In Goal magazine: Holtby says that [Verizon] ice is [more] slippery

Couple of days old, but Holtby is quoted below items on Nabakov and Wild's Backstrom

"The ice is a lot more slippery," Holtby told CSN Washington after his first NHL shootout....

over 1 year ago miseenjeu 10 comments 0 recs |

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Didn’t see Biron sliding all over the place.

The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober. ---William Butler Yeats

by jaytown99 on Jan 28, 2011 10:48 AM EST reply actions

The line is out of context, if I remember it correctly from the video. He was talking about shootout conditions after they’ve just resurfaced, as opposed to practicing shots at the end of practice when the ice is all chewed up. Which is an interesting point; maybe they should resurface the shooting area before Juice Boy.

"It's always good to have vikings."

"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."

by gfcaps fan on Jan 28, 2011 11:02 AM EST up reply actions

Damn proof-texters

The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober. ---William Butler Yeats

by jaytown99 on Jan 28, 2011 1:10 PM EST up reply actions

I’ve wondered why the ice isn’t resurfaced before OT, but is resurfaced for the shooters in the shootout.

Don’t make fun of my obsession over ketchup dispensers ever again! ;) Ted Leonsis

by miseenjeu on Jan 28, 2011 8:08 PM EST up reply actions

They don’t actually resurface for the shootout, they just cut the ice (they don’t lay down water). As trashed as the ice is after 25 minutes of hockey, the shooters would be at a huge disadvantage trying to get the puck to settle down on wrecked ice.

I think they skip the ice cut for OT to keep the game moving for the TV broadcasts.

I am a hockey fan first, and a Caps fan second.

by iwearstripes on Jan 30, 2011 1:33 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

This is a distinction I probably would never have known existed. Or rather, I would never have known it’s possible to do one without the other.

Do they skip laying down water so shooters don’t have to wait as long for the ice to be ready?

Six Beers Too Many fantasy team: It's Neu-virth Than Usual
"I wake up in the middle night frustrated because we lost out in the first round and I want to see our players hoist the Stanley Cup." -Brooks Laich

by CapitalCentre on Jan 30, 2011 11:06 PM EST up reply actions

They skip laying down water because when they lay down water it takes too much time for the water to actually freeze into ice. If you start play too soon, the pucks get stuck in the puddles on the ice (not ideal for a shootout).

I am a hockey fan first, and a Caps fan second.

by iwearstripes on Feb 2, 2011 2:10 AM EST up reply actions

IIRC from the CSN piece he’s talking about the SO. That most of the time practice SOs are done at the end and the ice is chewed up, so he wanted to practice them on fresh ice.

Alright, confess-how many goals are you going to make this year?

"I'm not going to tell!"

Well can you at least guarantee fifty?

"No way. I have a different objective. To win."

by capsyoungguns on Jan 28, 2011 11:02 AM EST reply actions