Eleven

I had thought of tennis, but I think you covered that above and you definitely know that rule better than I do! I have seen squash players smash their racquets against the wall without penalty in internationally-sanctioned tournaments, too, come to think of it. Bo's was the best.

Absolutely. And lesser specimens slam their bats on the ground after strikeouts and pop flies all the time.

Baseball.

You are correct. I wasn't going to get all clothes-snobby, but an NHL head coach really should be wearing bespoke stuff.

THIS THREAD MAKES ME MAD. SMASH STICK.

Two of them are awfully close to that already. Thompson probably will hit it. Skinner, it's gonna be tough, but next year, certainly.

I wanted to wait about a year before evaluating him, and we're just past that mark now. Given my standard for coaches, "can he do more with less," the answer has to be that yes, he is the best coach since Ruff. He has turned around a player like Thompson just like Ruff did with Briere, for example. And it looks like he took the training wheels off this team at just the right time. Now, it's time to give him some real goaltending, bring up the kids, and watch this team surprise the rest of the league next year. (Oh, and judging from that tweet, maybe get him a better tailor, too.)

If it interferes with play or restarting play, delay of game; otherwise, no.

That was so, so nice, watching them fight back and succeed!

Oh I had no idea.

Here's that part:

If the private and not public entity is responsible for overruns, I would bet that there will be much more care to ensure that there aren't many.

Spencer Knight last year.

!!!!!

Well this is an awww shucks moment. Thank you very much for the kind words. I enjoy all of the posters here, even the ones who think I don't. It is a great community.

Umm. Will Smith?

Ok, several people whom I know insisted that 11 goals was just one short the record of 12, also mysteriously set by the Pens. We Sabres fans know better, and we also know that our team's 14 goals against the Caps and Leaves ALSO is not the record. So, with Taro on Lent leave, what is the record? There is a modern answer and a @PASabre answer. I'm more interested in the modern one.

He'll be back after Easter.

THERE IS SABRES HOCKEY TOMORROW!

Thuersday morning at 11 am. ("Thuersday" gives me two guesses.)

UPL wins that game. So I'm ok with the future.

IT IS HOCKEY DAY AGAIN TODAY!!!!!

And Pittsburgh is done after this year (until the league bails them out again), too.

If they don't, it is because of incompetent management and/or injuries with respect to the goaltenders.

I had no idea this was going on, for some reason. Glad he's well. I had to do it three times for five days each and I was clawing at the walls. I can't imagine doing it for weeks on end.