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How a broken leg should inspire the NHL to drop Icing all-together.
The climate following Kurtis Fosters' unfortunate leg injury has created yet another opportunity to start some buzz around a radical and potentially beneficial alteration to the NHL rule book. (Video + Analysis)
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March 21, 2008
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Weekly Wed. All-NHL Podcast
I might be suffering from goldfish-eating-induced anemia which has absolutely shattered my vocal chords, but dammit it all if I didn't come through with the Wed. All-NHL podcast.
It kicks off with some bragging about Sean Avery, before breaking down teams 6 thru 10 in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The latter sections break the season-ending surgery for Rick DiPietro...
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March 19, 2008
Stompin' Chris Pronger Teaches a Valuable Life Lesson.
Of course stars are protected in the NHL, just as they are outside of sport and throughout culture. NHL stars get more lenient judgments the same way Hollywood celebrities rarely get convicted. Star power turns 20-to-life into a mistrial or community service, or 30 games into 8. Read how Prongers stomp taught us the myth of fairness.
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March 18, 2008
Tiger Woods: Legendary at the Bay Hill
So golf might not be your bag? No problem, Tiger's pure dominance makes every stroke captivating. As fans of sport and athletic competition all agree, the display of greatness Tiger provides with unfathomable consistency is a spectacle like no other.
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March 16, 2008
Weekly Wednesday All-NHL Podcast
This Weekly Wednesday podcast kicks off with the buzz surrounding next years outdoor game followed by a look at the top of the standings in the East and Western conferences. It finishes in style with back-to-back commentary on the Sean Avery contract situation and intricate analysis on why the butterfly goaltenders maybe be fatally flawed. Thanks for listening and we'd love to...
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March 12, 2008
How to Fix the Maple Leafs: Player-by-Player
So the task is obvious: rebuild. The methodology is – in stark contrast – very much up in the air. Until a permanent GM is in Toronto this raging debate about how to rebuild will incessantly be overheard. So in a light piece, enjoy how to repair the Maple Leafs one player at a time.
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March 10, 2008
Taking the Hockey Media to Task: Cox and Proteau
Topic: Have visors significantly changed hockey? The world of journalism is rarely deficient when it comes to favourably quantifying ones argument. In different terms, writers spin and manipulate numbers to support their case in the same manner other professionals do.
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March 06, 2008
Weekly Wednesday All-NHL Podcast.
This weeks Wednesday Podcast in association with The Hockey Herald takes a look at rumors surrounding Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs GM job followed by an explanation of why the NHL needs more player blogs. The podcast closes with the influence Brian Murray has on the Ottawa Senators down the stretch, and lastly a debate on which conference is superior: East or West?
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March 05, 2008
BREAKING: Hossa tears MCL in 1st game.
After playing just over 10mins for his new team, the Pittsburgh Penguins new star Marion Hossa is on the shelf.
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February 28, 2008
Why are the Maple Leafs still starting Vesa Toskala?
In the midst of a post-deadline mix-up that saw the Toronto Maple Leafs trade away three role players in an attempt to build for the future there seems to be a conflict of interest between the suits in the suites and boys behind the bench.
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February 28, 2008
Post-Deadline Podcast from Cloud9 Sports and The Hockey Herald.
For your listening pleasure I present to you the best post-deadline podcast availible. This podcast contains a look at NHL Insiders and how they operate, plus a more detailed breakdown of the Top 10 Moves of the NHL Trade Deadline. Enjoy!
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February 27, 2008
Top 10 moves of the NHL trade deadline
As much as we expected a few big names to move before the NHL trade dealine, I'm not alone feeling a bit overwhelmed with the magnitude of trade-deadline player transactions. Get all your analysis here.
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February 26, 2008
The Mats Sundin Aftermath: He stays, who wins??
It looks like John Ferguson Jr. has risen from the grave and stabbed the hearts of Leaf fans yet again. By giving captain Mats Sundin transcendent ability to veto any and all trade offers the former general manager handed the new one a shroud knot that proved securely fastened. Yes, Mats will remain a Maple Leaf and thus divide the fans of the blue and white into one of two camps:
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February 24, 2008
Counting Down the Sundin Saga: Make or Break for Mats. (w/ Chart)
Charting and reviewing the potential landing spots for the great Maple Leafs Captain, Mats Sundin. Includes potential bargaining chips, value of the deal and likelihood it all goes down. Must see for Leafs fans.
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February 22, 2008
NEW NHL Podcast: Enjoy a Refreshingly Atypical Trade Deadline Update
Listen to what GM's are thinking and why sports writers are over-fantasizing blockbuster deals. Also listen to the deals that are likely -- not just purely speculative -- and who will be moved.
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February 20, 2008
Forsbergs' Foot is Still Fooling Us All. Is He Back... AGAIN?
This man was the best player in the NHL, is one of three members of the double Triple Gold Club, and recently turned down numerous NHL contracts. In any case, todays news from his Nordic stomping ground will shock you.
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February 19, 2008
Huge Hockey Podcast: Gruesome Skate Blade Injuries, Trade Deadline Report & More!
In association with thehockeyherald.com, Cloud9 Sports is stoked to provide the highest quality hockey content in the blogosphere. Listen here to why neckguards and visors will never be mandatory, a detailed breakdown of who is getting traded and where, and why we need to embrace hockey and stop endlessly chirping the best indoor game in the world.
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February 14, 2008
MLB: Pettitte Buries Clemens with the Truth
Roger Clemens now officially joins Pete Rose among baseball superstars with an eternally tainted legacy proving that the one thing fans hate more than a cheater, is a liar.
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February 13, 2008
NHL Violence: Now TV commercials are a problem? PLEASE...
Talk about a polarizing subject in sports and fighting in hockey emerges like a sneaky right cross from George Parros. The volume of opinions on the matter diminish the vastness of the Milky Way while overemphasizing what amounts to a single snap, or pitch in football and baseball respectively. Does punching a man in the groin, or throwing at someones' head not glaringly eclipse...
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February 11, 2008
NHL: The 60-goal Scorer?
Few players in the NHL have the talent, skill and determination to score 60 goals, a fact that is quite evident in the statistics collected over the last 10 seasons, in addition to the tears of every hockey purist incensed over rule changes to beef up offensive production. (Note the date of publication.)
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February 08, 2008
Podcast #4: Shaq Trade, Forsberg and the NHL Hotstove, Ray Emery is T.O.!
The best podcast to date! Check out the analysis on the Shaq/Marion deal in the NBA, the how the Peter Forsberg sweepstakes changes the NHL, and the best piece I've done yet: Ray Emery is the TO of the NHL.
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February 06, 2008
Cloud9 Sports Podcast: Tiger, Eli Manning and the Tipster.
This podcast continues the State of Sports Address with a look at why Tigers' dominance is bad for the PGA, a profile of Super Bowl QB Eli Manning and how his emergence should be judged, and lastly a humourous beef on Sports gambling and Tips from the Tipster.
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January 31, 2008
State of Sports Address Part I (MLB & NHL)
MLB: Roger Clemens' lawyer is a tool. An 18,000 word document laden with statistical analysis is no way to prove your case in the sports world. Sports are bound to emotion. The thrill and excitement, and often the sadness and disappointment we feel after either watching or participating in competition has touched us all.
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January 29, 2008
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