Because of the one-sidedness of the game, many fans and hockey insiders considered options on how to make the All-Star Game more balanced, including one where the All-Star Game was eliminated altogether in favour of a best-of-nine Stanley Cup Final with the proceeds of two of the games going to the players ' pension fund, and one which saw a Canadian Teams vs. American Teams format ( a somewhat-flawed concept in that nearly all NHL players of the era, whether playing for teams representing U. S. or Canadian cities, were Canadians ).

Because listings ( either on the National Register, or as an NHL ) often triggered local preservation laws, legislation in 1980 amended the listing procedures to require owner agreement to the designations.

Because of Lindros ' popularity and hype, it is alleged that the NHL President intervened to get the Nordiques to trade him, as it would otherwise damage the image of the league.

Because it is easier to trap when engaging in obstruction and restraining fouls, such as hooking and holding, which slow the progress of faster players who can evade the trapping team, the NHL ordered officials to call every obstruction penalty, regardless of circumstance.

Because of his puckhandling prowess, Canadian hockey personality Don Cherry named Turco: " the smartest goalie in the NHL .".

" Because of his penchant for game-winning goals, Drury was often referred to as one of the best clutch players in the NHL.

Because of Lindros ' popularity and marketability, the Nordiques soon came under significant pressure from the NHL to trade him.

Because the Olympics were in the United States, where the majority of NHL teams are located, teams participating in the preliminary tournament were allowed to use NHL players who were not obligated to play with their NHL club.

Because of good ratings, and also in light of ESPN losing the NHL rights to OLN ( now Versus ), the series was renewed in 2006.

Because of the suspension, the semi-final playoff series between Montreal and Toronto became the NHL championship series.

Because of the NHL lockout, he did not play the following season and went to play in Italy for Mastini Varese.

Because of the NHL lockout, AIK got strengthen with NHL stars Mattias Norström and Georges Laraque.

Because the markets were already nervous due to the Asian financial crisis, investors began selling non-U. S. treasury debt and buying U. S. treasuries, which were considered a safe investment.

Because the film specifically targeted Western audiences rather than the domestic audiences who were already used to Wuxia films, English subtitles were needed.

Because of the proliferation of earlier versions, it was deemed too hard to retract anything already released, and therefore a second version of certain laws were released.

Because any serious side effects will usually appear within the first twelve weeks, the guidance does not require patients already receiving treatment to stop taking the drug.

Because of the popularity of the Internet, many desirable domain names are already assigned and users must search for other acceptable names, using Web-based search features, or WHOIS and dig operating system tools.

:" Because highly fit schemata of low defining length and low order play such an important role in the action of genetic algorithms, we have already given them a special name: building blocks.

Because fiber optic materials are already highly optimized for low scattering and high transparency alternative ways to change the refractive index were investigated.

Because the probability shrinks exponentially, at 20 letters it already has only a chance of one in 26 < sup > 20 </ sup >

Because the position of " 3 Cassiopeiae " does not precisely match that of Cassiopeia A, and because the expansion wave associated with the explosion has been worked backward to the year 1667 and not 1680, some historians feel that all Flamsteed may have done was incorrectly note the position of a star already known.

The company was reorganized and initially renamed General Instruments Inc. Because there already existed a firm named General Instrument, the company was renamed Texas Instruments that same year.

Because the name Diceratops was already in use for a hymenopteran ( Foerster, 1868 ), Andrey Sergeyevich Ukrainsky gave the animal its current name Nedoceratops in 2007.

Because of the popularity of Times Roman at the time, Monotype chose to design a variant of Times Roman suited to mathematical composition, and recut many additional characters needed for mathematics, including special symbols as well as Greek and Fraktur alphabets, to accompany the system instead of designing it around the typeface that was being used, for which characters were already available.

Because of the continuing popularity of both the book and " Tom " shows, audiences were already familiar with the characters and the plot, making it easier for the film to be understood without spoken words.

Because the legislation that is the subject of the President's request ( or " Special Message ", in the language of the bill ) was already enacted and signed into law, the vote by the Congress would be ordinary legislative action, not any kind of veto — whether line-item, legislative or any other sort.

Because she has neither money nor a place to go, she decides to go away with Roddy, but Roddy tells her quite openly that he is already married.

Because Epaminondas was already outnumbered, he had no choice but to form fewer companies and march them diagonally toward the much longer Spartan line in order to engage as much of it as possible.

Because many people were already using 40-channel radios prior to legalization, the American band plan ( with AM and SSB ) was adopted ; a VHF band was added in 1994.

