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Present or Future? Carle or Redden?
February 21, 2008 by
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If you believe TSN.ca (and I have no reason not to) Wade Redden was asked to waive his no-trade because the Sharks called and asked about his availability. Sources claim the offer was Matt Carle and a draft pick. Carle was just signed to a 4-year deal and has the potential to be ....
Maybe it's Me
February 21, 2008 by
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I hadn't watched any part of a Kings game for the past week because I was out of town. During that time, the Kings went 3-0, including a 9-2 beatdown against Chicago on Tuesday. I finally drove home today, arriving just in time to catch the last few minutes of tonight's game...
Ducks Gamedayâ€"Ever Dance with the Devil in the Pale Moonlight?
February 21, 2008 by
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Anaheim Ducks (29-22-7, t-3rd in west) at New Jersey Devils (30-20-4, 5th in east)Today is not only Scott Niedermayer's first game in New Jersey since he left in 2004. It's also Anaheim's first game in New Jersey since the cup finals 2003, game 7. My anger and bitterness...
Huh
February 20, 2008 by
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So the Kings actually beat the Red Wings last night. It wasn't one of those, "Got a few lucky breaks and then shut down defensively" games either; the Kings were the ones catching the bad breaks, what with Jason Labarbera pulling his best Dan Cloutier impression last...
Ducks Gamedayâ€"If you're ever in New York, come see the White House!
February 20, 2008 by
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Anaheim Ducks (28-22-7, t-5th in west) at New York Rangers (27-23-6, 7th in east)Well, the Ducks certainly didn't take the easiest route between New York games. Most of the Ducks took a quick trip to Washington, D.C., to meet President Bush (as is customary for cup champs to do...
One Small Example...
February 19, 2008 by
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...of the homerism of Brian Hayward:End of overtime. Michal Handzus has the puck with the clock winding down and shoots it on net with no time remaining. Now, did Handzus shoot the puck after the horn blew? No, he didn't. Did he shoot it when he had no chance to score? Yes, he...
Kings Gameday: You Could See it Coming
February 17, 2008 by
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Los Angeles Kings (blargh!) @ Edmonton Oilers (21-21-4, 13th in West)6:00 PST, FSN West?* [Earl has a post below about how Pronger and Niedermayer are douche bags or something. I don't know, I just kind of skimmed. Also, do the Ducks ever not play? Jesus.]Last year, in one of my...
What I Don't Understand
February 17, 2008 by
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As we try to distract ourselves from Richard Zednik's neck wound (and to think, all these years I've been making fun of Alexei Yashin for wearing a turtleneck), I was thinking about things in hockey I don't understand. Everyone, whether they're newcomers or seasoned...
Ducks Gamedayâ€"Warning: Dangerous Karma Ahead
February 16, 2008 by
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Anaheim Ducks (31-22-7, t-3rd in west) at Colorado Avalanche (30-21-5, 6th in west)The scene is set February 1st, COL @ DET: Late in the 2nd period of a scoreless game, Milan Hejduk puts a puck past Dominik Hasek, but the goal is disallowed for goalie interference. Here's Bill...
And For One Day....
February 16, 2008 by
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Dan Cloutier can smile. He saved 31 of 33, with both goals coming on the power play. Congratulations, Dan; I don't hate you today.
Kings Gameday: Looking Back
February 15, 2008 by
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LA Kings (6-3-1 in last 10) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (30-19-5, 1st in pussies out with high ankle sprains)10:00 PST, FSN West (It's criminal to make the Kings play that early)Near the beginning of the year, the degenerates over at Pensblog asked me to write a season preview for them...
Kings Gameday: Uncle Kracker?
February 15, 2008 by
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Los Angeles Kings (hepsch) @ Vancouver Canucks (25-17-5, t-6th in West)7:00 PST, 1150 AMAt the beginning of the season I had a great idea to read through player bios and then decide if I like them more or less based on that information. It was a fun, quirky way to get to know the players...
