document.write("<script language=\"javascript1.2\" type=\"text/javascript\">function emo_pop() {window.open('http://www.haloscan.com/commenthelp.php','Help','width=200,height=320,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes');}</script><table width=\"97%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"MainTable\">  <tr>    <td>    <div align=\"center\">    </div>    </td>  </tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"20496\"></a>        <p>A curse for Gerbe.<br><br>I'm excited though, I hadn't heard he was upstate-NY bound; I like his skill and intensity, and he's the sort of scrappy player that Buffalo loves. <br><br>The problem is, he appears to be all of 5'5\" on skates, which will probably limit his effectiveness in the NHL, especially as the league abandons their post-lockout rules in favor of the clenching, obstruction, and tie-ups that helped to kill the game in the mid-90's.<br><br>Blame Gary Bettman.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           asuozzi | 04.14.08 - 9:26 am | <a href=\"#20496\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"20750\"></a>        <p>I was having a conversation with my boss, a BC man nonetheless, and he said that the phantom goal was indeed a goal.  He thought that Jackson's biggest mistake was the fact that he didn't have anyone shadow Greibe all night, effectively playing a defense much like a Box and 1 in basketball or spying on an athletic, run-oriented QB in football.  Apparently Jackson doesn't believe in this tactic.  For any hockey guys out there, BWay or Falcron, is this a common strategy in hockey?  What would you have done?  PS: How did we not get this kid, he's from MEEEECHIGAN!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Pat | 04.15.08 - 11:27 pm | <a href=\"#20750\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"20758\"></a>        <p>Well, if we missed on Gerbe, we did steal Ian Cole, a first-round caliber defenseman from ANN ARBOR, straight from Michigan's lap, so it all evens out.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           George | 04.15.08 - 11:58 pm | <a href=\"#20758\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr>    <td class=\"InputCell\">                  <br /><div style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 125px;\"><a href=\"http://www.offbeatguides.com/partner/12345/program/jskit104\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/offbeatguidesbanner.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" border=\"0\"/></a></div><br /><div id=\"newcomment\"></div><form method=\"post\" name=\"addComment\" action=\"http://www.haloscan.com/comments/biggeorge/8203717306061683039/\" target=\"_self\">        <p>    Name: <br />          <input name=\"name\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Email:<br />          <input name=\"email\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          URL: <br />          <input name=\"url\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Comment:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"javascript:emo_pop()\" title=\"Smiley and tag help\" target=\"_self\">?</a>&nbsp;<br />          <textarea name=\"addMessage\" rows=\"12\" cols=\"38\"></textarea><br /><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"subscribe\" value=\"1\" /><label for=\"subscribe\">Notify me of followup comments via email</label>        </p>        <p class=\"PSubmit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Publish\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />&nbsp;<input name=\"previewMessage\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Preview\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />        </p>      <input type='hidden' name='user' value='biggeorge' /><input type='hidden' name='comment' value='8203717306061683039' /></form>    </td></tr>  <tr>    <td><p align=\"center\">        Commenting by <a href=\"http://www.haloscan.com/\" target=\"_blank\">HaloScan</a></p>      </td>  </tr></table><img src=\"http://c5.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=561713&amp;java=0&amp;security=01eeff58\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" /></body>");