Because they are already visible and have no need of enhancement they are generally photographed rather than being lifted in the way that latent prints are.

Because Dell already had an efficient manufacturing process, integrating EqualLogic's products into the company drove manufacturing prices down.

Because funds were extremely limited every effort was made to use already available equipment.

Because of Dublin's location as a midpoint between Savannah and Atlanta, the town in recent decades became home to a small assortment of industrial distribution centers, which complemented various industries — textiles, furniture, and paper, among others — that had already established themselves there in the second half of the 20th century.

Because the name Westport was already in use in Indiana it was not included on the ballot.

Because of Kingston's military tradition and the fact that several military buildings already existed at the old naval dockyard, Point Frederick was chosen as the location for Canada's first military college, the Royal Military College of Canada ( RMC ).

Because the village is so small, its fate and governance are already intertwined with Wells College, which owns half the land in the village.

Because they were new men and to be sure that they didn't get lost, Prevot had placed Warren and White in the center of the patrol as it filed out.

Because of his brain injury and the extreme damage suffered to his sight, the patient had to train himself for a new line of work, that of a portfolio-maker, an occupation requiring a great deal of precision in the making of measurements and a fairly well-developed sense of form and contour.

Because of this diversionary attack the main group that had been pinned down on the hill was able to surge forward again.

Because his mind had been otherwise occupied for the past couple of hours, he did not think to look and see if Jerry Burton's car was still there.

Because he spoke openly with what Channing had prophesied someone might -- with daring hyperbole -- Parker vindicated Channing's further prophecy that he who committed this infraction of taste would promptly discover how little mercy liberals were disposed to allow to libertarians who appeared to them libertines.

Because the clocks had been on average well above sea level, this meant that TAI slowed down, by about 10 < sup >− 12 </ sup >.

Because Arius and his followers had great influence in the schools of Alexandria — counterparts to modern universities or seminaries — their theological views spread, especially in the eastern Mediterranean.

Because Albert was a member of the Brandenburg-Ansbach branch of the House of Hohenzollern, it had been hoped that his election as Grand Master would reverse the decline of the Teutonic Knights since 1410 ; Duke Frederick of Saxony of the House of Wettin had been elected for the same reason.

Because of some favoritism he showed towards his second wife, the last years of his life, he had to contend with the son of his first marriage, the future Peter IV.

:" Because he had besieged them, the Amathusians cut off Onesilos ’ head and brought it to Amathous, where they hung it above the gates.

Because the original designer had left the company another employee completely redesigned most of the system, ( adding a display snow remover circuit, true 80 / 64 column text mode support, ( with different size letters for TRS-80 and CP / M mode, so that in TRS-80 mode the full screen was also used, not just a 64x16 portion of the 80x25 screen ) with an improved font set ( adding " gray scale " version of the TRS-80 mozaik graphics and many special PETSCII like characters ), and a more flexible and reliable floppy disk controller and keyboard interface plus many other small improvements ), also an enclosure was developed for the main computer system, ( in the form of a 19-inch rack for the Eurocards ) and for two floppy disk drives and the power supply.

Because there is a natural season to farming and herding, it is easy to count and determine if a surplus had been gained after the crops had been harvested or the young animals weaned.

Because the difference was small, a large amount of money had to be borrowed to make the buying and selling profitable.

Because Justice John Paul Stevens had recused himself, only eight Justices heard the case, and it ended in a 4 – 4 tie.

Because of his widespread correspondence with others throughout the British Isles, and due to the fact that many of the letters imply that Bede had met his correspondents, it is likely that Bede travelled to some other places, although nothing further about timing or locations can be guessed.

Because of this incident, authorities found it necessary, in the months following, to implement a policy against announcing victims ’ names until after families had first been informed.

Because he was in such demand, some places booked Wills any time he had an opening, regardless of how undesirable the date.

Because Berlin was located within the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany and the other occupying powers had previously relied on Soviet good will for access to Berlin, the only available methods of supplying the city were three limited air corridors.

Because the de facto administration is recognized only by Turkey, it has had much difficulty arranging foreign financing, and foreign firms have hesitated to invest there.

Because of its origin, Capoeira never had unity or a general agreement.

Because the consul was the highest executive office within the Republic, they had the power to veto any action or proposal by any other magistrate, save that of the Tribune of the Plebs.

Because of the switch to Portland cement, by the end of the 1920s of the 15 Rosendale cement companies, only one had survived.

Because of this, he suggested that the Shoemakers and David Levy had discovered the fragments of a comet that had been disrupted by Jupiter's gravity.