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For some, the chance of making the Condors ended Wednesday night after an intrasquad scrimmage at Rabobank Arena.
For others, the test continues tonight as the intensity ramps up when the Condors travel to San Francisco for the first of three ECHL pre-season games. The Condors play in Stockton on Friday night before finishing up the pre-season schedule on Sunday at home against San Francisco.
"We're going to make some decisions here tonight and take 28 players on the road for the next two games," Condors coach Troy Mann said of trimming the roster.
The Condors had 33 players on the ice Wednesday.
Mann said it was tough to evaluate scrimmages, but was trying to keep a sharp eye on the bubble guys.
"There's some decisions to make over the next three, four days and you're certainly trying to evaluate that more than anything else," he said.
Asked who stood out for positive reasons, Mann mentioned rookie forward Luke Greiner and second-year player Jake Morley, who played 23 games with the Condors last season. Each scored goals on Wednesday night.
"The one guy who has really done a good job over the course of the week in practice is Greiner," Mann said. "I thought the first intrasquad game (on Sunday) he was just OK and tonight he competed hard out there.
"Jake Morley has really come in here to earn himself a job. He's had a tremendous work ethic all week in practice. He scored two goals the other night, it's not because he scored the goals, but he's working hard. He made a great play tonight and earned himself another goal. He's a guy who's come in and wants to be here. You gotta like that about guys."
Now Mann is ready to see what his guys can do against an opponent.
"It's always great to start playing against other competition (so) you can really see guys compete hard against each other, especially from the physical standpoint," he said. "It's tough when you're playing against your own teammates. You're not expected to kill guys putting them through the boards.
"There are some guys that have to play that way to be effective, to be good in this league and they need to play that way (tonight). That's the biggest key for me."


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The traders' community across the state has been opposing the LBT ever since it had been implemented in the state. Before the Lok Sabha elections in April, the traders' community in Pune had announced that it would vote for the party which would abolish the LBT. Now with the state assembly elections approaching, the community is hoping that the LBT will be an election issue, and that the state government will suggest an alternative taxation scheme.
Speaking to dna after the meeting, Popat Ostwal, president of Federation of Traders Associations of Pune (FTAP) said, " We had given proposal to the state government to scrap the LBT and impose an additional surcharge on the Value Added Tax (VAT). While the government officials gave a proposal to reintroduce the octroi in place of the LBT or the entry tax on goods, they were not implemented. Neither of the sides agree on each other's proposal. Now we will be deciding our next course of action on June 15."


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After the house is totally dry, you can assess electrical systems for any damage and check on the structure to determine what kinds of repairs may be needed. You may need to replace insulation and some structural components. Repainting and plastering may be required, and these must be conducted over totally dry surfaces, because any trapped moisture can contribute to the growth of mold which will be hard to eliminate when it is embedded under a layer of paint.
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I believe nVidia is making a serious mistake about the future of computing. "General Purpose" computing is soon to be a thing of the past for home users. More and more devices will be more purpose specific and contain embedded operating systems. Trends in this area say that the OS of choice is Linux. Windows is not the preferred OS for this growing market.
If nVidia wants to be a player in that market, it had better do something to ensure that its hardware is selected when engineers are making choices when building their TVs, game consoles, embedded computing devices and more. Playing this "Windows only" game is a game that has a much less significant future. The writing is on the wall. Microsoft is no longer the leader on the web with a browser market share below 50% and falling. Android and other Linux based systems are gaining exponential popularity among consumers. Microsoft ain't what it once was and it is declining.
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Bollywood talks pure business and actors bear the brunt of it, when it comes to giving their best for the movies they work in. From donning bizzare costumes to researching for films in order to get into the skin of the character, Bollywood stars leave no stone unturned to bask in the limelight glory.
B-Town greek god Hrithik Roshan previously had to don a 14-kg armour for the film Jodha Akbar but now sources have revealed that even Anushka Sharma would be seen wearing a bottle green elegant gown with golden embellishments which weighs around 35-kilograms for a sequence in her upcoming film Bombay Velvet.
