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Thin Air Sunday: Where’s Hejda?
Some Sunday morning hockey thoughts – – I got home from work last night in time to see the Colorado Avalanche melt down in the third period, to the fans in Edmonton’s delight. The worst, for me, came from Jan Hejda on the Oilers game winning goal. I would embed the video of it here…
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Thin Air: Panic in Panictown
Thin Air is just a collection of hockey thoughts. Short, to the point, and out there. Comments are open for discussion. – The Colorado Avalanche are terrible right now, losing to San Jose, Edmonton and Vancouver with a combined total of one goal for and eleven goals against. The penalty kill is awful, the power…
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Thin Air: Sunday Morning Hockey Thoughts
Some hockey thoughts for you on a Sunday morning: – I don’t think I need to watch NHL Tonight with the sound on. The highlights from the previous seasons on the NHL Network were simple: use the local broadcaster audio, and roll the tape back a bit more than your average ESPN highlight. The best…
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Two Sets of Eyes, Not Four
I keep hearing about how four sets of eyes missed the Torres check last night, but this is a misstatement. Two sets of eyes missed the play, and two had no influence on it. Like it or not, the job of the linesman is to call the lines, not penalties like this. Coming out of…
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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…