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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 New Conferences, Perhaps a New Lease on Life
After plenty of hand wringing and consternation, after so much fan speculation and more plots than the end of the movie Clue, more promises made than in the Godfather, and more… well, you get the point… the NHL has finally voted on a scheme for realigning the league. I’m usually not one for the instant…
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What I Learned: The Dead Blog Challenge Wrap
The Dead Blog Challenge, designed to kick my ass into writing again, ended on June 30th, even though I kept going for a few days into free agency. Of course, that was part of the point, to get a writing habit started and to keep writing (which is going to lead to the next challenge).…
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Long Shadows
There are three banners hanging beside the center ice scoreboard in the Pepsi Center that cast long shadows on the ice. The shadows reach from end to end, and are particularly dark near the goal crease. The one with the number 77 on it has the shortest shadow of the three. Some people who aren’t…
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Free Agency Afternoon Thoughts
Just some general thoughts on day one of free agency: Florida Panthers – Dale Talon has a lot of people scratching their heads today, but I’m not one of them. Talon knows how to build a team, and the team he’s building looks a lot like the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks. They don’t…