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GameStop's Latest Pricing Has Players Up In Arms
GameStop doesn't always get a good rep. Despite existing as one of the last remaining physical game stores, the corporation gets a lot of flack from the industry. Usually the criticism stems from the company's tendency to rip off gamers with its notorious trade-in program. This time, however, players are becoming suspicious of some strange pre-owned pricing.
Xenoblade Chronicles, a Nintendo-published RPG for Wii, is now considered a commodity. When it first released back in 2012, it was only available in the US through two outlets: GameStop and Nintendo's online site. While initially retailing for the Wii-standard $49.99, the game now captures almost twice that on secondhand marketplaces like half.com and Amazon. Today, GameStop offers the title for a whopping $90. Is Xenoblade just that good?
The short answer is no. Although the game itself holds a respectable 92 on Metacritic, so does Uncharted 3 and a slew of other reasonably-priced modern blockbusters. So here's the catch: When the title was first released, only a limited number of copies made it to store shelves. As basic economics will inform, low supply often results in high demand. GameStop, in an attempt to remain a profitable business, took advantage of these marketplace dynamics. If hawkers are making that much on eBay, why shouldn't a legitimate enterprise profit as well?
Here's the plot twist. Remember how the game was initially only available through Nintendo and GameStop? There's more to it. Nintendo no longer sells the game, so there's now only one place to buy. A few weeks ago, purchasing the title from a national chain was unheard of. It was something of a collector's item, a cult favorite. GameStop didn't have any copies, used or new, and you'd have to brave the Internet for a chance to buy. Flash forward to the present where suddenly, miraculously, the largest game seller in America suddenly has enough product to go around.
Needless to say, a few eyebrows have been raised. Xenoblade Chronicles is currently selling for $89.99, used, making it the most expensive disc the company sells. Did I mention it breaks that threshold by about thirty dollars? Well, it does. To use one of my least favorite idioms, something smells a little fishy.
The concern, as you might expect, is that GameStop has artificially created demand by controlling the supply of the product – and is now using that platform to raise prices. If this is what's actually happening, well, it's a disgusting exploitation of the corporation's dedicated consumer base.
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[quote]It'd be one thing to sell a game for $90 because it's very rare, but when GameStop is the only retailer with access to inventory, and when that inventory has suddenly been restocked, this sort of price inflation is obscene.[/quote]
The company itself has yet to comment, but many gamers are becoming agitated by what they see as unjust market manipulation and price inflation. Some consumers are reporting that the allegedly pre-owned copies they've purchased feel awkwardly 'new.' Even more suspiciously, it appears that many of the included Club Nintendo codes have gone unredeemed. Head over to NeoGAF if you don't believe me.
As of yet, it's hazily unclear whether or not this fits the bill of a scam. Since the title is no longer available from Nintendo's online store, GameStop is the only North American retailer to offer it. As such, they have the frightening ability to control both the cost and supply of the title for the foreseeable future. Given the company's predisposed history of accepting game trades for chump change, this type of behavior doesn't feel particularly out of line. All the same, try not to jump to any conclusions.
Neither party has yet to comment on the situation.
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2 Comments to GameStop's Latest Pricing Has Players Up In Arms
"Usually the criticism stems from the company's tendency to rip off gamers with its notorious trade-in program."
Hey gadget review – nothing wrong with a little opinion, but… I can't imaging you actually pay this guy. This post reads more as a vent from a disgruntled gamer.
"All the same, try not to jump to any conclusions."
Wrong it's actually the second most expensive and that's what happens when you underrate a game. That game is expensive because of its rarity.


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An off-duty loss prevention contractor for Roundy's was shopping at the store when he saw two men loading a cart with baby formula. The officer recognized one of the men as a shoplifting suspect from recent store alerts and immediately told the store manager. When the manager attempted to stop the men at the store exit, one, a 51-year-old Milwaukee man, pushed the manager back and reached toward his waistband. Fearing the man had a weapon, the security officer wrestled him to the floor and held him until police arrived.
Pick 'n Save employees locked the front doors during the incident for the safety of incoming customers.
The second man involved in the theft attempt is described as a stocky man wearing a multi-colored plaid shirt. He drove off in a silver or tan Buick Century.
