While Vicki's tirades and seeming inability to do anything but recite statistics and other studies without analysis can be annoying and frustrating, it is also a mistake to assume that only players or ex-players have legitimate points to make. Vicki has watched a talented son play through D-1 hockey and on to, I believe, minor league hockey and that has certainly taught her something about the game and given her a basis for comment. That she is sometimes off base says more about her analytical skills than her knowledge of the game. But don't assume only puckheads can comment. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.