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NHL News: Joe Sakic to Retire
As per TSN: Joe Sakic, one of the classiest players to ever grace the NHL, is set to announce his retirement this Thursday. The Burnaby, B.C. native would leave the game as one of the most decorated athletes to ever take to the ice. Sakic hoisted two Stanley Cups, participated in 13 NHL All-Star...
Random Notes
Allan Muir, a staff writer with the famously hockey-oriented publication Sports Illustrated has a great article up which has some fascinating news from around the league. I've been reading Muir for about a year and a half now, and despite SI's shaky reputation on all things NHL, he's an extremly...
Monday morning mini link roundup
Is this years' Penguin team better than last season's edition? Maybe, but the biggest factor not mentioned here was just how solid Marc-Andre Fleury was from March-June last year. [Tribune-Review] I'm totally with the Pensblog on this one: bring back the diagonal "PITTSBURGH" jerseys last worn...
Sakic signs with Avalanche for 1 year
"Ultimately it came down to the fact that I still enjoy playing and competing," said Sakic. "I'm comfortable with my conditioning and my overall health. I'm ready for the start of camp and am looking forward to the upcoming season."From out of the blue, Sakic will play another year. And then we'll...
Canes Country Clash, Round 3 - Northwest Division
Today, Cory and I made our respective picks for the Northwest Division. In case you missed it, we did this previously for the Central and Pacific as well. Next week we will be moving on to the Eastern Conference. When we are finished playing "Kreskin", we'll post this info on a separate page...
NHL Coming Attractions: Northwest Division
HOW TODD GOT HIS GROOVE BACKOne man used to be on top of the hockey world, but an on-ice incident has left him distracted by a lengthy legal battle and the constant reminders of a poor decision in his past. Todd has bounced around from place to place, from job to job over the past few years. Can...
Joe Sakic supports the "despicable" Manny Ramirez
Apparently Joe Sakic and Tim McCarver are on different sides of the fence when it comes to Manny Ramirez. Sakic told Mark Kiszla of The Denver Post that his ideal World Series scenario would be to see Manny Ramirez hit a game-winning home run to lift the Dodgers over the Red Sox in the ninth inning...
Daydreaming about the 2008 playoffs...
After watching PJ Swenson’s great Stanley Cup interview and with the (weak) hubbub surrounding the NHL All-Star game, I couldn’t help but think to a few months from now when the games start to matter again.With all that in mind, I thought it would be fun to conjure up the most appealing Western...
Joe Sakic vs Kim Jong Il
Joe Sakic and Kim Jong Il seperated at birth? Can you tell which one is a future Hall of Fame center and which one is Joe Sakic?Sakic, who was activated off of the IR this weekend, will join retreads in trade deadline acquisition Adam Foote and recently un-retired Peter Forsberg. With Ryan Smyth...
Tanguay Ready To Take On Montreal
Here is a translation of Alex Tanguay's interview with Le Journal De Montreal's Pierre Durocher in this morning's paper: Tanguay understands that expectations in Montreal loom large, where few francophone players are stars."It doesn't bother me at all", he said, "I am the type of player who imposes...
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