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Sundin - Swedish for Indecision
26 August 2008I apologize to the few of you that actually read my blog. Life has been most hectic and I’ve neglected this blog for far too long. So, without further ado, here we go 
I don’t know about you, but I’m really tired of the whole Sundin saga. I understand (in hockey player years) he’s old. I understand he’s a vet. I understand he’s made a whole lot of money. But what he still needs to make is a decision - and he’s taking far to long to do so.
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Chris Simon
12 March 2007I still can’t believe what Chris Simon did to Ryan Hollweg. What he did was inexcusable and I personally think that the punishment handed down by the NHL wasn’t near enough. This is (in my opinion) just as bad (if not worse) as the Bertuzzi incident of almost 2 years ago and it should warrant the same kind of suspension.
There is no place in the game for stick work like this and Colin Campbell totally blew the opportunity to make sure this kind of thing doesn’t happen again by slapping Simon with a huge fine and a very lengthy suspension.
What I don’t understand is how the suspensions are doled out from the league. They really need to stop taking into account the result and only consider the intent.
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Saskin & the NHLPA
10 March 2007This whole Saskin debacle has gone on long enough and the members of the NHLPA need to fix it, and soon.
While I’m sure other greater hockey minds have said the same thing, I just can’t believe how long and drawn out this has been. If the players don’t want him as the head of their Union, he should be out. Done. Finished. Kaput.
What would be (in my opinion) a better move is for Saskin to settle this once and for all. Temporarily step down and have the players vote on whether to formally install him as the head of the NHLPA.
This whole power play has started to feel Eagleson-esque. And it needs to stop before things get further out of hand.
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The Canucks & Wild, and I know who should win the Hart.
16 February 2007While I try very hard to ensure I don’t make this a Vancouver Canucks centric blog, I have to take this opportunity to praise my boys after a hard fought OT win last night in Minnesota.
The game from start to end was fantastic with hard hits, lots of up and down action and fantastic goaltending by both Roberto Luongo and Niklas Backstrom. Backstrom has done a terrific job standing in for Manny Fernandez while Fernandez recovers from the knee injury he sustained earlier this month. Backstrom made some sizzling saves early in the game to keep the Wild in it and was solid through the game.
But enough about them…
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11 February 2007
Bettman has been a fantastic commissioner.
No really. He has.
Confused?
Well, if you’re an owner, there’s been no better commisioner than Gary “I don’t know from Hockey” Bettman. From a fans perspective, he stinks more than week old unwashed hockey equipment rotting in a bag.
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Can anyone deal for Forsberg and why I really like Ovechkin
27 January 2007With the trade deadline approaching, many teams are lining up to try and aquire Forsberg. I don’t think Philly is going to be able to move him, but if someone does decide to make a play for him it’s going to cost them dearly for a rent-a-player. With Forsberg being UFA next year there’s no telling what he’s going to do once the year is out.
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The NHL, the Schedule and the Fan.
26 January 2007For my first article on HockeyFan.org, I’m going to tackle the current NHL schedule.
I’m not a fan of the “new” schedule. A single vote halted change at the recent board of governors meeting. This shows how out of touch the NHL, the owners and the Board of Governors are from the average fan like you and me. One more season of this crappy schedule is a slap in the face of fans, who overwhelmingly want to go back to the old schedule.
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