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    Terms That Are, and Are Not, in NHL 2K10

    Talking to Randy Hahn for yesterday's column about announcing NHL 2K10, I tested how deep his vocabulary runs in the game. I threw out a dozen hockey terms - some basic, others esoteric - and asked Hahn if he'd said them.

    The scorecard? Only three didn't make it, and I half expected that two of them wouldn't anyway.

    Here's the lingo, and Hahn's response. If you're not certain of their slang definitions, check out this page.

    One-timer: "Of course."
    Face Wash: "Yes, that's in there."
    Kick-save: "And a beauty."
    Burnt biscuit: "I believe so, yes."
    Playoff beard: "Yes."
    Sin Bin: "Yes."
    Waffle: "Yes."
    Zamboni: "Of course. It's essential."
    Stoned: "Well, if you mean stopped a shot on goal, yes."
    Garbage Goal: "No, we didn't do that. It's a little too negative."
    Gong Show: "No. If we used that, then we'd need to get licensing from Chuck Barris, and he's dead. But I have said it on air before." [Actually, Barris is not dead, but he is a lung cancer survivor.]
    Puck Bunny: "No. But I've met them."


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