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Till Tuesday

Last summer I was baffled by Doug Wilson’s failure to sign the savior-like defenseman the team needed.  The way I saw it, if he let Nabby go to clear cap space, he should have snapped up some fancy, preferably Czech, … Continue reading

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Homeward Bound, Niclas Wallin

According to this google-translated article, Niclas Wallin will play in Sweden next season.   I wish him the best.  I wonder what it is like being so long away from your home country and returning to it.  Sounds exciting, and unsettling, … Continue reading

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Cracking Eggs

Sharks @ Canucks, WCF Game 1, May 15, 2011 The game started off in fifth gear.  I thought “Hoo boy, his has to slow down, they can’t keep this up,” and also “Glad I’m not watching this with a non-hockey … Continue reading

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Excellent Visitors

Red Wings @ Sharks, WCSF Game 1, April 29, 2011 Well that went well.  It seems that the Sharks almost always play well against the Red Wings.  Maybe it’s like siblings- the younger will always be trying to out do … Continue reading

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How to Make Awesome Pop

Sharks @ Kings, WCQF Game 3, April 19, 2011 Apparently when the water gets sucked away from the shore as a prelude to a tsunami strike, that is called a drawback.  That really doesn’t have a lot of punch.  You’d … Continue reading

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Reduce Heat, Simmer

There may be some stirring involved for this last stage, but the final weeks of the regular season seem like the last stage of any recipe.  You have assembled the ingredients, chopped, ground, soaked, tenderized, whatever you do before you … Continue reading

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The Thinned Blue Line(s)

Wallin day to day w/ upper body injury. But he will not dress tonight. #sjsharks— Brodie Brazil (@brodiebrazilCSN) March 17, 2011 There is some hopeful news about Vlasic, and of course there is plenty of news about Pronger’s hand.  I … Continue reading

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