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Even A Stopped Clock

By March 22, 2017

Around these parts, an opportunity to shit all over anything the league, or particularly Gary Bettman, says or does for regarding anything surrounding the overall trajectory or vision of the NHL at a large is rarely missed. And though there was a great deal of public “outrage” over his words when he stated “assume we’re […]

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Ok, Now Export Molson Dry To This Country

By sgadmin February 23, 2014 0

It’s finally over. A tournament that will basically be remembered for ruthless efficiency more than any classic hockey has come to a close. And it ended with Canada on top, which it always should have. Sure, it would have been more fun if Sweden could have played them with more than a center and a […]

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Where's Your Exceptionalism Now?

By sgadmin February 22, 2014 0

Well, that didn’t go well. The U.S. landed with a Fudd-like thud in the Bronze Medal game, getting stonewalled by Tuukka Rask for two periods before coming apart at the seams in the 3rd to leave an ugly looking scoreline of 5-0. I don’t think it was a 5-0 game, and I don’t think the […]

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Where’s Your Exceptionalism Now?

By February 22, 2014 0

Well, that didn’t go well. The U.S. landed with a Fudd-like thud in the Bronze Medal game, getting stonewalled by Tuukka Rask for two periods before coming apart at the seams in the 3rd to leave an ugly looking scoreline of 5-0. I don’t think it was a 5-0 game, and I don’t think the […]

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You Can’t Escape Big Brother

By Sam Fels February 21, 2014 0

Quick reactions to the semifinals today. We’ll start with the bigger game to us, and that’s the battle of the 49th. Those of us here in the land of guns and poor public education love to big up our chances and talk a big game, but every hockey fan knows in their heart that Canada […]

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You Can't Escape Big Brother

By sgadmin February 21, 2014 0

Quick reactions to the semifinals today. We’ll start with the bigger game to us, and that’s the battle of the 49th. Those of us here in the land of guns and poor public education love to big up our chances and talk a big game, but every hockey fan knows in their heart that Canada […]

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Fancy Seeing You Here: Olympic Semifinal Preview And Thread

By Sam Fels February 20, 2014 0

If this is to be the last Olympics with the NHL involved, I suppose there’s decent symmetry in having the last two Gold Medal games be the semifinal match ups. It should make for a pretty good morning for hockey fans, assuming you can get up early enough or get off work or watch at […]

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Should The NHL Stay In The Olympics?

By Sam Fels February 20, 2014 0

While we’re poised for a semifinal day that really will be a feast of hockey, the other side of the debate is also clear after John Tavares’s injury. It would be an even bigger howl if the Islanders were in playoff contention, so I guess the NHL dodged a quarter of a bullet there. The […]

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Wear The Grudge Like A Crown: Olympic Quarterfinal Wrap

By Sam Fels February 19, 2014 0

Everything pretty much went to script, and now the Olympics gets the treat of having what are probably the two leading international rivalries in its semifinal. Should make for quite the morning on Friday. Let’s run through the action. Sweden 5 – Slovenia 0: Took the Swedes longer than I thought and Slovenia actually had […]

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Swiss Miss: Second Round Wrap And Quarterfinal Preview

By Sam Fels February 18, 2014 0

We finally have the quarters set, and it finally feels like the tournament is really starting. We’re going to get some games that could be a thing, especially Russia-Finland. The Czechs and Yanks could be a better game than at first blush, and of course it’ll never happen but we’d all laugh forever if Canada […]