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Random Pacific Questions: Which Team Do You Hate Most?
Random Pacific Questions: Which Team Do You Hate Most?
It's kind of weird being a Kings' fan these days because we don't really have a rival right now. I guess the Kings' biggest rival is either AEG or one another. Still, that doesn't mean I don't hate other teams in the Pacific: there's the Ducks and Corey Perry, the Stars and their triple axis of ...
Jonathan Cheechoo scores twice in Sharks 4-1 home opening win over the Anaheim Ducks
Jonathan Cheechoo scores twice in Sharks 4-1 home opening win over the Anaheim Ducks
sharkspage.com — The Todd McLellan era in San Jose began with more of a crash than a bang against... the Southern California rival Anaheim Ducks for Thursday night's home opener. San Jose Sharks captain Patrick Marleau pressured Anaheim Ducks captain Scott ... (more) Jonathan Cheechoo scores twice in Sharks 4-1 home ...
Young Kings doing their learning on the ice - Los Angeles Times
Young Kings doing their learning on the ice - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com — SAN JOSE -- The Kings are selling hope this season. Hope that players they've anointed as their... leaders will guide the franchise out of the darkness. Hope that Drew Doughty and Jack Johnson, their youngest and most gifted defensemen, will endure a ... (more) Young Kings doing their learning on the ice - Los ...
Duhatschek: Big start = success
globesports.com — Just about every coach who ever watched Bull Durham or listened to Vince Lombardi's greatest rants will... emphasize the importance of a fast start. This is not news. A fast start to the season builds in a cushion so that when the inevitable ebb and ... (more) Duhatschek: Big start = success

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We Bleed Teal — ... Working The Corners: McLellan was presented with not one, but two pucks after last night’s victory in his NHL head coaching debut. “I don’t know how that happened,” he said. Will one or the other end up on some wall plaque, a reporter asked. “We’ll worry about that in the summer. I have no idea what we’ll do. My kids will probably be shooting it in the garage tonight.” * Rudy Kelly explained why the Sharks are his choice for most hated team in the Pacific earlier today. My response was as follows: ...

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