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Un long dimanche
Frédéric Lord
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Un peu de lecture en attente du match contre les Blues.
Les Red Wings en amour avec Marian Hossa. À voir sa production, on comprend mieux pourquoi.
He is a prankster, this Marian Hossa, a big kid. He’ll get you on an elevator, distract you from getting off on your floor, then laugh at you when you figure it out.
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“And then not only is he just an unbelievable player, but the type of person he is, I mean, he is just the nicest guy to everyone. He’s not cocky. He’s not one of those divas that some great players are.”
Mike Keenan commence à sentir la soupe chaude à Calgary. Je vous invite d’ailleurs à participer au pool des entraîneurs dès lundi.
“If Mike Keenan is feeling the heat as head coach of the Calgary Flames, he’s keeping his cool. […]
Tune in to the radio and you can hear fans begging for him to be fired.
Log on to an Internet fan forum and you’ll see posts suggesting replacements.”
Les Sharks de San Jose organisent cette semaine une petite virée parents-enfants. Le père de chaque joueur fait le trajet avec l’équipe vers Chicago. Ça serait peut-être le moment pour le CH de faire de même..?
“I don’t know for sure, but I think I’m rooming with Doug Murray’s dad this time,” said Wayne Thornton, Joe’s father. “I see Doug’s mom and dad quite a bit, so that’ll be nice. And I hope Mr. Roenick’s there. He’s a character.”
Les Islanders de New York ont besoin d’un nouvel aréna au plus sacrant. Gary Bettman fait pression. On déménage sous peu?
After meeting with Islanders owner Charles Wang on Tuesday, Bettman urged Town of Hempstead officials through reporters to get the necessary approvals to get this thing going again. Then yesterday, the commissioner went on Chris Botta’s ESPN Radio show and said groundbreaking “has to” occur by next summer.
What happens if it doesn’t?
Bettman didn’t say.
