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Kessel and the Lack of Kindness in Hockey Coverage
Did you see Phil Kessel lash out at a reporter yesterday after Randy Carlyle was fired from the Leafs? The Toronto Star’s Dave Feschuk asked Kessel if he was uncoachable. It’s a pretty rough question to ask. Kessel, obviously miffed, answers, which takes some courage and anger management skills. Then Feschuk presses and asks again,…
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Adrian Dater No Longer With The Denver Post: My Experience
By now, you have probably heard that Adrian Dater is no longer working for the Denver Post. The latest issue was related to his use of social media, which has always been a contentious point with him. He was brutal on twitter to even the nicer people who disagreed with him. The dancing-on-the-grave seen on…
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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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Imagine This Happened
After a game of rec hockey, I decided I needed to sit down with the new Avalanche video, #ImagineAvs, and see what I thought. Responses online are mixed, and about as partisan as congress these days. If you haven’t seen it, here it is. My thoughts? I thought it sucked. But we need to go…
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What Bugs Me About the Ryan O’Reilly Situation: No One Is Spared Edition
The Ryan O’Reilly situation is coming to a head in Colorado. Reports, and I use that term as loosely as possible, are that the Avalanche are looking to get some value from him in a trade, and negotiations have broken off. One side wants one thing, and the other wants two different things, take your…