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Filling the news void, one unsourced falsehood at a time
Starting just after the Radim Vrbata trade and climaxing in the immediate aftermath of the Vaclav Prospal buyout, I've been reintroduced to just why fans turn to unsourced speculation about player movement. I've been reintroduced to just why people turn to a less-than-three-percent-accuracy rumor...
Stanley Cup of Chowder turns 1
Stanley Cup of Chowder celebrated its one year anniversary on May 29th. When I first started this site, I didn't really know what my plan was going to be. All I knew was that I had just finished up with grad school and I had no real job prospects and I had a lot of time on my hands. So, I just...
Stanley Cup Finals Resources
The 2009 Stanley Cup Finals begin tomorrow, with the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins facing off at 8 PM. The game will be shown on NBC, CBC, and RDS. I wanted to post a quick round-up of good links to follow and other information for the Finals. One of the best blogs on SB Nation is...
Welcome to Tampa, Oren and Len
You are not making the most of first impressions in hockey circles. Just saying.
Indefatigable
This guy is Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth. He's an outstanding example of the kind of extraordinary men who formed the backbone of the Royal Navy during the days of the British Empire. He fought privateers off Newfoundland, captured Java from the Dutch, and in one incident, swam out...
We Pick NHL Award Winners for Hurricanes
A day or two ago, James Mirtle asked who we would nominate from the Hurricanes for each of the major NHL Awards this season. Our "blogger in chief" then compiled each of the selections from all of the SBN Bloggers, and posted them on his site. He now has a list of nominees for all 30 NHL clubs. ...
Should the Canes be Buyers or Sellers?
The All Star break is officially here and the Hurricanes can find some satisfaction in the fact that they are currently in 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Their 51 points put them in the playoffs for now, although that spot is tenuous at best. Lurking right behind the Hurricanes are the...
Blogger's Remorse? Nyet
"Bubba's Inbox" has been pretty busy the past day or so. Of course it only figures that a post-game article which was quickly thrown together during the heat of the moment late on a Saturday night, would be quoted from and linked to, by every hockey blog from the Bahamas to the Northwest...
Islanders Bloggers Interview Doug Weight
Islanders Blog Box mainstays, Dee Karl and BD Gallof interviewed Doug Weight over the weekend and put the session up on "You Tube". Weight has certainly not lost his sense of humor as he "guarantees" a 6 and 0 record against the Rangers this year, (then asks if the recorder is on). Classic...
The Battle Rages On - Why MSM Hates Blogs
Main stream media, (MSM), has always held contempt for blogs. The disdain took a very public turn during this past week as well known sportscaster Bob Costas hosted a special feature about the new media on his most recent "Costas NOW" series on HBO. The 90 minute show was comprised of several...
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