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On the Prowl: Panthers Wednesday Links & Open Thread
Welcome to On the Prowl, a collection of links compiled by LBC and published each Wednesday and Sunday to stories pertaining to the Florida Panthers, their affiliates, and the National Hockey League. Have at it after the jump... LBC Notes Yep...August is indeed here, but none too early to...
Tom Jones misses out
I'm not one to call out the media for inaccuracies (believe that if you will, oh constant reader ;) ) but I had to stifle a little laugh while read Tom Jones' column on the National Hockey League in today's St. Petersburg Times.... Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux need to take a lead role for the...
Fernando Pisani!
The 2005-06 Finals run was a special time for anyone who followed the Edmonton Oilers. It was the high-water mark for team performance in the Kevin Lowe era, and for younger fans like me, the first chance to follow a real contender from start to finish.It was also a miraculous time for Fernando...
This is why we can't have nice things
When you go to Chelli's Chili Bar, you're never truly safe. People get shanked and even the greatest trophy is sports cannot make it out of that bad karmatic zone of beans and meat without a battle scar.
The Day Bob Probert Knocked At My Door
By Thom RacineIt was a normal day off, after working a weekend night shift and sleeping until noon. I knocked the cobwebs out and grabbed a stale cup of coffee, when the phone rang to tell me that a visitor would be dropping by.He looked a little different than I expected, and for an instant I...
1990's Habs Captaincy A Revolving Door
I was recently writing about current Canadiens captain Saku Koivu's legacy wearing the "C", and did a little research in order to find out exactly how many games, as captain of the Habs, each of its 27 captains has played.As is always the case with research, several interesting points and memories...
Fun Facts and Stanley Cup Numbers
Each year, as the Stanley Cup is about to be won, one of the more interesting stories follows that player who has yet to win. Who'll ever forget the Colorado Avalanche's crusade to win one for Ray Bourque in 2001. Three years later, it was Dave Andreychuk's turn.There are 30 players who have...
Chelios Equates Habs School With Harvard
From the pages of today's Le Journal De MontrealFormer Canadiens defenseman Chris Chelios does not look like he is ready to ponder retirement. To see him in action during the Red Wings practice at the Verdun Auditorium yesterday, he surely did not look to be 45 years old.When asked if this could be...
Lessons In Hockey And Class As Habs Schooled By Wings
Hey, maybe if we got to see the Red Wings more often, we might recognize how hockey is supposed to be played!This, my good friends is firewagon hockey - not played by flying Frenchmen - but by a mix of fleetfooted Russians, Finns, Swedes and you name it foreigners.The Habs had great seats for this...
Should Gainey's Risk Compromise Team Destiny
(Alternate blog title: Gainey Gambling Now Could Force Consequences Later)Discussing the Canadiens hayride to hell with my neighbourhood grocer Bernie just a few hours ago, he tossed this gem at me."Did you hear the one about Koivu and Ryder for Marleau?""Rumours, schrumours!", came the usual...
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