Bolts by the Bay » Uncategorized http://boltsbythebay.com A Tampa Bay Lightning Blog Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:45:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 It’s Rally Time Again! #WeBelieve http://boltsbythebay.com/2012/02/03/its-rally-time-again-webelieve/ http://boltsbythebay.com/2012/02/03/its-rally-time-again-webelieve/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:04:40 +0000 huladoll http://boltsbythebay.com/?p=2389 It worked the last time we did it, Tampa Bay, now it’s time to do it again. Whether or not you’re going to the game, you can still take part in the We Believe rally. Bring a sign, a flag, a rally drum, or just yourself in Bolts … [visit site to read more]

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]]> It worked the last time we did it, Tampa Bay, now it’s time to do it again. Whether or not you’re going to the game, you can still take part in the We Believe rally. Bring a sign, a flag, a rally drum, or just yourself in Bolts … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://boltsbythebay.com/2012/02/03/its-rally-time-again-webelieve/feed/ 0 NHL Rules: How Can It Be Both “Diving” And “Tripping”? http://boltsbythebay.com/2012/02/02/nhl-rules-how-can-it-be-both-diving-and-tripping/ http://boltsbythebay.com/2012/02/02/nhl-rules-how-can-it-be-both-diving-and-tripping/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:19:26 +0000 mialueth http://boltsbythebay.com/?p=2382 Every NHL season brings with it discussions from a variety of sources, inside and outside the league, about rules and regulations. If any one were to mention the “trapezoid” or “shoot outs” to me, the result would be the addition of the word “heated” to any such discussion. One topic arises often in today’s NHL that confounds enough people often enough to prompt this post today. Many of the hockey loving variety are vocal in their discontentment with the notion that both a “diving” (or embellishment) penalty and a “tripping” (or similar, check out “slew footing” and others listed here just for [...]

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]]> Every NHL season brings with it discussions from a variety of sources, inside and outside the league, about rules and regulations. If any one were to mention the “trapezoid” or “shoot outs” to me, the result would be the addition of the word “heated” to any such discussion. One topic arises often in today’s NHL that confounds enough people often enough to prompt this post today. Many of the hockey loving variety are vocal in their discontentment with the notion that both a “diving” (or embellishment) penalty and a “tripping” (or similar, check out “slew footing” and others listed here just for fun) penalty can be called simultaneously, putting both teams down a man and a 4-on-4 playing situation. Other penalty minutes could be accumulated in these situation and the number of men in the box, or even off the ice for the remainder of the game, can also happen, but let’s simply focus on one, two-minute minor handed to one player from each team for now.

Certainly, there are a few ways to view calls made by NHL officials with respect to doling out penalties in a “trip” and/or “dive” game situation. Most will probably agree that the two penalties tend to get called as “coincidental minors” rather than just “diving” alone to create a 5-0n-4 game situation. Here is an article sharing some thoughts on the topic that likely fit the thoughts of the majority who take the time to ask “how can it be both tripping and diving?” It does come across upon first blush to be a simple, cut and dry question. But is it?

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