Off the Post - January 24

by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Jan 24, 2010 12:00 AM PST Comment 16 comments

26 : 7 = goals for : goals against in the last five Sharks games (all victories, naturally).
Torrey Mitchell will be at the Sharks Store signing autographs on Wednesday, January 27. Anticipated ratio of women to men = 400 to 1.
Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi and Kings defenseman Jack Johnson get into an argument over the University of Michigan. Lombardi's a Buckeyes fan, you see, and.... nevermind.
On the subject of the Kings - please welcome Jewels from the Crown to the SBN fold.
One of the prospects from the Buffalo Sabres gets his ass suspended 20 games in the OHL.
Tyler Myers vs. Zdeno Chara... your call.
Jean Beliveau (Habs immortal, 38th all-time in both points and goals) is recovering from a stroke.
Is Ilya Kovalchuk leaving the Thrashers? If so, is it safe to presume that Atlanta will ultimately ship their NHL team to Canada... again?
Fellow Sharks-fan and uber-blogger Mike Chen is joining From the Rink in Mirtle's absence.
Vesa vs. the Monster would be a great B-movie title.
Your San Jose Sharks - proud co-participants (with the Colorado Avalanche) in Black Monday.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere says he'll say "No" to any trade from Anaheim. Great news, actually.
What the Phoenix Coyotes think of Tooth Fairy.
I'll have to admit, I was thrown off when I discovered Eric Fehr is statistically better in some way than Patrick Marleau, even if it's just by a little.
A very thorough and recommended article by Broad Street Hockey on a biased media's distortion of events.
The leadoff photo and caption are enough for me to link this post.
It's a small world, after all... (h/t to SwisherThresher)

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If you pick just one link to look at

Make it the Broad Street Hockey article – it’s eye-opening.

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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Jan 24, 2010 12:15 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Good call on that article...

I was watching that game, I believe CSN had the Philly feed. And as they were calling the game, the Philly announcers made a point to show that Gaborik engaged Carcillo first (a dumb move on his part, to be sure). When watching the highlights later that night on NHLN, they had the Rags feed, and as the play was happening, they were already calling it a jump by Carcillo, and trying to castrate him for it…conveniently leaving out the part where Gaborik was in Carcillo’s grill first.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I believe Carcillo is the embodiment of a “goon,” but in this case, he didn’t start it. Of course he’s going to be more than willing (even eager) to drop the gloves with a star if provoked. That’s his job! And I could already see the media bias against Carcillo come out in the brief NHL On The Fly piece they did on the game. It’s pretty amazing how the media can twist whatever they want to prove a point. But, we probably shouldn’t be surprised…especially when it comes from New York media. They’re the most one sided, blatantly unbiased media in the country.

The writer for Broad Street Hockey hit the nail on the head with that article. Good read.

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by ZeroIndulgence on Jan 24, 2010 1:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

But, we probably shouldn’t be surprised…especially when it comes from New York media. They’re the most one sided, blatantly unbiased media in the country.

You’ve obviously never heard a Chicago baseball broadcast. It’s not all media here, but sports are pretty bad. Unabashedly rooting for the home team, no hint of neutrality at all.

Makes you think about all the other biased news running around there, especially about stuff that matters (Fox News, MSNBC, etc.)

by Chicago Shark on Jan 24, 2010 10:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I have to say, I really love these 'Off the Post' entries

Checking Puck Daddy, I must say Las Vegas gets an A+ for creativity when it comes to promos. The ECHL (and AHL) often present themed sweaters throughout the season, for holidays, fundraisers, etc. or just for shits&giggles. Some (many) of these end up on the Design Wall of Shaaaame. Next up for LV: Wranglers will dress like Girl Scouts. Yeaaah

This weekend, the Thunder wore special “Throwback Style” sweaters with a diagonal Stockton wordmark. Looked sharp! I was going to buy a replica the FanAttic, but they sold out : (

Youtube: Sat.1/24 game highlights/interviews. Fun game! And afterward, I ran into the Arena pub to catch the end of Sharks/Sabres. NICE.

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by SwisherThresher on Jan 24, 2010 2:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Defending Big D has another one of those Haiti fundraiser GDTs right now. Join in if you feel like it; $0.05 for every comment can add up, and absolutely no money out of your own pocket!

Plus, great way of procrastinating for those who don’t want to do homework/housework/any kind of work.

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by mymclife on Jan 24, 2010 5:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I'll stop by!

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by idunno723 on Jan 24, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs