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Greetings to Mommy Sleek's mailing list
February 08, 2008 by
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For the year-plus duration of this blog, I've been living in semi-anonymityâ€"it was a fairly short list of people who knew that by night, I was secretly blogging under the pseudonym Earl Sleek. Until now.Apparently my mother, needing some content to fill up my paragraph...
Semi-live blogging the skillz competition (part 2 of 3)
February 08, 2008 by
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Update 2:A round of applause for the Ryan Miller Amp Energy Drink Commercial. It's like Wild'N'Out with...goalies. By the way, I know that I'm not the Kings correspondent anymore when I have no idea who that goalie is. I'm embarrassed.So, I might or might not add...
Ducks Gamedayâ€"A History Lesson
February 08, 2008 by
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Anaheim Ducks (27-20-6, 4th in west) at Minnesota Wild (28-19-3, 5th in west)First off, tip of the hat to Steve Lepore from KK for offering this info: tonight's Versus telecast will be called by John Ahlers, John Vanbiesbrouck, and Jack Edwards. I remember when I first heard about...
Non-Teemu news
February 08, 2008 by
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Bla bla bla, Teemu Selanne's back. Ok, I'm just being a bitter Sharks fan. You know what would be great? If Patrick Marleau -- the real Patty, not the Bizarro Evil Patty we've seen this season -- came back. And speaking of Patty, Drew Remenda was on XM earlier today. If...
Kings Gameday: Manchester 90210
February 07, 2008 by
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LA Kings (oof) @ Philadelphia Flyers (27-16-5, 2nd in East) 4:00 PST, FSN West(We've been busy recently, so make sure you check out the posts on shitty commercials and all the Teemu stuff from yesterday.)While the Kings have been relaxing and taking a much-needed break from the...
Kings Gameday: They're Dropping Like Fries!
February 06, 2008 by
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LA Kings (durr) @ New York Rangers (27-22-6, 7th in East)4:00 PST, FSN West(Wait, what? "Flies?" That doesn't make any sense.)Happy Election Day! I hope all of you go out and participate in the democratic process. I voted for Lubo because of his "Pro-Cookie"...
Ducks Gamedayâ€"Carter tries to play God
February 05, 2008 by
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Toronto Maple Leafs (16-18-8, 13th in east) at Anaheim Ducks (22-17-6, 6th in west)So even passing readers should know that I have an unhealthy addiction to Sammy Pahlsson. From poetry to trophy talk to analysis to fantasy fun to putting him in every game prediction, I think I'...
Things that make you go hmmm...
February 05, 2008 by
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"You shouldn't play the way we did in a big game like this," Wilson said. "We had an opportunity to put some distance between ourselves and Anaheim, and we didn't do it. ... It's inexplicable to me not to have the extra passion tonight."Gee, Ron, kinda...
You Can't Tell Right Now...
February 03, 2008 by
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...but I'm busting.Oh, and Sutherby, Brad Stuart knocks the wind out of Travis Moen and you respond by trying to fight him? That's not the Anaheim way, c'mon. What you do is, you wait until there's a little bit of a scrum and then you sucker punch a guy like Jeff Giuliano...
Face time with Stanley
February 03, 2008 by
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I asked Hockey Hall of Fame Keeper of the Cup Mike Bolt a few questions about the Stanley Cup Tuesday at the 2008 ECHL Allstar Skills Competition in Stockton. More notes about the video are available here, and a link to the video is up on livevideo here.There is just enough room for...
Ducks Gamedayâ€"My dad's wrong, right?
February 03, 2008 by
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Anahiem Ducks (19-15-5, 7th in west) at Calgary Flames (17-14-7, 8th in west)When it comes to hockey, my dad is not the savviest of spectators. It's not that he's a fool or anything, but he's a guy who will complain about 45-second shifts and will a lot of times credit...
Ducks Gamedayâ€"Sleek gets long-winded
February 03, 2008 by
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Anaheim Ducks (27-21-7, 5th in west) at Philadelphia Flyers (28-17-5, 3rd in east)Well, another set of back-to-back games for the Ducks, despite still having played more games than anyone. And while the losing streak (0-4-1 since I skipped a GDP against Dallas) and pitiful offense...
