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Quite Contrary

Just went to Rise of the Apes solo…#lowonthingstodo. good rating from Rot Tomatoes…but very average. killed 2 hours though.— Mike Commodore (@commie22) August 09, 2011 I don’t know if I would have noticed Mike Commodore in all the hustle and … Continue reading

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The Zip Line

Blackhawks @ Sharks, Nov 24, 2010 The CSN-Dish Network feud boiled over and obscured my viewing access.  So off I went to the pizza parlor to watch the Sharks, in vaguely unsettling HD.  I found the pre-game interviews most disturbing.  … Continue reading

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Take A Chance On Me

Coach Todd McLellan told reporters Niittymaki had a chance to play his former team (11/6 vs TB) and Niemi has earned that same right.— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) November 24, 2010 Wow.  And I thought hockey wasn’t about that kind … Continue reading

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Insanity Clause?

The NHL’s CBA has boundary issues.  It has not defined some important limits.  It does not specifically limit contract length, it does not limit the NHL’s time frame for approving a contract, and it does not, apparently, limit the NHL’s … Continue reading

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Carrots for Chocolate

Today I learned several things via Twitter while waiting for news, but few had anything to do with hockey.  For example, Nathan Fillion re-tweeted this photo: My first thought was: but as soon as you go to grab those keys … Continue reading

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Haiku in Numbers

I dreamed that I was reading this: Giroux and Gagne to FLA, Vokoun to PHI, Lappy and Versteeg to SJ, MAF to FLA.  I woke up thinking “what?  Move MAF?  MAF?  And where does that put Nabby?”  I must have … Continue reading

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Journeyman Discount

Leighton is called a journeyman.  So I looked up “journeyman” on wikipedia.  There is a definition of it as used in sports.  Actually, there are two.  The first is: “A journeyman or journeywoman is an athlete or professional sports player … Continue reading

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