Problems with Empty Netters? - 10-19-08
It's come to our attention recently that more than a few of you are having problems with Empty Netters in
the new blogging format we adopted in the summer. We apologize for the issues.
The most common problem appears to be difficulties with
Internet Explorer 6.0. For whatever reason, Community Server, the provider of our
blogging platform, doesn't play nice with I.E. 6.0.
If you can, we highly recommend you download:
OR
Download either of those and the problems should be solved for the most part.
If you're a Mac user and you're having problems, we don't
know what to tell you. We haven't used a Mac since an advanced publishing class
we took in college.
(We don't hate Macs.
We're cool with them. The Post-Gazette only provides us with PCs.)
We feel we might be part of the problem as well given how
many YouTube clips and photos we post on a regular basis. We will try to get
the number of posts which appear on the front page of EN reduced.
But to be honest with you, we are somewhat frustrated with
Community Server as content providers. The simple fact that it doesn't work
well with I.E. 6.0, a browser that many people still use, is rather silly.
We have a lot of other issues with Community Server that
we'd like to air in public. Plenty of things we were able to do with relative
ease in our prehistoric format are very difficult or impossible to accomplish
now. But we got into a little trouble venting our professional problems through
EN over the summer. We're not going down that road again.
Overall, we think Community Server has enhanced the product.
But if the masses can't even call it up, what's the point?
If you have any other problems or suggestions, please bring
them to our attention and we will do our best to have them addressed.
Again, our apologies for the issues.
FIRE RAY SHERO
[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PJ1uaLxRyw]
It took him a little while, but Marian Hossa finally scored
as a member of the Red Wings. And he did it in a big way. That goal was an
overtime winner in Detroit's
5-4 win against the Rangers.
It was also his 300th career goal.
EMPTY NETTER ASSISTS
Penguins
-Dave Molinari's recap from last night.
Sidney Crosby (above, left) had a
good night.
-Matt Cooke is still dinged up.
-The Penguins aren't concerned about the economy hurting
their business.
-Mario Lemieux's friendship helped William "Boots" Del
Biaggio become a player off the ice in the NHL.
-Nick Johnson had two goals for the Nailers in a 4-2 road win
against the rival Johnstown Chiefs.
-EN shutterbug Lisa Bohm went to Wheeling's
first home game Friday and sent us a picture of the Nailers' new jerseys:
-Very nice, but Lisa reports the names and numbers are
screen printed. Ick.
Atlantic Division
-Zach Parise's shootout goal gave the Devils a 4-3 win at Washington.
-Devils forward Bobby Holik is dealing with a broken pinky
finger.
-Forward Patrik Elias became the Devils' career leader in
assists.
-Check out this save Philadelphia
goaltender Antero Niittymaki make last night:
[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSHDscWmrC0]
-The Islanders will use forward Doug Weight on the point of their
power play.
-Avangard Omsk, the KHL team of late Rangers prospect Alexei
Cherepanov, will have a rough time moving on from his death.
Northeast Division
-Saku Koivu had a goal and two assist and led the Canadiens
to a 4-1 defeat of the Coyotes.
-Check out this hit Phoenix
defenseman Kurt Sauer put on Montreal
forward Andrei Kostitsyn last night:
[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB7y_nGkVVU]
-That led to Habs forward and former Penguin Tom Kostopoulos
challenging Sauer:
[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGCTzE25RKA]
-And that led to Montreal's
Georges Laraque going at it with Phoenix's
Todd Fedoruk:
[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYLDFWf0uSw]
-Two goals and an assist by Phil Kessel helped the Bruins
beat the Senators, 4-2.
-Bruins forward P.J. Axelsson is dealing with an unspecified
injury.
-Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta is a pretty good agitator.
Southeast Division
-Shootout goals
by Slava Kozlov (right) and Ilya
Kovalchuk gave the Thrashers a 3-2 win against the Sabres.
-Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves and led the Panthers to a 2-0
shutout of the Islanders.
Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro made his first start of the season.
-The Capitals demoted forward Chris Bourque to Hershey of
the AHL.
-Hurricanes forward Eric Staal is dealing with a shoulder
injury.
-A member of one of hockey's most famous families, Carolina
rookie forward Brandon Sutter is trying to make his own name.
-Lightning forward Radim Vrbata, who signed a three-year
deal worth $9 million in the offseason, was a healthy scratch last night.
Central Division
-Shea Weber's goal and three assists helped the Predators
beat the Blue Jackets, 6-3.
-Shootout goals by Brad Boyes and T.J. Oshie gave the Blues
a 4-3 win against the Blackhawks.
-Apparently, Blues Jackets defenseman Mike Commodore sure
likes his money.
-Red Wings legend Steve Yzerman was named executive director
of Canada's
2010 Olympic men's hockey team.
-Detroit
forward Dan Cleary is dealing with an eye issue.
-The Red Wings unveiled a statue of hall-of-fame forward Ted
Lindsay.
-As we mentioned in an earlier post, Blackhawks forward
Patrick Kane took the firing of former coach Denis Savard hard:
[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7HQnF7UhE4]
Northwest Division
-Milan Hejduk's (above)
two goals held the Avalanche edge the Stars, 5-4.
-Antti Miettinen's shootout goal gave the Wild a 1-0 win at Tampa Bay.
Niklas Backstrom made 32 saves in the shutout win. Is it too early to start
laughing at the Lightning and all its marvelous offseason moves?
-Ethan Moreau and Fernando Pisani each had a goal and an
assist for the Oilers in a 3-2 win against the rival Flames.
-Check out the nifty goal Edmonton's Andrew Cogliano scored last night:
[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vCUW_RibJs]
-Edmonton's Steve MacIntyre
rocked Calgary's
Dustin Boyd last night:
[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h0l6cHy3AQ]
-With Sheldon Souray and Lubomir Visnosky, the Oilers have
some pretty good shooters on the blue line.
-The Avalanche demoted forward Scott Parker to Lake Erie of the AHL.
-The Canucks demoted forward Kyle Wellwood to Manitoba of the AHL.
Pacific Division
-Dan Boyle's overtime goal gave the Sharks a 5-4 win against
the Flyers.
The Flyers are now 0-3-2.
-The Ducks could use 2005 first-round pick Bobby Ryan in the
lineup right now.
He's tearing things up with Iowa
of the AHL.
Smythe Division
-Bob Smizik
isn't down with fighting.
-Icethetics
has a nice look at some of the new goaltenders masks this season.
-Presidential candidate Barack Obama has actually purchased
advertising within EA Sports video games, including NHL 09.
-Don Cherry. In vintage form last night:
[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoW5_iZ5Jh0]
[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FECTrfAUMbM]
(Photos: Crosby-Matt Freed/Post-Gazette; Kozlov-Gregory
Smith/Associated Press; Hejduk/Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press)