Posted in Andy Greene, Brian Gionta, Jamie Langenbrunner, Johnny Oduya, Laffs, Marty Brodeur, Paul Martin, Peanut Gallery, Rod Pelley, Sergei Brylin, Travis Zajac, Zach Parise on May 29, 2008 | 79 Comments »
We were driven today to the outer edges of sheer boredom, and did something that only the most desperate of hockey fans should ever do — we read the CBA. Some people read the CBA and come out of it with a clearer understanding of the financial picture of the NHL. Others walk [...]
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Posted in Andy Greene, Brian Gionta, Colin White, Dainius Zubrus, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jay Pandolfo, John Madden, Johnny Oduya, Laffs, Marty Brodeur, Mike Mottau, Patty Elias, Peanut Gallery, Sergei Brylin, Travis Zajac, Zach Parise on March 5, 2008 | 235 Comments »
Tonight marks one of the most anticipated events of the hockey season here at stately IPB Manor. Gentle Reader, you’re probably scratching your head and thinking, “Whatever is it that could be a significant event in the NHL at this time of year? Surely the -ookies wouldn’t get excited for Forsberg’s triumphant [...]
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Several years ago, when the Sabres were in the midst of a goaltending controversy, we stumbled across a trade suggested by a fan on the interwebs. This well-reasoned, highly-plausible proposal was as follows: The Sabres would trade Ryan Miller and Martin Biron to the Devils for Martin Brodeur and Colin White. The fan [...]
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Let’s revisit, for a moment, our “ifs” from our prediction post:
If Patrik Elias’s heart can grow three sizes, back to where it was last year when he came back from the Hep, if Gionta can find his hidden store of scoring sticks rather than the slumping sticks he’s been using for the [...]
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