-
Thin Air: Hockeyville
Hello from sunny Irvine, CA, which is about as far from Johnstown, PA as possible, both physically (if you are staying in the contiguous 48 states) and metaphorically. How can you not follow that sentence with the words “but I digress.” And so I do. – As far as I could tell, NBC and the…
-
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,…
-
Thin Air: Opening Night Thoughts
Time to fire up the old bloggy blog machine and talk a little hockey. – I am ready for this season. Last season was short and compact. It seemed like every night was a game to care about. I was not pleased with the lockout, was a little burned out from the compact schedule, and…
-
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…
-
Thin Air – July 11, 2012
New Nash-ville: Breaking!!!11OMG1!!1ONE!!! – Rick Nash has six teams he is willing to be traded to. The 2011-12 LA Kings, the 2010-11 Bruins, and the 2010 Canadian Olympic team are the top three. If those don’t work, he is willing to go to the NY Giants. He has dropped the Lakers, as they already have…
You must be logged in to post a comment.