Your Wednesday Afternoon Roundup: NHL Approves New Overtime Gimmick to Prevent Older Overtime Gimmick, Aumont Gone, Ertz
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The NHL has approved moving regular season overtime to three-on-three from four-on-four in an attempt to have fewer shootouts. It’s a borderline gimmick, all meant to prevent another gimmick that the NHL has now joined its fans in being against. Go hockey!
Cliff Lee trade
Phillippe Aumont has had an interesting week. He was called up to make his first career start — a spot-start for the injured Cole Hamels. He was then designated for assignment and decided he’d rather not be in the Phillies organization anymore by opting for free agency. That means the last player to come over in the Cliff Lee-to-Seattle deal is now gone. Great trade!
Ertz
And finally, Zach Ertz spent the day on Monday with Jrue Holiday in Edmonton, Ontario. Why? Because both Holiday’s wife, Lauren, and Ertz’s girlfriend, Julie Johnston, are on the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team, playing in the World Cup.
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I’d make a joke about Holiday and Ertz wearing their significant others’ jerseys like high schol cheerleaders, but their significant others are on the goddamn U.S. National Team. So I’ll just joke about Ertz’s hat. That team stinks.
