[NOTE: some of the musings are out of date; I am not updating anything other than to throw some highlighting on the Chicago stuff and I am adding one editorial comment in a big blue font; you have been warned] Let’s organize this by “contenders, “Stocks rising,” “Stocks falling” and “rebuilders.” Contenders: Detroit — in…
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Nashville Predators Chief Amateur Scout Jeff Kealty talks about the NHL Draft – On the Forecheck
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Nashville Predators Chief Amateur Scout Jeff Kealty talks about the NHL Draft – On the Forecheck.
PHX wins in shoot out; Toronto wins; both lose; Kings in 5th overall
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…in the Tavares Sweepstakes race. Final standings: 1. Islanders 2. Tampa 3. Colorado 4. Atlanta 5. Los Angeles 6. Phoenix 7. Toronto 8. Dallas 9. Ottawa 10. Edmonton 11. Nashville 12. Minnesota 13. Buffalo 14. Florida Lottery on the 14th. Kings have an 8.1% chance of picking #1, a 17.2% chance of dropping to #6…
I’m bitchily hoping for Dallas and Nashville to win tonight…
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…just to keep Anaheim’s non-playoff hopes alive for one more day. UPDATE: Nashville lost. So now it’s up to Minnesota to beat Columbus on Saturday. Oh, and the Ducks have to drop their last two games. UPDATE #2: I should have been more specific. The Ducks needed to lose IN REGULATION. Crap.
This rookie crop may be the most productive rookie class in NHL history – USATODAY.com
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Los Angeles Kings rookie Drew Doughty may be the best all-around teenage defenseman since Chris Pronger. Defenseman Zach Bogosian, 19, is a plus player on defensively challenged Atlanta Thrashers team. Tampa Bay rookie Steve Stamkos and St. Louis Blues rookie Patrick Berglund both have scored 21 goals, the same number that Patrick Kane…
ESPN Magazine, January, 2003: “Damage Control” by Gare Joyce
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This story was written nearly six years ago, and this is the third time I’ve stumbled across it. The whole thing is worth reading. Patrick O’Sullivan always looks for his father in the stands. He’s done it since he was a 2-year-old skating in Winston-Salem, N.C. He still caught himself doing it this season when,…