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The lockout may cost us Teemu Selanne

Posted by Chris Lund under I'm not crying I swear on Nov 22, 2012

I’ll level with you folks. The NHL lockout hasn’t bothered me in the slightest. The differences in my life from one year ago today to today which are pertinent to hockey are virtually negligible. The only tangible difference is I receive less angry Toronto Maple Leafs related text messages. You know who you are.

If this lockout goes on forever, so be it. I’ll live just fine. But if this lockout ends, and we never get to see Teemu Selanne play hockey again because it went on just long enough? I’ll have half a mind to burn the world to the ground.
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15 Years Gone: Remembering the Hartford Whalers

Posted by Chris Lund under Hartford Whalers, I'm not crying I swear on Aug 23, 2012

Isn’t it amazing how some teams just universally inspire good thoughts? In the modern NHL, I would argue there aren’t many. Teams like Boston, Vancouver, Toronto create vitriol from those who don’t count themselves among their supporters. Neutrality is more common — I’d be hard pressed to find someone who despises the Blue Jackets, Predators or Lightning. But there’s nobody that we can all agree on as a team we wouldn’t mind winning.

The Hartford Whalers may have very well been the last of their kind.
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The latest commercial for the Stanley Cup Playoffs lives up to expectations and more

Posted by Justin Bourne under I'm not crying I swear on May 30, 2012

(Yes, I took the opportunity to sneak an Isles pic in there - Dad's on the far right)

The NHL has been kicking ass for a number of years now with their playoff commercials. To put it simply, the folks hired to make them (Young & Rubicam, New York – full credits here) “get it.” They get the things that matter to hockey players, and beautifully exploit our weak spots. My house shouldn’t have “gotten dusty” three straight years at hockey commercials, but their latest got it done again.

Here it is. It’s called “Boys.”

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