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No Goals Allowed - Is That Allowed?
by Paul on 12/01/07 at 10:02 AM ET
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from the Vancouver Sun,
There is this thing in baseball about a pitcher carrying a no-hitter into the late innings: You never go near him in the dugout and you never, ever say the word “no-hitter.” Never. Ever.
So what are the Vancouver Canucks supposed to do with Roberto Luongo?…
He is shooting for his fourth straight bagel Sunday in Minnesota. The NHL record is five, set by Phoenix’s Brian Boucher four seasons ago.
“The old rule still stands about using the notorious ‘word’ before the end of a game,” Canuck goalie guru Ian Clark chuckled Friday. “Guys get into nicknaming it different things, but they don’t say the dangerous ‘word.’ They’ll use code or talk in various hushed tones, but they don’t want to be caught saying the naughty ‘word’ in case someone hears them.”
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Tags: goalies, ian+clark, Roberto+Luongo, shutout,
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I love hearing commentators go through verbal contortions to avoid saying “no-hitter.” Especially if they are the home-town crew and have never called a no-hitter before; sometimes the announcer seems more nervous than the pitcher!
It’s also funny to see his teammates getting farther and farther away from him in the dugout as though he has some horrible communicable disease. At least a goaltender doesn’t have to deal with that kind of isolation during the game itself.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 12/01/07 at 04:03 PM ET
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If you are also in the press box, you don’t say it either. If you are a commentator for the home team, you also don’t say anything.
Unfortunately, some guys like hearing themselves pontificate so much, they might break that rule. Hopefully not though…
Posted by PB from Chandler, Arizona on 12/01/07 at 10:21 AM ET