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A Rudderless Ship
by IwoCPO on 03/03/07 at 08:11 PM ET
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Longtime poster from MLive, RWBill, has begun a thread over at the Godfather’s Message Board on the league’s unwillingness to address the number of shots to the head.
The NHL front office is surely the biggest collection of cowards in a professional league as this great Hockey Ship careens rudderless in stormy waters. We’re all on board watching in horror with no way to right the ship while Captain Bettman is locked in his quarters playing backgammon with no concern for the welfare of the crew. Concussions and injuries requiring hospitalization continue to pile up without so much as a peep from the NHL.
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Touring the Sphere
by IwoCPO on 03/03/07 at 01:03 PM ET
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I think it sucks. I think Edmonton trading Ryan (Jason, Smith, Smyth) sucks and sucks hard whether you’re an Oiler fan or not. Not to belabor a point that’s already been made (because I NEVER belabor, right?), but how much should one fan base have to put up with? How many Weights, Guerins, Josephs, Prongers and now Smyth (Smiths) do they have to lose?
I turn to BOA for their latest reaction and mystification at their own Deep Diggers.
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The Importance of Getting It
by IwoCPO on 03/03/07 at 12:03 PM ET
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Hot Damn. It’s about time Jason Williams returned to form. We’re going to need a little production from him as the playoffs get closer, especially with all those injuries.
What? Oh. My bad.
Funniest Babcock quote of the year (not written by me)? This one may be up there.
MLive/Khan(!)
Williams, traded to the Blackhawks on Monday for Calder, scored both goals for Chicago. His short-handed effort on a breakaway at 11:15 of the second period cut Detroit’s lead to 4-1. He added a power-play goal at 2:46 of the third.
“It’s good to see him score, too,” Babcock said of Williams. “What the heck.”
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Add Hasek and Chelios To The List
by IwoCPO on 03/02/07 at 05:26 PM ET
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Both of the ancient vets will sit out tonite, according to Deep Digger captain Ansar Khan(!).
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Friday Odds and Ends
by IwoCPO on 03/02/07 at 11:51 AM ET
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Back in Tennessee for the weekend. Pleasant to be reminded that teeth, nouns AND verbs, and the merits of relationships outside the traditional family tree are all still considered overrated here. Oh, c’mon Bubba. You know I’m just teasin’. Speaking of Bubba…
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Problems With Bert? Good.
by IwoCPO on 02/28/07 at 04:32 PM ET
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A day later and I have a few impressions. They're mild and I certainly don't mean to ruffle feathers, because that's not who I am. So here we go. Are you disappointed that the Wings have acquired a man who blindsided another player from behind with a sucker punch that essentially broke his neck? You are? Not me.
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As Expected…The Delicate Genius Chimes In
by IwoCPO on 02/28/07 at 09:42 AM ET
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Not surprisingly, Mitch Albom has graced Wing fans with his viewpoints. We should have expected it.
Sure, I know. He ignores the most successful team in the state’s history 50 weeks out of the year. He has zero credibility in the Wings room or in the minds of any reasonable Wing fan. Like his large buddy at the Detroit News, Albom writes exactly nothing about Detroit hockey until he absolutely has to…when the playoffs roll around.
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A Chance Holland Had To Take
by IwoCPO on 02/27/07 at 05:42 PM ET
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Woops. Watch out Klessel. Since I correctly predicted the Bertuzzi deal, I've decided to charge 11 dollars per page view, create a "chart" and hire Andy Strickland to impersonate Nostradamus on a weekly basis. Conditional and a pick? Considering the moves made by Bubba and The Team We Don't Speak Of, Holland had to take this chance. I like it. I've liked it all along. I'm assuming a physical will determine when or if Bert actually dons the Winged Wheel. Anyone want to guess how long it will take little Little Mitch to pen a sobbing column of outrage? I'm betting 24 hours. More later. *updated 2:51pm ET
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Deadline Travel
by IwoCPO on 02/27/07 at 11:11 AM ET
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I’ll be in the air headed back to DC most of the day. Feel free to use this post to comment on any deals Holland makes (or doesn’t make) throughout the day. And remember this: Nearly killing someone ONCE doesn’t make a player a bad person, necessarily.
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Were Wing Injuries Willie’s Ticket To Chicago?
by IwoCPO on 02/27/07 at 04:40 AM ET
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Yeah, I think so. If not for the uncertainty surrounding the Kopecky situation, Dan Cleary’s injury and Samuelsson’s foot, I’m not so sure the Boy Wonder makes the Calder deal. But, deal he did and the Wings bring in some grit.
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