Officers discovered the 51-year-old man is wanted on a warrant for retail theft with the West Allis Police Department and on five warrants for grand theft in Florida.
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|Laurie Brooks: A Coterie of Plays and Concpets aims to give a detailed look at the style, content, and contributions of the plays of Laurie Brooks to theatre and Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA). The thesis also focuses on the relationship between Brooks, Jeff Church, and the Coterie Theatre, in Kansas City, Missouri. I held interviews with not only Laurie Brooks, TYA playwright and author, but also theatre artists around Kansas City. Those interviews included Jeff Church, Artistic Director of the Coterie Theatre, Theodore Swetz, the Patricia McIlrath Endowed Chair in Theatre Arts and Acting Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Meghann Henry, the Education Director at the Coterie Theatre, Sam Cordes, a Kansas City actor who has performed in three Brooks productions, and Leigh Miller, an Actor/Director from Colorado who has now worked on three productions of Brook's The Wrestling Season. Through these interviews and additional research I was able to address the connection and importance of TYA and education.
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Celtics coach Doc Rivers made his weekly appearance on the Dennis & Callahan show Thursday morning to talk about the state of the Celtics. "We're closer," Rivers said. "I don't think anybody can say they're there right now as a team."
Rivers said the Celtics' recent improved play can directly be attributed to the team's improved health. "We were 23-5 [to start the season], we were completely healthy," he said. "I felt this throughout that whole streak. It's amazing how conveniently everybody forgot about that. … So many different guys had to play so many different roles. … That took a toll on us."
Rivers said he's focused on continuing to get the team in rhythm the rest of the regular season, but, "I still want to get them rest as well."
Rivers was asked about the NCAA tournament and which underdog he thinks has the best chance of advancing. "I think Cornell's the best [underdog] that's still available," Rivers said. "Unfortunately, they have to play the best team [Kentucky]. … If that game is close, I think Cornell wins that game."
Rivers said he has been getting grief from Nate Robinson since Robinson's alma mater, Washington, knocked off Rivers' school, Marquette, in the tournament's opening round. "I'm still getting [teased]," Rivers said. "Every time he walks by me, he sings the Washington fight song."
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2007 GS Surges from 27 to 4000 rpm
My 07 R1200 GS has an annoying surg between 2700 and 4000 rpm. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? It excelerates fine just at a steady speed.
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Resource4thePeople today announced a key update for consumers about lawsuits alleging that Fresenius NaturaLyte and GranuFlo kidney dialysis products caused life-threatening heart problems for patients.
The federal judge who has been selected to coordinate consolidated federal lawsuits* involving these allegations against the manufacturer, Fresenius Medical Care, has scheduled an important hearing in which he will meet with lawyers for plaintiffs and defendants, according to the court file.
"The judge has asked the attorneys from both sides in the case to meet and discuss the progress of the litigation and how the cases should proceed," said Resource4thePeople.
"This meeting is called a status conference and will be one of several such hearings in which the public will learn details about these NaturaLyte and GranuFlo dialysis lawsuits as they move through the court system."
Resource4thePeople will continue to provide updates about the progress of these consolidated lawsuits and others that are filed across the country involving allegations of life-threatening heart problems from the use of these dialysis products.
"We are also announcing in response to inquiries from consumers who are not involved in this litigation but may have suffered similar alleged heart problems that our national network of attorneys will continue to offer free consultations and accept cases as this litigation progresses," said Resource4thePeople.
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KRX-0401 Demonstrates Impressive Single Agent Efficacy in Patients who Progressed after Failing Treatment Either with a VEGF Receptor Inhibitor or after Treatment with both a VEGF Receptor Inhibitor and an mTOR Inhibitor
NEW YORK, May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KERX) today announced data on the clinical activity of KRX-0401 (perifosine), the Company's Akt-inhibitor for cancer, as a treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma. Abstract #5034, entitled, "Phase II study of perifosine in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) progressing after prior therapy (Rx) with a VEGF receptor," was presented earlier today in a poster session at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), taking place in Orlando, Florida. Later this afternoon, the data will also be presented by Dr. Brian Rini, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, in a poster discussion during the Genitourinary Cancer session.