Kings Gameday: This Game is Not Important
February 03, 2008 by
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Los Angeles Kings (15-26-2, yarr) vs. Nashville Predators (20-19-2, 4th in Central)7:30 PST, FSN WestThe Kings have always had a little history with the Nashville Predators; it's never just another game when they play. I don't know why, maybe it just feels that way because...
In Defense of the All-Star Game
February 03, 2008 by
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I love the All-Star Game. I do. It's one of my favorite parts of the season, a chance to see hockey players not as faceless drones, but as people having a good time. Not many other people feel the same way, though. Even my friend, mentor, and former domestic partner (he knows what...
Ducks Gamedayâ€"Attention: Deficit Disorder!
February 01, 2008 by
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Anaheim Ducks (27-21-6, t-5th in west) at St. Louis Blues (23-19-7, 12th in west)Boy, I can't wait for this Anaheim team to get good, or at least stop sabotaging their results with awful starts. It's been two weeks since the Ducks picked up any standings points, having lost...
Kings Gameday Guest Post: (New Jersey) Devil's Dictionary, Part II
February 01, 2008 by
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Los Angeles Kings (12-22-2, pbbbbt!) @ Nashville Predators (14-16-2, 14th in West... wow, what a bunch of losers)5:00 PST, FSN West(Here's part II. Once again, feel free to make up your own and put them in the comments.) Masterson Trophy- A trophy awarded to a player who would...
Captain Benchwarmer
January 31, 2008 by
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I think Patrick Marleau and Ron Wilson need to go on an episode of Celebrity Deathmatch or something to work out their "issues" (or hell, call a freakin' marriage counselor or something). I noticed yesterday that Captain Patty wasn't on the ice for a good portion...
Daydreaming about the 2008 playoffs...
January 31, 2008 by
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After watching PJ Swenson's great Stanley Cup interview and with the (weak) hubbub surrounding the NHL All-Star game, I couldn't help but think to a few months from now when the games start to matter again.With all that in mind, I thought it would be fun to conjure up the most...
Kings Gameday: All-Star Voting
January 31, 2008 by
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The last game was awesome. I'm starting to think that the Kings should move to the East. Seriously, with their offense and shaky defense, they'd fit right in. Anyway, I'm still busy so I'm going give you guys the opportunity to discuss who you're voting for in the...
Hnidy-Hnight!
January 31, 2008 by
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To Boston: D Shane Hnidy and a 6th-round pickTo Anaheim: F Brandon Bochenski (Link)While there are some salary cap and tag implications created by this move, I think the gains are pretty small. Basically, this is a trade to get a guy who could crack Anaheim's lineup for a guy who...
Edmonton Burned Pronger's Baby?
January 31, 2008 by
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Here's a very long, very detailed post by Greg Wyshynski about Chris Pronger's continuing feud with the people of Edmonton. I aggressively don't give a fuck about this, but I figured you people might get a kick out of it. Besides, an enemy of Chris Pronger is a friend of mine.
Three lightly researched nuggets
January 31, 2008 by
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Here are some somewhat random NHL and BoC thoughts of varying quality: The Kings have been on the brain ever since I foolishly compared the Marc Crawford â€" Patrick Roy Avalanche to the early 90s Cowboys. After some (reckless) thought, I think the Kings need to try to engineer...
Ducks Gamedayâ€"A typical Friday effort
January 30, 2008 by
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Chicago Blackhawks (19-17-3, t-11th in west) at Anaheim Ducks (20-17-5, t-7th in west)Sorry guys, it's Friday and I got home later than Rudy did last night. I got nothing.I guess the only thing I'll note is that with Pahlsson on the shelf and Selanne on retirement row, the...
More Razor, more Canucks
January 30, 2008 by
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The Montreal Canadiens are clubbing the Boston Bruins like baby seals at the moment, up 6-1, and it got me thinking about Versus coverage once again. I know that the NHL looks at Canada as ratings poison, but it's a real pleasure to watch games where the crowds treat an NHL game...
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