Sportsball November 27

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Happy Cyber Monday!  Any good deals out there?  This seems to be the year Canadian companies finally came around to realizing that 10% off or a BOGO doesn't cut it as a Black Friday-adjacent sale.  

The NHL continues to wallow in the mess it made after letting players skip out on Pride Nights last year.  Marc-Andre Fleury wanted to wear a custom mask on Friday for Native American Heritage Night in Minnesota.  He was prepared to pay the fine, then the NHL threatened to hit the Wild with a much larger double-secret fine.  He went ahead and wore it anyway.  (CBC)

A 38 year old goalie who's well-liked by his peers and likely to squeak into the Hall of Fame probably doesn't have any cares to give about playing nice with the league at this point. The Coyote's Travis Dermott had a lot more to risk with getting blackballed, but he has no regrets on forcing the leagues hand on Pride-themed hockey tape earlier this year.  (CBC)

Jim Irsay really inflicted a self-own Streisand Effect with that Real Sports interview (CBC)

Using point differentials to break ties for the in-season NBA tournament was perhaps not a great idea when players are accustomed to certain unwritten rules for Garbage Time (The Star Incognito)

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