The study enrolled a total of 50 patients, of which 46 patients were evaluable for response. Evaluable patients were defined as those who had greater than 7 days of treatment. The primary endpoint of this study was clinical benefit, defined as response rate (RECIST), and progression-free survival (PFS) in RCC patients who failed a prior VEGF receptor inhibitor (sunitinib or sorafenib). Safety of perifosine in this patient population was evaluated as a secondary endpoint. Best response to single agent perifosine was as follows:
Group N PR SD > 12 wks CBR* Median PFS N (%) N (%) N (%) (SD or >) All Pts 46 5 (11%) 16 (35%) 21 (46%) 33 weeks [95% CI (24,
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The Lost City of Z
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In 1925, renowned British explorer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcet and his son Jack set out to find the fabled city of Z (also known as El Dorado) in the Amazon. They were never seen again. Their story became almost as legendary as El Dorado itself and yet their disappearance had never been solved, perhaps until now. New Yorker staff writer David Grann chronicles the Fawcets story and even follows their trail into the Amazon in his book The Lost City of Z.
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PORTLAND City commissioners have passed a new requirement for some Portland nightclubs to install sprinkler systems, but one club owner said the price tag could shut down his business.
City council passed the new ordinance, which requires at least 14 nightclubs to add fire sprinklers, in order to avoid a tragedy like the 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people. Investigators said a sprinkler system would have saved everyone inside.
Background: More Portland nightclubs to have sprinklers
Phil Ragaway said he has spent more than two decades running clubs, restaurants and bars in Portland. Now one of his clubs will likely have to install a sprinkler system.
While he didn't dispute that the system could save lives, he said the cost could be devastating for some nightclubs.
Its a whimsical, off-the-hip rule that they made and the bar is so high it's unobtainable, Ragaway said.
The city estimates the cost of a system for a 5,000 square foot building would be $20,000, but that doesn't include connection to the city water supply. Ragaway said that will cost much more.
I paid nearly $20,000 in city fees for the pleasure of allowing me to do sprinklers, he said. And another $50,000 to install a very, very small sprinkler system.
Commissioner Dan Saltzman took the lead on the sprinkler plan. During a public hearing on September 4, he said requiring sprinklers was a matter of safety.
If we don't act preventative I'm convinced we're going to convene after a tragedy and do the same thing, he said.
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Those of us in the Cincy area are used to the Reds having quiet offseasons. The last big signing I can remember was Griffey Jr., and while injuries hampered his contribution to the team, he put asses in the seats, especially on his march to 600 home runs.
Now we have Aroldis Chapman, from Cuba. In this video former Reds GM Jim Bowden, he brings up all the downsides to the $30 million signing, but I have to say, way to go Reds! When you're in a small market and your team sucks balls (I'm sure that's an official baseball term, and if not, it should be) you need to do something. I heard on the radio his fastball has been clocked at 102 mph.
So he might not have good control? Neither did Nolan Ryan, but he's in the Hall of Fame with 7 no-hitters. Pitching is not a perfect science. As Chapman goes through the minors, we'll have a chance to see if he can blow away major league hitters. So what if he walks 10 guys, as long as he strikes out 18. The Red's bats are usually the problem anyway. Score the kid some runs and watch him win.
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Indeed, protecting and preserving a brand's online reputation is one of the essential marketing steps that Business Insider endorses. According to the article, "Letting your online reputation go unchecked can be a huge mistake—especially if there are unaddressed negative reviews about your business that are ranking well in search engines or gaining a lot of attention on review sites." Business Insider goes on to say that bad reviews or unwanted Web listings can ultimately cost a small business big time, in terms of lost customers and ultimately lost sales.
Mark Reffert, a Senior Strategist for Reputation Changer, agrees. "In this day and age, the image that a company projects online is more important than ever before," he says. "That's especially true with small businesses. If you're running a small start-up company, you don't have a decades-long history on which to stake your reputation. Customers will choose to do business with you solely on the basis of what they read about you on the Web. A single bad review or negative piece of publicity can be fatal, especially if it's the first thing listed in a Google or Yahoo search."
