Category: Remedial

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Now, about Penner's beer league softball status

By Daws Butler | May 28th 2011 | 4 min read |

Dean Lombardi’s respect for Dustin Penner | Blog Archive | Houses of the Hockey | Blogs | TheScore.com The title of this post is somewhat misleading...

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Cake Show Steve continues to make Sharks fans look like expletives

By Daws Butler | Apr 29th 2011 | 7 min read |

Part one of my response to the Blades of Teal’s eulogy of the Kings is here. Little did I know that he also ran a “director’s cut...

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Eulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 San Jose Sharks

By Daws Butler | Apr 28th 2011 | 10 min read |

I actually don’t have a problem with the actual Sharks. At least, not like I have a problem with this: Eulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 Los Angel...

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[UPDATE] Kings have almost never this - Sharks have slightly less never that

By Daws Butler | Apr 25th 2011 | 2 min read |

Kings in Game 6s: 11–5 11-6 Sharks in Game 6s: 3-13 4-13 Kings in Game 6s at home: 9-2 9-3 Sharks in Game 6s on the road: 2-7 3-7 Twice Three ti...

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I summarily reject all anti-Penner B.S.

By Daws Butler | Apr 12th 2011 | 6 min read |

I’ve been thinking about this topic for a couple of weeks now, since Kopitar and Williams got hurt. I’m going to use this post from LAKi a...

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"I'm sorry, but you've got to not want to call that to not make a call on the play."

By Daws Butler | Apr 3rd 2011 | 1 min read |

That’s the work of Brian Hayward, Poet Laureate of the Anaheim Ducks broadcast team. He’s referring to a non-call of too-many-men against ...

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Is Vancouver the best team since the 1977 Canadiens?

By Daws Butler | Apr 1st 2011 | 19 min read |

No. And I’m tempted to end this post right here. But I should probably explain. I was watching NHL On the Fly last night after the Kings/Canucks...

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Emergency? It's Only a Flesh Wound!

By Daws Butler | Mar 27th 2011 | 3 min read |

Schenn headed back to L.A. Kings? Don’t press panic button, Blades fans Saskatoon Blades centre Brayden Schenn was surprised to learn Saturday t...

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Tom Benjamin is Wise -- headache remedies, etc.

By Daws Butler | Mar 14th 2011 | 4 min read |

Dialing It Back : Tom Benjamin’s NHL Blog :: CanucksCorner.comMore than a few pundits have suggested that a violence tipping point has been reac...

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But can't all head-shots ALREADY be penalized?

By Daws Butler | Mar 13th 2011 | 6 min read |

Good article on ProHockeyTalk, which brings up for me my old hobby horse, the rule book. Will the NHL eventually make all hits to the head illegal? | ...