There's little doubt that the video of the assault, the trial, and the months of negative media attention it drew have led to the crackdown on stick calls, which has once again slowed the game, Modano said. As for McSorley, his comments and his threat to sue suggest he hasn't learned a thing in all these months. Minnesota's Xcel Energy Center has four support towers that rise to the balcony level and jut out in each corner with a small, semicircular platform base. On one tower, a small band plays pregame music. In another sits a replica Zamboni that houses the organist.
Floodlights occupy the third tower, and the last tower is a pregame broadcast location.
You can't have a fear of heights to occupy any of those towers. Although they lost Eric Lindros' contract this season, the Flyers are still paying a hefty sum in player salaries. The total figure assumes that all the rookies stick it out. Then in training camp, everyone was talking about it as well. It would have been nice to stay tied, but it is also quite a thrill to pass a Hall of Fame player and someone who is the biggest influence on the way I play the game.