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"What a company like Reputation Changer offers to small business owners is the chance to effectively shape the public perception of their company," he explains. "Right now, your company may be portrayed, on Google, as something less than desirable, but we can change that. Reputation Changer can help to ensure that your business is seen as a brand of choice among consumers. That will spill over into client retention, overall sales, and more."
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Apart from the first-timers who were the target group of the political parties, there was another group who was just as vital but largely overseen.
Many senior citizens above the age of 80 and differently abled people exercised their franchise in large numbers. It was an encouraging sight to observe people suffering from cancer and being bed-ridden casting their vote.
Devsinh Rabari, 58, paraplegic and an inspiration to 15 other physically challenged people confined to a wheel-chair, said: "Though we don't have legs to walk and run, we want the country to run through our votes. These people have huge expectations that the new government will do something for their livelihood." He cast his vote at Viratnagar polling booth.
Similarly, Harishbhai Bhatt, 72, was brought on a wheel-chair by his family members. He suffered a brain hemorrhage and was recently operated upon. His family members said that though he cannot speak properly, he conveyed to his family members that he wanted to cast his vote.
Defying transportation odds, a couple Kusumben and Jitendrabhai Dekhtawala voted. The 85-year-old couple could not reach their polling booths as Kusumben suffered from a back problem. They eventually hitched a ride with their neighbour.
Liyaqat Ghulam Patel, 25, was recently diagnosed with a cancerous tumour. He had undergone surgery as well as chemotherapy in the past few months. The treatment had rendered him home-bound for nearly two months. However, on the D-day, he decided to cast his vote. Locals arranged transport facilities for him and he was aided by a relative.
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Chandubhai Bhati, 57, a resident of Ranip, voted and got inked on his foot instead, due to his disability. He confidently said: "So what, if I don't have hands, my enthusiasm to vote is enough. Also, I feel lucky to vote and help the country in choosing the right government."


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SpaceX Grasshopper
Imagine you threw away the jet after each flight. Flying would be expensive and impractical for most common applications. Same with rockets. To lower cost another 100x, they need to be fully reusable.
This Grasshopper is a software testing rig, for tuning the flight control algorithms. It will begin with simple hops across the landscape.
the whole enchilada
You are like grasshopper
I had to climb up a bit
as Elon peers into the gimbaled test engine (here's what they look like when lit — video)
Seen from a distance, atop the F9 test tower (Grasshopper looks a bit like a bacteriophage):
When are they going to fly it?
Imagine hopping from asteriod to asteriod wit h this machine, BTW they oughta use this tech to make the Mars SKYCRANES soft land after there job lowering the payload, seems like a waste of machine and they can use it as a beacon or something else
how do you control roll? - i cant see any rcs nozzles
Steve Jurvetson Speaking of reusability, do you know how the Falcon Heavy's center core stage is planned to be recovered? The side cores and upper stage seem obvious enough, but the FH center core will be going pretty fast and far from the launch site after upper stage separation, and I can't see it boosting all the way back to the Cape without losing a LOT of payload. Would it either land on a barge in the middle of the Atlantic or (and this sounds a bit crazy) boost forward into low-Earth orbit and use a heatshield to reenter and land like the upper stage? Or some other way?
"To lover cost"
You mean, "To lower cost".
That thing is going to fly? Crazy! Looking forward to video.
Falcon 1 used the turbopump exhaust for roll control, they might do the same with grasshopper.
@agricola, it looks like there are three or four RCR's at the top of the vehicle
yes .. i know
there is not much visibile of the turbopump exhaust in these pivutres .. but the little that is shown (pics 1 , 3 and 4) gives on indication of a swveling exhaust
the rcr's at the top of the vehicle are very nice for pitch and yaw, but for roll controll? one would expect something closer to the vehicle CoG ans as far away dorm the centerline as possible ..
