Category Archives: Hockey

Joel Ward is not his Twitter critics

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

I had a very brief back-and-forth tonight with Greg Wyshynski from Puck Daddy, but as sometimes happens I had to come here to explain myself in a bit more detail. To clarify, my complaint is not with Greg himself or … Continue reading →


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Sorry for the neglect

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

I wish I could say it’s because I’m buckled down and writing, but honestly it’s mostly the NHL playoffs. For productivity, I’m better off when the Rangers miss the playoffs. I am writing, though. Painfully close to finishing the novel … Continue reading →


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I have single-handedly saved the NHL

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Here, according to Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy, is a comparisson between the NHL’s old (as in one-year-old) and new rules regarding headshots: …and here is my proposed headshot rule, circa March 7, 2010: (1) Any hit that either (a) … Continue reading →


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I am just an advertisement for a version of myself

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

[Credit to David Byrne for the post title] Way back in November of 2007 I posted about the sordid saga of Ethan Reynolds, formerly of the model blog / community Brat Boy School (since shut down; internet wayback machine link … Continue reading →


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NHL: Yet again we are talking about headshots

Posted on April 17, 2010 by

Andy Sutton’s hit on Jordan Leopold in last night’s Senators-Penguins game nicely illustrates that the new “lateral backpressure” rule doesn’t address the NHL’s real problem.  Skip ahead to the one minute mark for a good slow-motion look. I have one problem, … Continue reading →


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