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BoC 2.0 is LIVE
December 08, 2008 by
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Check it out at http://www.battleofcali.com/Incidentally, if you count the two new posts we've already published on the new site, this new-site pointer now represents BoC's 1,500th published post. Huzzah!
SUPER BIG NEWS (Let's call it SBN for short)
December 08, 2008 by
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Yup, that's right. Some big-ass news.Battle of California is moving to a new home. http://www.battleofcali.com/ (an SBN blog)-- though this link won't work until later today, I think. Once our new site is active, I'll add the link up above, but this does represent the final...
Ducks Gameday—The Three Patos!
December 07, 2008 by
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Columbus Blue Jackets (11-12-3, t-12th in west) at Anaheim Ducks (14-10-3, t-4th in west)No, we will not die like dogs! We will fight like lions!"Three Patos, Anaheim, California. You are very great. 100,000 pesos. Come to Santa Poco, put on show, stop. The Infamous El Guapo....
Kings Gameday: More Like Dour Play, Right? Right?
December 06, 2008 by
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LA Kings (10-11-4) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (11-11-3)7:30 PST, Fox Sports WestThe Kings' power play feels ****** right now. The numbers don't really back me up (the Kings are about where they were last year, around 17th) but I don't know, I'm still not a fan. There...
Kings Gameday: Poor Fro
December 05, 2008 by
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LA Kings (10-11-3) vs. Edmonton Oilers (11-11-2)7:30 PST, Fox Sports WestTo recap: Sean O'Donnell takes a boneheaded penalty and giftwraps a goal for the other team? Right back on the ice. Dustin Brown takes a bad penalty with the team already down a man? Right back on the ice...
Norris Pickles
December 04, 2008 by
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There's been plenty of talk about how great Dan Boyle has been for the Sharks this season, how Christian Ehrhoff is coming into his own, how Rob Blake got his groove back.But Marc-Edouard Vlasic? Sure, he's having a great year -- but a Norris-worthy year? The Hockey News thinks...
The NHL should make lemonade out of Avery's lemons
December 04, 2008 by
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LAST BOC/CLS DOUBLE POST FOR A WHILE, REALLY!This Sean Avery story sure has legs, doesn't it? Before this it seemed like the only time the NHL was the top story was if Todd Bertuzzi broke someone's neck (although hockey being a lead story only when something bad happens still...
Ducks Gameday—The Avery Impact
December 03, 2008 by
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Anaheim Ducks (14-9-3, 3rd in west) at Chicago Blackhawks (10-6-6, t-7th in west)How much will this post cost me in karma dollars?Instead of talking up this Chicago rematch, I'm going to throw my two rambly cents in on the Avery suspension. I don't like it.Now don't get...
Come on now
December 03, 2008 by
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Sloppy seconds? Seriously? The NHL's collective feathers are ruffled over this?That being said, reactions from Marty Turco, Mike Modano, Brad Richards and Mike Ribeiro do show that this Sean Avery experiment isn't exactly going well. We're only in December and the team...
Kings Gameday: Way to Go, Sean
December 02, 2008 by
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LA Kings (10-10-3) @ Phoenix Coyotes (10-11-2)6:30 PST, Fox Sports WestLast night the Kings were leading, 1-0, going into the 3rd period. They hadn't played particularly well, but had used a fast start to gain an advantage on the scoreboard. During the 2nd intermission, Terry Murray...
Sharks Gameday: Ron Returns To The Scene Of The Crime
December 02, 2008 by
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San Jose Sharks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs7:30 PM, Comcast SportsnetSharks fans weren’t particularly nice to Brian Campbell when he returned to HP Pavilion. That’s to be expected, as Campbell came with a lot of potential and promise and he failed to deliver, then he said, “Screw...
You Don't Have Enough Talent to Win on Talent Alone
December 02, 2008 by
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Kings Gameday: MAPLE LEAFS MAPLE LEAFS MAPLE LEAFS MAPLE LEAFS MAP
December 01, 2008 by
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LA Kings (10-9-3) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (8-9-3)7:30 PST, Fox Sports WestLabarbera's in tonight, Boyle's out, hopefully Zeiler's on the bench. The Leafs score more than you'd think but also let in a lot of goals. I've actually liked the Leafs since they moved to...
Ducks Gameday—Streak Comparison: This Season vs. Last
December 01, 2008 by
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Anaheim Ducks (14-8-3, 3rd in west) at Detroit Red Wings (15-4-4, 2nd in west)Battle of the HangoversFor today's post I threw together a comparison table looking at how the Ducks and Red Wings have been performing compared to a specific stretch of games last season. For the Ducks...
Earl Takes a Request
November 30, 2008 by
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Tim Sassone, Chicago Beat Writer, November 25: Is it being a little too greedy to think the Hawks can go 6-0 on this road trip? Wednesday's game in San Jose won't be easy, but the Sharks can be beat and the Hawks almost did it last week at the United Center. The Hawks led 5...
Frolov-Stoll-Handzus
November 30, 2008 by
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You know, I probably come up with a hundred different line combinations between games, and yet Terry Murray always manages to come up with a line that completely blows my mind. The Frolov-Stoll-Handzus line is one such line, and yet it's different from the others because it doesn...
Kings Gameday: Breaking Up is Hard to Do
November 29, 2008 by
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LA Kings (9-9-3) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (10-5-6!)1:00 PST, Fox Sports Prime TicketAnze Kopitar and Dustin Brown have been attached at the hip since Kopitar came into the league. Brown gave Kopitar a steady hand to feed the puck to, while Kopitar seemed to elevate Brown's game from...
Kings Gameday: Dean Lombardi is a Dead Man
November 26, 2008 by
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LA Kings (8-9-3) @ Edmonton Oilers (9-9-2)7:00 PST, NHL Network, TSNWhat is up, douche bags? This is Lubomir Visnovsky, El Diablo, and I'm running things around here from now on. You may be thinking, "Hey, where's Rudy Kelly?" Well, last time I saw that sniveling...
Sharks Gameday: Guess Who's Back?
November 26, 2008 by
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No, it's not Claude Lemieux. That dude's skating in the AHL, not the NHL, and despite some people speculating that this move might be made to intimidate the Detroit Red Wings (uh...I don't think Lemieux's intimidating anyone in the NHL at this point, but interesting...
Join my digi-team
November 26, 2008 by
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For the first week or two of its release, I bandied about the interwebs playing NHL '09 with a group of whacky Canadians. Aside from their silly accents, these guys were GOOD. They played like ... dare I say, a team.Soon enough, though, Time Warner Cable put it in my pooper (metaphorically...
Bring Back Zeiler
November 26, 2008 by
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Derek Armstrong- 11:21 TOI, 0 G, 0 A, -3, 0 SOG, 0 PIMBrian Boyle- 11:19 TOI, 0 G, 0 A, -3, 0 SOG, 4 PIMRaitis Ivanans- 9:59 TOI, 0 g, 0 A, -2, 0 SOG, 8 PIMI'm not even mad, I'm impressed.
Kings Gameday: 20 Games In
November 25, 2008 by
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LA Kings @ Calgary Flames (11-9-1)6:30 PST, RSW (Regehr Sucks Wang?)Record: 8-8-3 (49 Goals For, 49 Goals Against)Special Teams: 16.7 PP% (19th), 84.1 PK% (10th)Top Scorer: Anze Kopitar, 15 pointsBest Forward: Dustin Brown?Best Defenseman: Drew DoughtyBiggest Surprise: Drew Doughty...
John Zeiler Breaks Foote, Will Miss 3 Games
November 24, 2008 by
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John Zeiler is dumb. If you watch the video, Adam Foote looks back behind him twice and sees Zeiler coming at him, and you can see him assume that there's no way Zeiler is going to hit him because it would clearly be boarding. Foote is so positive in this assumption that he doesn...
San Jose Sharks vs Washington Capitals photos
November 24, 2008 by
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Here are a few photos from the Sharks 7-2 thrashing of the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. Evgeni Nabokov returned to the lineup to backup Brian Boucher, and he is expected to start Wednesday night against Chicago. More photos and notes from the game are available here, and...
Ducks Gameday—Burke Week #5: Finale
November 24, 2008 by
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Colorado Avalanche (9-10-0, t-12th in west) at Anaheim Ducks (11-8-3, t-4th in west)Ah, we finally arrive at the conclusary installment of Burke Week, a five-day gander back at the Anaheim legacy of Brian Burke.Part I: Defending three "bad" Burke moves that I don't think...
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