Hlinka has some parting words for Jagr. It took Ray Bourque 22 years to win the Stanley Cup. The Avs and the New Jersey Devils were the two top clubs during the NHL season and the matchup looked to be a good one. The officiating was better than it has been and referees no longer appeared reluctant to call a penalty in the final five minutes of a game.
Coaches love tight defence and the rules right now make defensive hockey the easiest way to go.
The New York Jets are thinking about having at least one practice at Rikers Island when training camp starts. When the Jets used to play out of Shea Stadium, they practised at Rikers a lot, including the 1968 season which ended with them winning the Super Bowl. An NFL team practising at a prison. Nice people in Denver. Sure the police had to fire off some tear gas to disperse crowds at one point after the Avs won the Cup.