Jerseys and Hockey Love

Tag: Lockout

  • 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…

  • Trapped in a Lockout (based on R. Kelly’s Trapped in a Closet)

    If you aren’t familiar with R,. Kelly’s hip hopera Trapped in a Closet, I am not all that surprised.  It was only brought to my attention this past year.  Most people I ask refer to the South Park episode where R. Kelly tries to get Tom Cruise to literally come out of the closet.  No,…

  • The Value Question

    I’ve been thinking about what I am going to do with the NHL and hockey in general when the current lockout ends.  Will I be back?  Will I stay home and watch games?  What will my reaction be?  So far, I don’t know.  I just know how I feel now.   I’m a hockey fan,…

  • NHL Cliff

    “Lines of communication remain open.” That was the first thing I heard from my radio this morning.  Sound familiar, hockey fans?  Knowing my online life, you could assume that I was listening to sports radio, but no (in fact, for the record, I don’t listen to sports radio – not enough hockey).  This line came…

  • Gary Bettman’s Original Media Update

    In an amazing coincidence, Jerseys and Hockey Love has obtained a copy of the original speech Gary Bettman was going to address the media with, before opting for the shortened version delivered.  As a public service, we reprint it in it’s entirety.  Ladies and Gentlemen, members of the media, Damien –  The Board of Governors…