Notes at Noon: Five For Biting - RecZone Needs "White Knight"

by Bob Wage on Jun 2, 2011 2:18 PM EDT in Hurricanes Newsstand

Great first game of the Stanley Cup Finals last night as Tim Thomas lost a 1-0 goalie duel with Roberto Luongo when the Canucks scored with just 18 seconds remaining. Thomas stood on his head all night long but never had a chance on the game winner.

Steve Lepore from Puck The Media is reporting that the game drew an overnight 3.2/6 rating on NBC, the highest such rating for a game one since 1999. Surprisingly, that beat out last year's game one between Philadelphia and Chicago by 14%.

An interesting side note of the game is that Alexandre Burrows apparently bit Patrice Bergeron's finger during a scrum at the end of the first period. Usually that is an offense worthy of suspension, but Burrows is expected to get off with a warning.

That episode reminds me of another finger biting incident when Tim Conboy took exception to an opponent inserting a finger into his mouth during a minor league altercation a few years back. Conboy chomped down and stated afterward that "he stuck his finger in my mouth, so I bit it".

Good "rule of thumb"... don't be sticking your fingers where they shouldn't be. BTW, the AHL suspended Conboy a game for his carnivorous ways.

Hope you didn't sign up for skating at the RZ this month

The RecZone, practice facility of the Hurricanes, has closed it's doors earlier than they expected. If you go to their website, it says that they are "closed for business." They also thank everyone for their patronage over the past 10 years.

It will be a tragedy if the place does not re-open. I have a lot of great memories from that rink as I'm sure many of the rest of you do.

As reported from various sources a couple of weeks ago, the business is in foreclosure and they need a new buyer to come to the rescue. Good luck with that. These things are always more complicated than they appear from the surface.

Brendan Shanahan new "Assistant Principle" of NHL

In a likely attempt to bring some consistency and credibility to the league's disciplinary justice system, the NHL announced yesterday that Brendan Shanahan would be taking over for Colin Campbell.

Shanahan was given credit for revamping the All Star Game a bit and for instituting the All Star Draft. We will see if he is as creative in this new position. Good luck Shanny.

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Best game 1 I’ve seen in years, for teams that don’t play each other very often they didn’t take long ramp up the hate factor, I guess both understand what’s at stake. I think Vancouver gets it done in 5.

by Go_Shelf on Jun 2, 2011 2:24 PM EDT reply actions

Sad to see RecZone closed. I loved going there to skate

by unyieldingflan on Jun 2, 2011 2:25 PM EDT reply actions

To quote Jim Brown on the biting subject “If it comes on my side of the facemask, it belongs to me”

by Iggy Reilly on Jun 2, 2011 2:28 PM EDT reply actions

Rod Brind’Amour should buy the Rec Zone – he practically ran it for a few months every year before training camp would start with the workouts he organized… Actually – the Canes should just ante up and buy it. Oh – wait – PK is still looking for investors. Never mind…

by caniacmum on Jun 2, 2011 2:30 PM EDT reply actions

The loan is $3.3m, and on top of that it’s in need of some repair, so you have to figure more just to get it operational. Pretty expensive venture. For that price might be easier to tear down and rebuild (note, have no idea how much a rink costs, just thinking out loud…)

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by Jamie Kellner on Jun 2, 2011 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed on the biting thing. If someone stuck their fingers in my mouth, my first instinct would be to bite them too. I’d like to see a rule; If you stick your fingers in someone’s mouth – penalty. If you bite someone – penalty.

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by Great Ice-Pectations on Jun 2, 2011 2:32 PM EDT reply actions

no, these guys (especially guys like Burrows) are used to having gloves stuck in their face it’s nothing new. Shows lack of discipline.

by Go_Shelf on Jun 2, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Halfway agree.

Smell the glove is slightly different than taste the finger

by Iggy Reilly on Jun 2, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions

he should know better in that situation as commentators echoed, it wasn’t like Bergeron rammed his fingers down his throat. If a guy puts his glove in your face you either take it or you skate away, you in no circumstances bite, that ridiculous.

by Go_Shelf on Jun 2, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

and we know what happens if you wave your glove in front of Tim Gleason! They scrape you off of the RBC Center ice.

by jbwhite99 on Jun 2, 2011 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Unlike Conboy, Burrows will not be suspended.

by atrione on Jun 2, 2011 4:52 PM EDT reply actions

Regarding the RecZone, here’s the article about it from today’s N&O.

Looks like conditioning camp will be at the Factory in Wake Forest.

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by Jamie Kellner on Jun 2, 2011 6:03 PM EDT reply actions

Paul Maurice should resign from the ‘Canes, buy the RecZone, and rename it Mo’s Doghouse. Only B-list veterans would be allowed to skate there. And Rosie would run it as manager.

"We've got to look at this," Columbus general manager Scott Howson said Monday after exit interviews with the players. "Because whatever we have right now isn't working."

by Sergeant Stinky on Jun 2, 2011 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

And he can bring in Jeff O’Neill and Craig MacDonald for special bag skate demonstrations.

by atrione on Jun 2, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I think Bates Battaglia still lives in the area, he can come, too. Did Aaron Ward stick around in McGregor after he retired?

"We've got to look at this," Columbus general manager Scott Howson said Monday after exit interviews with the players. "Because whatever we have right now isn't working."

by Sergeant Stinky on Jun 3, 2011 6:23 AM EDT up reply actions