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O’Reilly and Waivers?
I was just reading Elliotte Friedman’s as-usual excellent 30 Thoughts column, and ran across this: 14. Another ESPN slave, Craig Custance, reported some teams had interest in Brent Sopel, playing for Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Teams are definitely looking for defencemen. Problem with Sopel is that, according to the NHL, any player who dressed for a game…
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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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Avs Before Free Agency
We’re about five minutes away from another free agent frenzy, and I just wanted to pop in with a few quick thoughts on the Avalanche and what they might or might not do. You will notice I used the word might, and not the word will. The reason is that no one really knows. The…
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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…