Sharks acquire Jody Shelley
February 15, 2008 by
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Why? I believe this is the reason:Ron Wilson: "Patty, if you don't start playing consistently, Shelley will beat the shit out of you."Patrick Marleau: "Oh." (furrows unibrow with confused apathy)
Finnish Flashback
February 14, 2008 by
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I don't have time today to write an excellent post on this subject yet, but I did make a nice graphic. Anyways, per TSN, Teemu Selanne has come to terms with the Ducks on a contract for the remainder of the season and should be re-joining the team this week.There's probably...
Revenge is best served in Minnesota
February 14, 2008 by
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Minnesota > Earl.
What do you do with Six Games of Suck?
February 14, 2008 by
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Well, the Ducks are looking reminiscent of last year's championship squad, even with the current injury to center Doug Weight. They've won their last five games in regulation, outscoring opponents 14-5, and have just concluded an eight-game road trip before enjoying the next...
OT: Ilya Kovalchuk is Really Good
February 11, 2008 by
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(I originally put this up a while ago but took it down to write about Dustin Brown's contract. I'm not doing all the math again (you do it!), so just know that Kovalchuk has scored 10 goals since I wrote this, including back-to-back hat tricks. Holy balls.)I know, breaking...
Malkin' a case for the MVP
February 10, 2008 by
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Whoo boy, tonight's pun-based headline was brought to you by Chris Berman's intern-destroying rant.Anyway, I hate to admit this (since I write about the Stars and the Pacific Division), but the Penguins have always been my favorite team. That's right. I grew up in East...
2007 NHL fan map
February 10, 2008 by
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Commoncensus.org is an open source mapping project using user input to generate interactive maps on a local, regional and national level. The reliability of the data hinges on the amount of participation from the public, but there are a few interesting "sphere of influence"...
Sharks/Oilers Frozen Gameday
February 10, 2008 by
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Born and raised in California, I am the first too admit I don't know what cold is. I am the idiot who wears ski jackets and ski pants while travelling to the East Coast. What do I know about cold you ask? I watch Packers games in the snow and shiver while sitting in a 70 degree...
I Hate Ryan Smyth
February 10, 2008 by
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"I want you to get this fuck where he breathes! I want you to find this nancy-boy Eliot Ness, I want him DEAD! I want his family DEAD! I want his house burned to the GROUND! I wanna go there in the middle of the night and I wanna PISS ON HIS ASHES!" ...
61 pts But Still Underachieving?
February 10, 2008 by
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Can you call a team that has the 3rd most points in the league underachieving? After demoralizing losses at home to Dallas and Detroit, the Sharks ended the pre-Allstar break with 2 victories. Granted, the 2 wins were against Chicago and St.Louis, but that just tells the story of the...
Kings Gameday: Feeling Charitable
February 09, 2008 by
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Los Angeles Kings (blech) vs. San Jose Sharks (18-12-5, 2nd in Pacific)The Kings are terrible, and a big part of this has been their propensity to turn over the puck. The Kings have 5 players in the top 20 of turnovers; that's not good. Lubomir Visnovsky leads the league in giveaways...
Some of the best (or worst) commercial cameos with sport stars
February 09, 2008 by
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In case you haven't been trolling the hockey blogosphere, the unintentionally hilarious performances of Colby Armstrong, Maxim Talbot, Sergei Gonchar and Evgeni Malkin have generated a lot of harsh criticisms from some of the most respected hockey bloggers. If you haven't seen...
Ducks Gamedayâ€"The Littlest Goalie
February 08, 2008 by
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Anaheim Ducks (27-22-7, t-5th in west) at New York Islanders (24-23-6, 10th in east)"We're making goalies look like all-stars right now." So says Brian Burke on the Ducks' recent pratfall. Five goals scored in their last six games, zero in their last two. Neglecting...
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