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Fun, Sun, and the 2015 NHL Draft
For the last five years, PuckBuddys have been fortunate enough to cover one of professional hockey’s biggest events – the NHL Draft. Sure, fans can watch it from home – the awkward smiles, the hockey brass cutting deals, the booing … Continue reading
Sans Louis
In general, I don’t like to overly criticize or castigate professional hockey players (well, on this blog) mainly since I’ve never played the game myself. Once a player gets to the NHL level, it’s self-evident they have the talent and … Continue reading
Posted in New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning
Tagged Bette Davis, Joan Crawfod, Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning
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Winter Cluster
Don’t buy in the hype the media lays on with a trowel about the Winter Classic. They love their precious narrative about a boy’s love of the game in its purest form, but they have no clue. They are firmly … Continue reading
Winter Classic Fan Zone: FUN ZONE!
Rough Trade™ As part of our Whirlwind Winter Classic Vacation™, we had to check out the Coke Zero™ Fan Zone™ at the Sirius/XM™ Hockeytown Winter Festival™ on Saturday. (Pretty much everything in that last sentence is trademarked except the word … Continue reading
Season Preview: Tampa Bay
Editor’s note: We meant to get this posted Wednesday night ahead of the Bolts first game against Boston. But the dog ate our homework. Like all of Eric’s writing, this too, is timeless. Eric, like the other good boys who … Continue reading
Posted in Tampa Bay Lightning
Tagged Anders Lindback, Ben Bishop, Brett Connolly, Jaded Abercrombie models, Jonathan Drouin, Martin St. Louis, Ondrej Palat, Richard Panik, Ryan Malone, Sami Salo, Steve Yzerman, Steven Stamkos, Tyler Johnson, Valtteri Filppula, Victor Hedman, Vinny Lecavalier
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PropaGAYnda
The Gay Games I’ve been a fan of Russian history and culture since my teenage years. (Full Disclosure: I used to believe that if Trotsky had become the leader, the Soviet Union might have prospered. Since learning that Stalin was … Continue reading
Vincent Van Gone
There’s no point in overlooking the fact that this buyout ultimately makes more sense for the team, but it still sucks to lose your captain, community leader, man with really beautiful eyes. Have you seen his eyes? Sorry, I came … Continue reading