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Arbitrarily Ranking Things Arbitrarily
Behold the glory that is ESPN! Every year ESPN the Magazine rates all 122 North American sports franchises across 8 categories mostly dealing with ownership. They then combine those categories via this method to create their Ultimate Team Rankings. For what it's worth, the rankings do come out in...
Panthers get respect from - of all places - ESPN
The WorldWideLeader released its annual NHL organizational rankings on Thursday (subscription required), and to our amazement who came out on top? The Panthers have the most blue-chippers coming down the pipeline, and Jonathan Huberdeau (third overall, 2011) leads a long list of players who will...
Buccigross Sports Jets Tee, But Begs Bigger Question About Logos/Icons
Just in case you haven't seen it today on ESPN.com John Buccigross previewed the playoff matchups for both conferences (He picked the Wings in 7, but that's a different matter). While doing so he had on an interesting bit of hockey gear that had the twitterers a bit bothered. That item? A Winnipeg...
Thursday Caterwaul: Panthers GameDay Open Forum
Presented for your perusal: the inevitable "slow news day link dump": Ottawa goaltender Craig Anderson - and yes, we'll see he and his career 3-0-1 record vs. Florida again this evening - has big plans for the offseason, which do not include a stint on the U.S. National team. Cough - Clemmensen...
Pierre LeBrun: Savard "having real memory problems"
ESPN.com hockey scribe Pierre LeBrun is reporting that Marc Savard is experiencing issues with his memory as a result of the series of concussions the Bruins center has suffered. In LeBrun's Weekend Wrap piece from yesterday, he wrote "A source told ESPN.com Saturday that the concussed Bruins...
2011 NHL All-Star Weekend: And one more thing....
Here are a few left over thoughts from the NHL All-Star Weekend: It was really hard to watch the game live. On TV, it's easy to sit back and expect nothing. I mean, this is the All-Star game, after all. No one plays defense, no one makes penalty calls - heck, goalies barely play goal. But in...
Less is more with NHL TV broadcasts, and the fan experience
For one reason or another, producers who oversee NHL game coverage think that you want to watch hockey as intimately as possible. They try to find new ways to get you into the game and make you feel like you are sharing the bench or sharing the ice with other players and stars. Perhaps it's...
ESPN's "Vendor Inspection Reports" and the Southeast Division - UPDATED
Word is spreading quickly regarding a recent ESPN story covering the tasty topic of sports arenas around the U.S./Canada and the cleanliness - or specifically lack thereof - among their internal food and beverage vendors. It's a must read from top to bottom, if only for the bureaucratic language...
Tuesday night link dump and open thread
First, a couple of housekeeping notes: This week's fan confidence poll should be the last for a couple of weeks. Seeing the dog-days of summer are ahead, there will be little reason for confidence to build or decline until September. Secondly, I'd like to note that he Lined-Up Update remains in...
Tuesday night link dump and open thread
So the draft is done, free agency starts on Thursday. here's some of the things going on in Lightning world as well as the rest of the hockey and sports world. Make sure to vote in the team confidence poll. Lightning News Bolt Prospects supplemental rankings are out post-draft. [Bolt...
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