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  1. "This should happen everywhere," New Orleans coach Stan Van Gundy tweeted Wednesday. "If you think the anthem needs to be played before sporting events, then play it before every movie, concert, church service and the start of every work day at every business. What good reason is there to play the anthem before a game?" The question Van Gundy raises has been debated for some time. The NBA rule book does not specifically say that the anthem -- or anthems, in games involving the Toronto Raptors, the lone Canadian team in the league -- must be played before games. The only rule regarding the songs states this: "Players, coaches and trainers must stand and line up in a dignified posture along the foul lines during the playing of the American and/or Canadian national anthems." That rule was relaxed last year in the NBA's restart bubble at Walt Disney World, when the league took no objection to players kneeling for the anthem to show their desire for an end to racial injustice and police brutality. Players were criticized for kneeling; some of those who stood, such as Miami's Meyers Leonard and Orlando's Jonathan Isaac, also faced backlash on social media for choosing to stand. San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, a graduate of the Air Force Academy and coach of the U.S. men's national team, also stood for anthems in the bubble. It's not uncommon for some players to simply not be on the floor for the anthem, exiting for the locker room shortly before the end of the warm-up period for various reasons such as bathroom breaks before returning when starting lineups are introduced. Though intended to be a solemn hymn, it's almost never treated as such -- fans in many arenas routinely shout over the final lines, break into applause before the song is complete and often insert their own touches into the song such as NHL fans in St. Louis chanting "Blues" over the anthem's actual last word, "brave." Psaki said she had not spoken to President Joe Biden about the issue. "I know he's incredibly proud to be an American and has great respect for the anthem and all that it represents," Psaki said. "He'd also say, of course, that part of pride in our country means recognizing where we as a country haven't lived up to our highest ideals." Why have anthems been part of the business of sporting entertainment for so long? Hats off to you Mark Cuban.
  2. Gaudette for the energy over Jake. Chatfield for the grit over Juolevi. Everything at the net on Hellebuyck tonight....fingers crossed...gotta be a .500 road trip.
  3. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/penguins/2020/12/08/penguins-clark-donatelli-lawsuit-jarrod-skalde/6493827002/ Might be?
  4. Big Motte fan but by golly AG and JH both hit the ice hard after slew foots! Not cool Motter.
  5. That pretty well says it. Gonna tweak a bit. Edler - Schmidt no.1 pair. Scratching: Rathbone, Benn
  6. Steamer mispronouncing Podkolzin never gets old
  7. Someday this NT fascination will fade away. It's just not gonna happen. This is gold. Hard to put a price on locker room mentality and team dynamic. Another winner. If your superstars settle for 6,7,8 or so then you can squeeze one or two more in and balance the payroll out somewhat also keeping the group perhaps more "financially balanced"??
  8. In a new article in theScore they are rated #4 in the league! Who said anything about crack?
  9. A trophy in his name for leadership WTF! An unnecessary violent action bordering on criminal away from the play. MM's a blemish in the Canucks history every which way. I haven't forgotten.
  10. As you please. I expect to be proven wrong and will look forward to resuming this topic later in the season
  11. One of the best young 200ft. centres in the game for 5mil. What a steal!!!! Too bad we weren't buyers in these covid times.
  12. VP's arrival starts a tolling of the death knell for Jake. Unless he demonstrates consistency he'll be gone before the beginning of 21/22 season. Sure liking Costmar
  13. Ferland's contract isn't insured for concussion as per Elliot Friedman. Ownership might not want to spend an extra 3.5 mil? Prospects are plentiful and cheaper. Let's take a bit of risk and see what we got.
  14. Sugarcoating my opinion next to impossible. I know enough to be a pain in the ass and wrong most of the time. His bullheaded beliefs and upcoming covid requirements are on a collision course. He's an anti-vaxxer I say.
  15. We're done waiting. The KHL regular season ends Feb.27th. SKA St. Petersburg should make the playoffs. VP's contract with KHL ends April 30th unless JB can work some magic. Sure as s**t he'll be lining up to the right of Bo soon as he steps off the plane.
  16. Impersonation then... .....resemblance it's a stretch.
  17. Sounds good with a couple a tweaks perhaps. Loui on the taxi and Mac too so the 5 centre suggestion vanishes. The top 12 has three good centres as wingers in a pinch. Podkolzin's KHL season ends Feb.23rd? without playoffs and his contract till April 23rd? Stellar if JB and the KHL could work out an early release. Expect room will need to be made for him,VP's a right wing. Mikey D. Nils Rathbone I think over Rafferty? Chatfield all stay up practicing, getting coached, living with the team closely evaluated and hopefully worked into some games...except Loui. Only a hunch but AHL Utica doesn't play this season or if so it'll be a ragtag make do lineup with the focus on "figuring" out the handful of prospects.
  18. TSN 3pm. Am I missing something here? He's the Captain.
  19. BREAKING NEWS! Vintage and Deadpool are going toe to toe on the Georgia Viaduct with Dr. Bonnie Henry and Wonder Woman to make HOCKEY HAPPEN!
  20. Winner winner chicken dinner...that's the way it'll play out I'm figuring.
  21. Come on Loui...make it OFFICIAL either that or .............................................................................grab Jamie and hop a flight to Edmonton.
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