There’s a huge problem with the NHL right now: They perceive that they have a huge incentive to keep everything close — individual games, via absurdly low scoring, and playoff races with assholishness like the loser point that virtually everyone outside the NHL detests. Yes, you can do the analysis that says a 3-2-1…

I agree wholeheartedly with Harper, despite being a 50+ year old white guy. In my “defense”, my wife claims I’m permanently stuck at an emotional age of 14, so there’s that.

And as we speak, Bettman is furiously trying to devise a way to stifle the play of goalies (as they have offensive players), without causing an increase in scoring.

And this, right here, is a perfect example of why hockey is all but guaranteed to remain 4th in the US among the major sports. (At least until lacrosse continues its rapid growth long enough to pass it.)

The NHL is currently caught in a very bad position. They’re economically tied to old time fans who love the violence and “grit” and “players policing each other” and other things that you can barely say without cringing. But despite Bettman’s recent claim that there’s no proven link between concussions and CTE(!!!),…

Well, he was shipped to the arena in a box labeled ACME BACKUP GOALIE, so there’s that...

This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, particularly those of us who attend college sports events.

Well, this has finally reached the point where I can no longer read Manziel stories (at least until they’re obviously good news). He’s in a steep, dark descent, and it’s sickening to watch, even for someone like me who doesn’t know him personally and has no involvement with the events described in these articles.

What…

This mess highlights a larger issue that the NHL has been trying to avoid for years: They’re a league held hostage by a(n older?,) tradition-bound fan base. Look at the comments you see on Twitter, and how quickly you get slammed for being “soft” if you dare suggest that players should be forced to wear either fish…

I think the league was in a tough position with this one.

[respectful, stunned look, followed by slow clap]

My wife and I just closed on a house about 5 weeks ago (the 4th we’ve bought), and it was a nightmare thanks to the guy we bought from. He had neglected the house and didn’t want to sell it; his wife and adult son were forcing him to liquidate a lot of his real estate holdings (about 20 in all) because of his…