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Touch the Cup
Up The Pucks asked a good question on twitter today: Our question of the day: Should fans touch the Stanley Cup or does the “don’t touch it until you win it” rule/superstition apply to fans? Here was my answer: @UpThePucks Touch it. Hug it. Spend some time with it. Don’t hoist it over your head…
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Tip of The Hand: Avs Draft Talk
My buddy Bill called me last week to ask why the Avs wouldn’t take Seth Jones with their first overall draft pick. Since I had just written about it, I pointed him to my blog post (thanks for being a loyal reader, Bill). Which led to his next call, asking why the Avalanche would tip…
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Go Ahead, Poke the Bear
Conventional wisdom usually says that you should let sleeping dogs lie. Don’t poke the bear, you might make him angry. Have you noticed that making a bear angry, when it comes to hockey, seems to work out sometimes? It can be one thing to be respectful of your opponent. All the compliments paid, the standard…
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SCF Game 5 Notes
I don’t know if I have enough for a real blog post, so here are some casual observations and thoughts on game five: – Jonathan Toews or Patrice Bergeron: who would you miss more? While I think it’s mostly a wash, I think the Bruins will miss Bergeron a little more. They need his speed…
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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…