This is one of those rules that either doesn't make sense or which I
can't get through my thick skull.
 
Everybody is supposed to wait until at least Oct 1 to practice
officially, and everybody is supposed to take at least two weeks off
at some point during the season.  But I would bet that every team's
captains conduct at least one and probably many such captain's
practices during these hands-off time periods.  So what is the point?
 
Similarly, even though the practice of a coach skating his team after
a poor game has been outlawed, I don't see what prevents this from
happening if the captains run it, since apparently you can practice at
other times that would be illegal if not for it being run by captains.
 
I'm not criticizing this, just trying to see what the rules actually
provide for and if their spirit is being violated by these methods.
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Mike Machnik                                            [log in to unmask]
Cabletron Systems, Inc.                                    *HMM* 11/13/93
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