Monthly Archives: June 2012

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“We’re the flavor of the month. Six months from now I’ll be an idiot again.” –Dean Lombardi
 

How many prospects make it? How long does it take?

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Short version: Two or three out of every ten picks will turn into a viable roster player. One, maaaybe two, of those will be someone special. And it takes two or three years from the draft for the player to develop, sometimes less, sometimes more. Long version: Class of 2000 (GM Dave Taylor) Alex Frolov…

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And she said, “I don’t want him to win the Stanley Cup.”

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Oh, how I wish I had found this. But Scribe did, the bastard: Sexual Assault Allegations Against Drew Doughty? Fuck That. – Surly & Scribe A little more digging and there are more details that the L.A. Times didn’t have in their article. From the Press-Telegram: [...] Hermosa Beach police Sgt. Bob Higgins confirmed a…

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Reasonable Doughty?

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I suggest you read this only after you’ve read today’s articles and posts in the LA Times, LAKi and Hockey Buzz on the alleged off-ice incident involving Drew Doughty. Because I’m not going to recount the story as reported by those fine writers. I hesitate even to write this post. But I have a few…

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