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Archive for June 29th, 2009

Oh Great - Just What We Need

Monday, June 29th, 2009
We need to be jinxed before the season even begins!
 
Check out this article. The author, a highly regarded analyst, picks the Washington Capitals to win the Stanley Cup next season.
 
While flattering, please burn this article and don’t believe a word of it. Don’t jinx us. There are a million things that have to go right for us to win a Cup. It is nice to be mentioned as an elite team but we all know we have lots of work still to do.

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Cringeworthy

Monday, June 29th, 2009
Yuck. What an interview. What a father whose true feelings come out in this interview. Michael Jackson isn’t his son, he is a superstar performer. And let me sell you some stuff I can hawk now as I have this opportunity on a big stage thanks to Michael’s passing.
 
I thought the CNN newscaster was going to slug Mr. Jackson.
 
Click here and check this one out. Any wonder why Michael Jackson didn’t want to go home again. Ever wonder why Michael Jackson reveled in self-loathing? Well here you go. “Thanks Dad.”

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Draft Concludes

Monday, June 29th, 2009
We had a productive draft. I bet at least two of the kids drafted can make our team or play in the NHL. If that happens, we can all be happy.
 
We still have work to do. There weren’t many trades made at the drafting tables this year. Perhaps now we all go to work in free agency and those moves will open up personnel needs and create some dynamism in the league?
 
Don’t expect us to make any big long term expensive signings though in free agency. We have many core young players to reward and keep in the fold. We are up near the cap max now. We have some wiggle room but I am hopeful - as noted before - that we add to the team via internal promotion, trades, deadline trades and some smaller free agent signings.
 
Wish us luck. We have work left to do. Click here to read a good article that summarizes the draft.

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After Party Interview

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Check out this after NHL Awards interview with me and Sarah Spain, an aggressive blogger. She was all over the Awards ceremony and events for Mouthpiece Sports. I just found this online and thought it was a straightforward and good interview. Check it out by clicking here.

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