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The NHL Still Takes the Cake 0

Today’s Major League Baseball trade deadline was decidedly quite active. Well, it was for MLB, in any event. There were a total of 28 players traded with 10 deals being executed. Like I said, this was active for MLB standards. … Continue reading

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Here is a Mascot Rapelling 0

I have to say that the Avalanche falling off the side of a building is a perfect allegory to the team post-Sakic. Of course, the Avs also look like they are landing on their feet. If you couldn’t tell, we … Continue reading

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Your Tim Stapleton Update 0

I alerted you a few weeks back to the continued free agency of one Tim Stapleton. I did this because he was listed as one of the best remaining free agents, a statement that boggled my mind, for obvious reasons. … Continue reading

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Semin a Hurricane 0

At the beginning of the offseason, I made a few predictions. I predicted that Ryan Suter would go to Detroit, Zach Parise would stay in New Jersey, and I didn’t even bother figuring which team Alexander Semin would end up … Continue reading

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Which Franchise Saw It’s Future Shaped More? 0

There were two big moves in the last 48 hours. The first was Rick Nash finally being traded, shipped off to New York for Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov and Tim Erixon (with a couple picks and a prospect also changing … Continue reading

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Patrick Kane Likes to Party 0

It doesn’t seem difficult to find a picture of Patrick Kane after a few drinks. He also has a history of drunken altercations, including a violent episode with a cabbie in Buffalo over what turned out to be pocket change. … Continue reading

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RIP Jessica Redfield 0

(Reposted from Barry Melrose Rocks, but the sentiment is the same) By now, you have certainly heard of the terrible tragedy that struck in Colorado, and perhaps even heard of Jessica Ghawi, or Jessica Redfield, as she was known professionally. … Continue reading

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Flyers Make a Bid for Weber 0

The Philadelphia Flyers already lost a premier defenseman in Matt Carle when he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The market wasn’t exactly good to the Flyers either, with their most celebrated signing being none other than… Ruslan Fedotenko? The … Continue reading

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Will Rick Nash Ever be Traded? 0

Rick Nash is still a Columbus. He was trade bait last year. He was trade bait at the trade deadline. He was trade bait at draft. He hasn’t moved anywhere since, despite Nash’s stated desire to leave Ohio, and Columbus … Continue reading

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What is he thinking? 0

Too often, athletes find themselves involved with the law for all the wrong reasons. I think we most regularly see this in the NFL (Hey Elvis Dumervil and Dez Bryant, what is wrong with you guys?), but no sport is … Continue reading

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