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Thin Air: Blackhawks Down
Some thoughts after game three: – Hey, remember when Gregory Campbell was getting favorable treatment because his dad was part of the NHL office? Good times, good times. Now he’s a hero. Perhaps, just perhaps, he is the same player he was then, and those accusations were totally unfounded? – Joel Quenneville can’t help…
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Tim Thomas Knows A Snub When He Dishes One
Oh Timmy. Timmy, Timmy, Timmy. I’ve expressed my love for Tim Thomas in the past. Any goalie who is willing to check a player to the ice rather than make a conventional save is aces in my book. Just look at this check he laid on Jason Blake. I like Thomas’ attitude in the game.…
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The CBC Is Not Impressed With Thomas
Oh, CBC. How cute you are: Less than perfect? Sure, that is certainly the case, with any goalie. Goalies let in pucks, they get scored on. Tim Thomas only set a record for regular season save percentage. I mean, that’s it? He didn’t stop a speeding train? If you read the article on the CBC…
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Game 7: Over and Out
My feelings about game 7 are a little bit tempered by the rioting that went on in Vancouver. I will put up a separate post about that later. For now, my thoughts are with my friends in Vancouver, like @ryanclassic, @alixiswright, and @alanah1. I feel bad that they can’t celebrate a Cup win, and that…
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Up Here
On this flight, there is no sign of the tension below. Thousands of feet above the world, the only sports represented here are the University of Wyoming wrestling team, and my lacrosse jersey. You wouldn’t know that the greatest trophy in sports was going to be handed out tonight. I’m on an Air Canada flight…