Picking Nits
Ownership finances, hockey logistics, sudden crowds, Ned’s career and Francine’s parade route.
In the discussion (13)
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- The Chiefs should already have more fighters before the Hansons, even if Johnny is meant to fill that role.
- The supposedly excellent goalie gives up many goals; perhaps the defense is responsible.
- Syracuse's five championship-game additions appear to ignore a trade deadline.
- Anita's preference for a tax write-off over selling the team is disputed; others explain loss offsets and question the team's value.
- McGrath's claim that NHL scouts have contracts ready seems dubious.
- Reggie seems implausibly free to stand around taunting Hanrahan during play.
- Lily's accent is hard to place despite the Cardinals hat; Crouse's natural speech may explain it.
- Reggie's arrangement with Lily is unclear: provoking Ned versus the casual romantic fluidity of the small-town setting.
- The owner's identity should be researchable, though slow communication and the players' lack of investigative effort offer explanations.
- The Hansons' debut unexpectedly draws a full crowd despite previously empty games; a connecting scene seems missing.
- The team apparently never practices, leaving the Hansons off the ice for over a week; a road trip is offered as a defense.
- Ned should have found a place among the many NHL and WHA teams, unless his behavior makes him seem unstable.
- Francine could take another route instead of driving through the parade; her indifference to hockey is defended.