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10/3 Morning Links

By Ken Oda 1460 0

Super pumped to see Center Ice commercials on TV, and here I thought my season ticket payment was the only way I could give the NHL money for games that won’t be played…

Speaking of which real games are the next on the block: (SI)

LeBrun says its Groundhog Day, and we’re Chris Elliot: (ESPN)

On the upside a lockout may mean no more annoying Selanne goals: (HP)

Forget the Spare Bears we may get the AuxHawks: (PD)

Which may have something do with this: (PHT)

Not so Sad Panda? (CSN) (autoplay warning)

Goin’ Hoggin’ with Shaw (blackhawks.com)

Whatever: (twitter)

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Fall On Your Sword, Ajax

By Sam Fels 1394 0

Dear NHLPA,

I write this to you, knowing you’ll never see it, in the wake of your latest failed meetings with the NHL and on the precipice of losing regular-season games. And a bunch of them at that. While it comes as no surprise, the reality of it being here still stings me and every other fan. Again, we’re well aware that we don’t matter and I’m not here to ask you to “do it for us,” even though I’m sure some of you will run for that cover to justify your stances and actions. That’s fine, we’re used to it.

But over the years, and decades, you the hockey players have gotten a lot of mileage out of the perception that hockey players are different. You’ve actively promoted this about yourselves many times. You extoll your virtue about how much you love your game, how much more or differently you love it than other athletes. You’re just a simple Canadian kid, right? The time has come to prove that.