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Boards at the Joe More “Lively” for Good Reason
by Alanah McGinley on 05/31/09 at 04:24 PM ET
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From Mike G. Morreale at NHL.com:
Game 1 mystery solved. When Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood said Saturday night that something about the boards at Joe Louis Arena changed two years to make them more lively, the assembled media wondered just what happened. Dan Craig, the Facilities Operations Manager for the NHL, said Sunday that he and his crew installed a new plastic kick plate along the boards at the Joe Louis Arena two years ago. But he added he didn’t see anything different or unusual than he would at any other rink in the League.
“If you go back and watch some of the games earlier this year (at Bell Centre) in Montreal, where we also did a brand new set of boards with a new kick plate, those boards were lively as well,” Craig told NHL.com. “What we did at Joe Louis Arena is similar to what we do in any other building—the front facing gets a little worn down so we took a look at what was behind it (plywood) and replaced the half-inch of plastic that we would have done at any other rink.”
Craig noted the kick plate at The Joe is tightened down well, providing a very solid and “lively” bottom—perhaps the reason the end boards provided so much spring in Game 1.
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Who doesn’t enjoy a tight, very solid and “lively” bottom?
Posted by Puck from San Francisco, CA on 05/31/09 at 04:50 PM ET
...and I spit up my bottled water. Geez, Puck, there’s gonna be damages... 
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 05/31/09 at 04:55 PM ET
Ha Ha, sorry kids! This whole bouncy end boards “controversy” brings out the juvenille I guess.
Posted by Puck from San Francisco, CA on 05/31/09 at 05:09 PM ET
I love how the boards at the Joe have been lively for what seems like forever, and every year it gets reported on like it’s some big news story. Some reporters just don’t even friggin’ try….
Posted by Primis on 05/31/09 at 06:15 PM ET
I’ll make sure to feed Puck less beer when he comes over for games…
And more bloody mary’s…
Posted by Hippy Dave from Portland by way of Detroit on 05/31/09 at 09:56 PM ET
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Now the boards are magical. No, really. The Wings are not a good team or anything like that. Is this the best the NHL can do?
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 05/31/09 at 04:39 PM ET