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Minor League Playoffs
For those of you who do not track such things, there are a few leagues already in their post season battles as we speak. The Central Hockey League are in the first round, of what has to be the most convoluted format ever. 12 teams become 8, become 4, become 2. I can’t even describe…
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This is the Day, This is the Hour, This is This
Tonight is for all the marbles, and then some. Tonight, the Avs can continue their playoff hopes, or lose them completely. Tonight is going to be a hell of a hockey game. Simply put, if the Avs win in any capacity tonight, they can continue the playoff push. If not, they are out. No matter…
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Lou on the Loose
Lou Lamoriello is back in the spotlight today, after firing his head coach Claude Julien with only three games left in the season. First in their division, even in the last ten, fired the guy. I don’t pretend to like the Devils, and in fact, they are the only Eastern team I don’t like, rounding…
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Off Topic, But You Should Read
Man can not live on hockey alone. No, really. So tonight, I went to the Stephen Lynch concert. If you don’t know about Stephen Lynch, I am doing you a huge favor. Lynch is a Singer/Comedian, and he is very wrong. He was also on Broadway starring in The Wedding Singer: The Musical (yes, that…
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Still Life with Hockey Nerd: Sakic Edition
(clicky makey biggy) These are the limited edition “dome” pucks made in honor of Joe Sakic. This is also the closest I will ever get to having Joe Sakic drinking with me. On the left is 7-Up. On the right, Bekerovka, a Czech liqueur. I would tell you what it tastes like, but I don’t…