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Thin Air: Bubbles
Happy Friday, folks. Here’s what I’m thinking about today in the world of hockey. – Is the NHL starting to feel like a bubble industry? $500 million expansion fees to put teams in questionable locations, meteoric revenue growth being tempered by a currency drop, and more and more luxury being added for the higher paying…
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Thin Air: Welcome Back, NHL
Some hockey notes after the first day of the NHL regular season: – Well, that was fun. – Tommy Wingels got two goals last night, and nary a mention of his efforts. His second goal was quite nice. But he’s Tommy Wingels, so he won’t get the credit he deserves. Still, the Sharks got their…
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After the First Day: Free Agency Thoughts
Market, via Merriam-Webster: d : the area of economic activity in which buyers and sellers come together and the forces of supply and demand affect prices <producing goods for market rather than for consumption> I think a lot of hockey fans forget what a market really is when it comes time for free agency. The…
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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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