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Yes, reusing the boosters... This evening, putting my son to bed, I read a fascinating passage from Arthur Clarke:
Enter Citizen Astronauts— Sir Arthur Clarke, October 4, 2007, Foreward to Linehan's SpaceShipOne
Escaping from Earth will not always be astronomically expensive; the energy needed to reach space is remarkably small.
"About 800 pounds of kerosene and liquid oxygen, costing some $25, will liberate enough energy to carry a man to the moon. The fact that we currently burn a thousand tons per passenger indicates that there is vast room for improvement. This will come… most important of all, through the development of reusable boosters, which can be flown for hundreds of missions, like normal aircraft. We have to get away, as quickly as possible, from today's missile-oriented philosophy of rocket launchers which are discarded after a single flight."
When I wrote these words in July 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts were on their way to the moon.
I envisaged that the true Space Age would dawn "…and projects which today are barely feasible will become not only relatively easy but economically self-supporting. The closing years of this century should see the beginnings of commercial space flight, which will be directed first toward giant manned satellites or space platforms within a thousand miles above the Earth's surface." [think ISS]
Well in those heady days of Apollo, I couldn't have anticipated all the detours and distractions of the 1970s that delayed our optimistic projections.
Commercial space flight is now beginning to be technologically feasible and soon will become economically viable. The rise of citizen astronauts has already begun — this time, I doubt if politics can hold up progress because it is no longer so closely tied to the fluctuating interests and resources of national governments.
Fortunately, we need not rely solely on governments for expanding humanity's presence beyond the Earth.
In that sense, space travel is returning to where it started: with maverick pioneers dreaming of journeys to orbit and beyond, some carrying out rocket experiments in their own backyards.
He died five months later. He did not get the chance to see any of SpaceX's successful launches... making his dream manifest.
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After spending most of the afternoon in a hospital waiting room, during which time there was bugger all else to do but ponder such menial issues as this, I came home this evening and set myself up for a monthly Whiskey Media subscription. On the surface, this is bound to seem like a crazy move on my part, largely because I have nothing to gain from this endeavour. The lure of HD videos doesn't interest me, for a start. I consume Giant Bomb's video content because I find it to be informative and entertaining, not to admire its visual fidelity, and SD videos serve those purposes just fine. I'm not in possession of a mobile phone advanced enough to browse the net, so a mobile version of the site holds no interest either. As for the promise of a Friday live show, I live in the UK and have to be awake very early most Saturday mornings for work. I'm simply not going to be able to stay up to take advantage of that benefit. Pretty much the only tangible reward I could have got out of this deal is a T-shirt, and that perk is exclusive to the yearly subscription.
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Jan 30, 2013, 5:07 PM EDT
Former NHL referee Kerry Fraser says officials got it right on Tuesday when they tagged Montreal forward Brandon Prust with a diving penalty after being hit by Winnipeg's Nik Antropov.
First, here's video of the incident in question:
What followed was a trio of minor penalties — Prust got two for diving, Antropov got two for boarding and David Desharnais got two for roughing.
Here are a few points Fraser made in deciding the call was correct:
— The contact/check that Antropov delivered on Prust was definitely not a check from behind (dangerous hit) and in my judgment not even worthy of a boarding minor!
Given the fact that neither referee appeared to react or raise an arm to call a penalty initially, I am left to believe that boarding and diving penalties were manufactured in hindsight after David Desharnais went after Antropov.
— Prust took a peek over his shoulder and was aware of the impending contact from Antropov. Once Prust felt the contact from behind, he utilized some 'spring' in his legs to generate additional velocity toward the boards.
After contacting the boards Prust bent his upper body forward into his players' bench.
— This contact was not of sufficient force to cause Prust to be thrown violently into the boards as the language in the rule requires for a penalty to be assessed.
Following the game, Prust was adamant he'd been hit strongly enough to warrant the response, and said it was his first-ever diving penalty.
"I can't remember one. So it's a first for everything," he explained. "I got hit from behind and I fell down and apparently that's diving nowadays."
On that note…
Prust says he's never been whistled for diving before, but he's certainly been tagged for embellishment.
The following incident occurred during Game 5 of last year's Eastern Conference finals, when Prust was with the Rangers:
New Jersey's Peter Harrold was given two minutes for roughing on the play, while Prust was given an unsportsmanlike conduct minor.
