenix.

Even the Coyotes are a success to some degree, probably the best American hockey prospect, Auston Matthews, is from Arizona and got into the game watching the Coyotes.

I think denouncement of suicide bombing and radical Islam goes without saying. I don’t think anything you discussed could be constituted as any sort of endorsement of either. I think what you highlighted is that suicide bombers are real people with real human motivations. Isn’t developing an understanding of why…

Ovechkin, who can’t beat Crosby on the ice, decided to remove him from it.

I’m terrified of what he has planned for the season finale

This from a Ranger’s fan, so he may have changed but he used to be OBSESSED with shot blocking! Which is fine occasionally, shot blocking can be a valuable thing, but you shouldn’t be expecting Marian Gaborik to be laying down in front of a low percentage point shot in a meaningless February game. I’m convinced that…

Hmm, like Ted Nugent’s was bringing peaceful respectful dialogue when he called Obama a “subhuman mongrel”? Show me a picture where any guest of Obama posed in front of a picture of a past President or First Lady in such as disrespectful manner. Could you imagine if Rick Ross and Janelle Monae posed in front of a…