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Lidstrom and Zetterberg in All Star Game commercial
The NHL is marketing the All Star Game in a number of ways and one of them is by sending stuff to bloggers. I got an email from Sinuate Media today asking if I would be interested in posting video and/or banner material. Rather than turn them down because I’m not a big fan of the Game, I chose to actually accept some admittedly indirect attention from the League, more because it’s ...
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Detroit Red Wings Notebook: January 26, 2008
Bleacher Report — ... 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 changing up the section process would go a long way in getting the fans interested, as well. In a day where so many fans have fantasy teams made up of players not from their team, why not have us vote for the entire roster instead of merely the starters? ...

Detroit Red Wings Notebook: January 26, 2008- The SuperSkills Competition
Bleacher Report — ... Make it a spectacle like the Winter Classic. No argument there, but I still think changing up the section process would go a long way in getting the fans interested, as well. In a day where so many fans have fantasy teams made up of players not from their team, why not have us vote for the entire roster instead of merely the starters? ...

1/26 Notes
Bleacher Report — ... 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 changing up the section process would go a long way in getting the fans interested, as well. In a day where so many fans have fantasy teams made up of players not from their team, why not have us vote for the entire roster instead of merely the starters? ...

1/26 NHL Notes
Bleacher Report — ... 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 changing up the section process would go a long way in getting the fans interested, as well. In a day where so many fans have fantasy teams made up of players not from their team, why not have us vote for the entire roster instead of merely the starters? ...

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