- 1943mrmojorisin1971 - Jan 30, 2013 at 5:12 PM
You mean refs are calling diving again now? Fantastic. I can't remember the last time I actually saw a diving call.
- stakex - Jan 30, 2013 at 9:39 PM
Which is sad considering most "penelties" these days are the result of outstanding performances.
Of course the reason the NHL doesn't want a lot of diving calls is because it looks bad for the sport, especially when some of their super starts would be the biggest offenders if diving was called correctly.
- blockedshotnyr - Jan 30, 2013 at 5:17 PM
Still think it is the dumbest thing about the call – if you're calling diving/embellishment – you should not call the other penalty. It should be one or the other, either the penalty occurred and the referee should call it or the player dove or embellished the action and the penalty did not actually occur.
If they really wanted to eliminate diving and embellishment, they would call just those penaltiies – at worst for diving you are even strength… Where is the harm?
- hockeyflow33 - Jan 30, 2013 at 6:43 PM
The penalties are not mutually exclusive though. There can be times when only one is called but in this instance both were warranted
- stakex - Jan 30, 2013 at 9:42 PM
There are plenty of times where I can see a reason to call both. For example it happens a lot where someone is actually hooked and it would be a penelty… but then they try to sell it some more and do a nice dramatic flop to the ice. In those cases, its perfectly reasonable to call both.
I do agree though that the matching calls happen too much. I actually don't remember that last time I saw a strait diving call without a matching penelty.
- freneticgarfieldfan - Jan 30, 2013 at 5:22 PM
Brandon "fall easy like a rotten tomato" Prust would look perfect in a Canucks uniform
Did you recognize how Therrien listens carefully and respectfully to the zebra at 01:51?
- jasndc75 - Jan 30, 2013 at 5:38 PM
seemed a pretty soft hit to give 2 for boarding. the diving had to be called there. be a man. Prust falling like he was knocked out was just petty, he didnt even hit his head on anything.
I'd rather the refs err on the side that if it looks like diving it gets called even if it might not be. Diving has the potential to seriously ruin the game
- sabatimus - Jan 30, 2013 at 5:46 PM
Montreal players never dive. Don't know what the article is talking about.
- sabatimus - Jan 30, 2013 at 5:55 PM
I'm surprised Subban did start clapping afterwards.
- ryanw822 - Jan 30, 2013 at 7:16 PM
Montreal is gonna Montreal.
That organization is an embarrassment to real men.
- thebadguyswon - Jan 30, 2013 at 10:17 PM
I'd pay to see you say that to Prust's face.
- rdurk86 - Jan 31, 2013 at 9:46 AM
Right, because Prust would definitely haul off and slug a fan who heckled him….
- thebadguyswon - Jan 31, 2013 at 10:52 AM
Of course he wouldn't. But I'd like to see if you had the stones. Bet you don't.
- stakex - Jan 30, 2013 at 9:47 PM
The first point Fraser makes seems quite incorrect from watching the video. Antropov's elbow clearly makes contact on Prust's number on his back…. which clearly shows the hit was from behind. No doubt Prust embelissed the call, and theres debate to be had if it was hard enough to warrent a call… but the contact was from behind.
There is also no rule that says you can't turn your back to an opponent in an effort to draw a boarding call, so long as it isn't a split second before the hit. So while Prust might have known it was coming… that doesn't matter at all.
- rdurk86 - Jan 31, 2013 at 9:51 AM
Don't you think he had to know it was coming? He had the presence of mind to immediately hit the ice and lay there like he'd been shot. Oh and then he's immediately up and yucking it up with people on the bench. Good job hiding on the bench too, don't respond or anything, let the smallest guy on the team stand up for you. What a joker.
- keith8 - Jan 30, 2013 at 11:00 PM
Starting to notice a trend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh-eH451n5Y
- dropthepuckeh - Jan 31, 2013 at 10:21 AM
This is what happens to good, tough players when they go to Montreal. It must be something in the water that makes them turn into whiners and divers. Prust doesn't need this in his game.
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