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NHL goalie salaries and playoff impact

It’s such common wisdom to say that your team gets you into the playoffs but your goalie gets you to the final that the phrase has become a hackneyed cliche. But there’s a new cliche in town:  One lesson is starting to become clear in the new NHL is that...

Bettman on the Hot Seat?

Finally! It looks like Gary Bettman, whose tenure at the NHL was declared an unequivocal failure by the Toronto Globe & Mail, might be hitting the rocks. The Globe refers to a Toronto Star article which points out that, in a 30-team league, Canada’s 6 hockey...

2008-2009 NHL Season to Start in Sweden?

There are rumours circulating that the NHL season will start with games in Sweden and possibly other European capitals for 2008. This might vindicate my post from a few days ago which stated that the league needs to start a dialogue with fans in Europe. Looks like the...

Did the Sept. 11th Hijackers Really Use Plastic Knives?

Interesting discussion from a not-very-reliable source. The question of whether 60 passengers could be subdued by four men with plastic knives and box-cutters for more than two minutes does linger doubtfully in my mind.. -Ian. —-...

This Guy Makes Me Mad…

I honestly have a hard time believing that this guy is for real. He’s just the sort of crass, bigoted, moronic, ugly American that gives citizens of the US a bad name around the world. Anyway, what’s afoot right now is a major hellstorm of flame email...