A Quick Pre-Game Prayer

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A Hockey Team Looking Orphaned from Postseason Prosperity — As It Should
Published 4/16/2008 by pucksandbooks at On Frozen Blog
... In the interest of making it as tough as possible for the Flyers to prevail I would like to see Gabby tinker a bit more with his lineup. It was right to remove the overmatched Tomas Fleischmann and re-insert Eric Fehr. And I’m with JP: I’ve seen enough of John Erskine, and I want to see a heck of a lot more of Steve Eminger.   ...

Papal Intervention
Published 4/16/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
from Japers’ Rink, Dear Pope Benedict XVI - While you’re in town and I’ve got your ear, I’d like to ask a favor. Now, I’m not Catholic, but I was wondering if you could take a quick second and have a word with the big guy and ask him to help Bruce Boudreau come to the realization that John Erskine has no business being on the ice in this series. continued

News You Can Use Late in the Day
Published 4/16/2008 by kanadienkyle at IllegalCurve.com
... The schedule and results for the 2008 Allan Cup. 3. Memorial Cup history, 1925 edition. 4. Orlando Kurtenblog declares Scott Stevens on Slava Kozlov the greatest NHL hit ever. 5. Covered in Oil discusses the force at which the puck hit Patrick Thoreson's balls. 6. Elliotte Friedman writes that Ottawa should take a few days off before making any personnel decisions. 7. Japers' Rink asks for a little Papal intervention. 8. A look at draft prospect ...