Interesting change. I guess this will force teams down in the 8th end to weigh the risk of going for the win in the 8th versus going to a shootout. I think this probably would have forced Bottcher to go for 2 in the 8th against Dunstone.

I'm looking for more curling-specific exercises I can do at home or in the gym to improve my slider balance. I got some on-ice practice time this weekend (extremely rare) and realized I can't really slide out without putting significant weight on the stone or my drag leg...and maybe I never knew how to do it right in the first place.

Practice is rare, so I'm looking for stuff I can work on at home or in the gym. My biggest struggle is getting out of the hack into that extended slide position and keeping it without toppling.

It was announced that his new second (if I'm not mistaken) would be replacing him in Frontier CC. Does anyone know why he left? Does it have anything to do with him skipping a new team of "young bucks"?

Also, Mark Muskatewitz... When he retired, he had said he would be concentrating on his work and Rock League, but I guess he changed his mind.