illegalcurve.com - 11/19/2008
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Today, Illegal Curve is debuting a new weekly feature on the website. Each week, talented bloggers with team-specific daily blogs will write a short synopsis on the state of the team that they follow. Every week, one of the six NHL divisions will be featured on Illegal Curve, with the cycle ...
the700level.com - 11/17/2008
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the700level.com —
Early in this hockey season, I began to
notice that Tim Panaccio wasn't staffing his regular beat
at the Inquirer. I thought maybe he was taking a season off to write a book, but soon after, I started seeing Panaccio-penned columns every day at the ...
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Our Interview With Tim Panaccio: Leaving The Inquirer ...
penguins.nhl.com - 11/15/2008
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penguins.nhl.com —
3rd Jersey Unveiling | The Pittsburgh Penguins will
wear their blue “third jersey” for the first time
this season when they take on the Buffalo Sabres Saturday at Mellon Arena. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
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Penguins To Go ‘Blue’ On Saturday
sports.yahoo.com - 11/19/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
The Philadelphia Flyers revealed their new third jerseys
last night at a fan event, and they are
gloriously retro. As this staggeringly pretentious video shows, the color orange has tied together the great moments in the franchise's history: The ...
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Pass or Fail: Philadelphia Flyers' 3rd jerseys, white ...
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Playing with an Illegal Curve
Islanders Outsider by Ken Rosenblatt —
I have a short piece posted today on IllegalCurve.com. It's part of the first edition of their new weekly State of the Division feature, in which team bloggers provide an overview of where the teams they cover stand at designated points in the season. Anyone want to go on record saying the Islanders won't be listed fifth next time? I regret not including mention of the Isles' eighth-ranked penalty killing or their league-leading 305 blocked shots (204 in 11 home games, 101 in 7 road games). But the piece was ...
Morning Extras: Who is Philly's Biggest Rival?
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... as any in sports. My best friend from college – a Mets fan – has still yet to call me since the World Series. This one's not just for the cameras. Those guys really don't like each other.
Conclusion:
This is a no-brainer. New York is our biggest rival. So why the hell does that guy in Virginia hate us so much? Find your own damn rival? Maybe Charlotte is available. Feel free to agree/disagree in the comments.
LINKS:• Our own Matt P wrote up the Flyers post for Illegal Curve's State of the Atlantic Division.
• More on the ...
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