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Thin Air: 1-800-SCRUM-STOPPERS
Look who’s back, back again. – In the triple OT Blackhawks – Predators game 4, I don’t recall a single scrum in front of the net. Maybe a shove or two, but nothing even remotely violent. Hmmm….. That points to the real value of these scrums: almost none. No one wants to go to the…
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Thin Air – What’s This?
It’s been a while since I’ve used this blog to talk, you know, hockey. Hockey that’s actually happening right now. Or the NHL. But hey, let’s give this a shot, eh? – The NHL is getting two things very wrong in the playoffs. Letting the post-whistle scrums happen as often as they are, and not…
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Thin Air: Tort Reform
– Elliotte Friedman called Winnipeg Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec a below average goalie. He’s right, but let us get something clear here. This is real life, not Lake Woebegone, where all the children are above average. Everyone can not be above average. That said, he still is under-performing for a starting goaltender, and needs to…
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Thin Air: Opening Night Thoughts
Time to fire up the old bloggy blog machine and talk a little hockey. – I am ready for this season. Last season was short and compact. It seemed like every night was a game to care about. I was not pleased with the lockout, was a little burned out from the compact schedule, and…
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Thin Air: Round And Round
Just some hockey and other thoughts on this overcast day in Denver: – Jagr to the Devils. Who does that sit right with? I haven’t talked to anyone who thinks it’s a good fit. But if there is a team on the verge of an identity change, it’s New Jersey. Martin Brodeur is on his…