After Evgeni Malkin’s spectacular performance in the Penguins, 6-2, victory of the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night, how can there possibly be any question that Malkin deserves the Hart Memorial trophy, awarded to the league’s Most Valuable Player at the end of the season? Makin netted two goals and three assists for a five-point night [...]
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To MVP or not to MVP? That is the question.
Posted: 18 March 2009 by Debs in EditorialTags: Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Hart Memorial Trophy, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Washington Capitals
Irish Obsession
Posted: 16 March 2009 by Debs in EditorialTags: NHL, St. Patricks Day. Atlanta Thrashers
Why is the NHL obsessed with St. Patricks day? The league doesn’t do this for any other holiday, but when it comes Saint Patty’s, they create an entire line of products. At the Penguins games against the Senators and Bruins this weekend, the crowd at the Mellon Arena was clad in all sorts of green [...]
NHL on Twitter
Posted: 13 March 2009 by Debs in TwitterTags: Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Twitter, Vancouver Canucks
TwitterMania I’m not really sure what the big deal is with Twitter. Sure, I use Twitter, but I never quite know what sort of updates to post. Should I divulge into juicy personal details about my life like, “At grocery store. Cool Ranch or Nacho Cheese Doritos?” Should Twitter just become my RSS feed for [...]
NY Post Writer Needs an Economics Lesson
Posted: 16 December 2008 by Debs in EditorialTags: Economics, Larry Brooks, New York Post, New York Rangers, NHL, PP&E
On Monday, the New York Post’s beat writer for the New York Rangers, Larry Brooks, penned a column entitled “NHL Should Freeze Price Along with the Ice.” He argues that the NHL should place an across-the-board price freeze on tickets because of the looming economic recession. At first, this sounds like a nice fuzzy-wuzzy idea, [...]
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