Winter Classic Observations

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I made a comment just before the third period ended that Gary Bettman-style perfect ending to this game would be Sidney Crosby scoring the game-winning goal in a shoot-out. Little did I know at the time. I should have bought a lottery ticket then. [link]

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THEY PLAYED HOCKEY OUTSIDE
Published 1/2/2008 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip for HEY! I found a quarter!
... you need to get caught up to speed, check out FanHaus's live blog, which is pretty solid except for this: And as the NHL Network crew suggested, if the NFL can make Thanksgiving Day synonymous with football, there's no reason the NHL can't find a niche of its own on New Year's Day. Actually, I kinda think college football beat hockey to the punch for New Year's Day.  President's Day is still open, though. [Also see: Going Five Hole, The Ice Sheet] Photo: Getty Images

Create The Caption #140
Published 1/2/2008 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
... about last night? Daily Links: Everyone's Aware How Bad Gumbel Is Now (NY Times) Blogs Are Growing Up So Fast (Sports Agent Blog) LT 4 MVP! (Rumors and Rants) Romeo 4 COY! (NOIS) The NFL Network Is Acting Like Saints All Of A Sudden (Meaningful Collateral) The Cotton Bowl Has Gone Missing! (Sox and Dawgs) Weak Baseball HOF Arguments Made By Writers (Vegas Watch) Winter Classic Observations (Going Five Hole)

Way More "Classic" Than You Can Possibly Handle
Published 1/2/2008 by Kevin at Barry Melrose Rocks
Tip to the girl in the middle... If you're dating any of these guys, you should probably reconsider that right about now. Especially the one yelling "woo, I can't feel my (you know)..." Dave Sandford/Getty Images, via Yahoo! ...

Blog-O-Rama: Tom Brady’s Look Before Perfection
Published 1/3/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... • Meanwhile, GOING FIVE HOLE gives their own observations on the blizzard in Buffalo. ...

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