A Family Affair in ‘08 First Round

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Of Apples And The Proximity To The Trees From Which They Fall
Published 6/23/2008 by JP (noreply@blogger.com) at Japers' Rink
... A longtime Caps fan can't help but feel a bit nostalgic after the Caps made Anton Gustafsson their first pick, twenty-first overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, ...

Best of Bengt
Published 6/23/2008 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
... . Foreground here . In chronological order: Dec., 1979: For some Americans a favorite sport this Christmas is throwing a dart at a likeness of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. For some Canadians, notably players in the National Hockey League, similar pleasure is derived from jabbing a stick into a Swede.... "There is much dirty stuff," said Washington rookie Bengt Gustafsson. "I guess they think if they hit me one time, I won't come back the next time. "You have to accept it. That's the way they play here." Washington Coach Gary Green, himself a Canadian, does not accept it, ...