In Defense of Washington Hockey

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We're pleased to welcome Eric McErlain to TSB. Along with writing Off Wing Opinion since ’02 and being a lead blogger from NHL FanHouse , McErlain has been an SN columnist for almost a year. Because you could use some hockey in your life, once a week his work will appear in TSB, starting ... now. Over at Yahoo!'s Puck Daddy , the monster of a hockey blog edited by my friend Greg ... [link]

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Ted Leonsis vs. Capitals contraction: Leaps in logic and what it all means for D.C. hockey
Published 8/20/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... Tampa Bay, which has blossomed into one of the most dedicated (and barely sober) fan bases in the League; and Washington, which has logged more miles as an NHL franchise than Phoenix and Anaheim combined. McKeon's initial post triggered a startling amount of good discussion in the blogosphere on sites like Barry Melrose Rocks, Illegal Curve, The Litter Box (awesome), The Peerless Prognosticator, Hockey Dump, On Frozen Blog, and Eric McErlain in his first post for The Sporting Blog. But it was Leonsis's first response on ...

Up Stands The Southeast!!!
Published 8/21/2008 by Stevens8204 (noreply@blogger.com) at payday loan without faxing
... So of course, bloggers and media that cover the Southeast are going to be ticked and I am glad this touched a nerve. Because it should!!!! This division has taken its share of lumps over the last several years (some probably deserved) but yet two teams did win Stanley Cups (Tampa and Carolina). I did particularly like Eric McErlain's take on the situation. That is passion my friends and yet it is also done tactfully well. ...

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Ted Leonsis vs. Capitals contraction: Leaps in logic and what it all means for D.C. hockey

To recap: Yahoo! Sports NHL editor Ross McKeon suggested contracting the Southeast Division. Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Capitals , disagreed quite vehemently on his blog. McKeon then penned a rebuttal to the rebuttal, asking Leonsis to ...
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A Hockey Town Turns the Other Cheek

The most influential and important hockey writer today wrote this about HockeyWashington yesterday: ... In about a hundred words Wyshynski captured perfectly the Capitals’ present as well as its black-media past. We ought never to forget this moment. Particularly as you, dear reader, made it happen. With a little help from Ovechkin.
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There's something about August....

...that makes you think it's January, and a couple of heavyweights are duking it out at center ice. Today's tilt (or more accurately, this week's) pairs off Ross McKeon, nominally the NHL editor for Yahoo (with an exclamation point)-dot-com, but ...
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Boston Top Game #4: A Comeback Win for Revenge on Washington

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Sergei Kostitsyn Rips Hanlon

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