mirtle.blogspot.com - 1/26/2008
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Outside of the actual game itself, flawed as it is, all-star weekend's biggest problem is that it's completely and utterly forgettable.
My guess is only a small fraction of hockey fans can even remember where last year's game was. (Dallas.)
The score? Good luck. (12-9 for the Western Conference.)
And the only reason I remember who the MVP was was the fact THN ran a big photo of Danny Briere
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On the Wings —
... … James Mirtle has a post up on how to fix the All Star Game. His solution? Make it a spectacle like the Winter Classic. No argument there, but I still think ...
Detroit Red Wings Notebook: January 26, 2008
Bleacher Report —
... ... James Mirtle has a post up on how to fix the All Star Game. His solution? Make it a spectacle like the Winter Classic. No argument there, but I still think ...
Asking Gary
Tom Benjamin's NHL Blog :: CanucksCorner.com —
... January 26, 2008 Asking Gary Mirtle asked whether the All Star Game can be saved . My answer is no, but I'm not the target audience. (I can't really see how it sells hockey, either but I'm not a marketing genius like Gary Bettman.) I don't bother with it any more, and I'm kind of glad for a few days break from hockey. If Roberto Luongo can use the time to recharge his batteries, so can I. Speaking of Gary Bettman, ...
Detroit Red Wings Notebook: January 26, 2008- The SuperSkills Competition
Bleacher Report —
... of .5625. Osgood, by comparison, has played in 26 of 51 with 20 wins for a winning-percentage of .7692, which translates out to 36 wins over 48 games. Nabokov deserves to start the All Star Game over Osgood, Ron? Really? Ron Wilson, by the way, won't give up the idea that his Sharks outplayed the Wings in the post-season last year. His comment that the Wings are "better now than they've ever been" is much appreciated, though. James Mirtle has a post on how to fix the All Star Game. His solution? Make it a spectacle like ...
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Bleacher Report —
... … James Mirtle has a post up on how to fix the All Star Game. His solution? Make it a spectacle like the Winter Classic. No argument there, but I still think ...
1/26 NHL Notes
Bleacher Report —
... … James Mirtle has a post up on how to fix the All Star Game. His solution? Make it a spectacle like the Winter Classic. No argument there, but I still think ...
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Jan. 25-28 - All-Star break.
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