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Archive for March 5th, 2009

And a True Fact

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

I ate at the Cheesecake Factory right next to ESPN Zone last night. We are all over Baltimore now. :-) Check out Nasty’s blog post here.

Interesting Perspective

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Show me the money. :-)

This is an interesting article. While I am flattered, we shouldn’t forget that Alex Ovechin signed the biggest deal in NHL history. It isn’t like we didn’t invest in him or visa versa. Check this one out here.

Alternate Views on Life

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Check this one out on SnagFilms. It is a deeply moving and personal journey to help. Rock and roll and religion all wrapped up into a unique world view. 

Dan Daly Gets It

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

I would add one thought: It is because we haven’t won anything yet that we have to see how the plan unfolds. Why alter the plan when we don’t know how the movie will end?

Why remove great young prospects such as Alzner, Carlson and Varlamov when we don’t know what they can contribute to us but we certainly know how much they are coveted now around the NHL.

Perhaps patience will be a virtue?

As I said, time will tell.

The NHL has Changed

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Yesterday wasn’t a landscape altering day in the NHL. In the past, the NHL trading deadline was a Wild West show with teams desperate to alter their lineup; teams desperate to shed payroll; teams desperate to start rebuilding; and some teams desperate to try to win the Stanley Cup “right now” by adding that one key player to “allegedly” get them over the top.

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