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Blogs, Blogging, and Bloggerish…
There’s a lot going on today, and this past week in the world of hockey blogs. More than just bloggers talking about other bloggers, but some great stuff. I had a visit from the Significant Lighting Person (girlfriend), so I didn’t have much time for posting. I’ll just point you to the good stuff: Blogging…
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The Pink Jersey: Vote with your Wallet
There’s been a lot of talk around the web about the new pink jerseys the NHL is putting out in another attempt to get women into the great game (“beautiful” is taken by soccer, and too hard to pronounce through broken teeth). Generally, it seems like people are more amused than anything, but there has…
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All I’m Doing Today
Since work ended around 4:30 today, I don’t have a lot to do. My two big things… Cleaning house. Reading vancouvercanucksoped. Today, Alanah is blogging for 24 hours straight. About hockey. For charity. Now, that kicks ass. Sure, its a Canucks blog, but it’s still a good blog. And it’s the blog that made me…
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Trash Talk
If there isn’t scandal, it wouldn’t be hockey. In the NHL, there’s the gambling scandal, which seems to have been swept under the rug. But in the UHL, you have the Danbury Trashers and the organized crime charges. From skirting the salary cap, to no-show jobs for players and maybe wives, the ramifications for the…
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At Least Someone’s Doing the Math
The Rocky Mountain News have the calculators out, and tell me this: Assuming Klee and Stastny are on Colorado’s Opening Night roster, the Avalanche currently has 22 players under contract for close to $42 million. The NHL salary cap is set at $44 million, leaving the Avalanche a little room to re-sign free-agent forwards Brett…