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The Sports Guy

Bill Simmons, ESPN The Magazine

I love this game! (Surprise -- I'm talking about the NHL.)

Story | May 19, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

...franchise in sports -- to this, so quickly. Two years ago, ESPN ranked this the worst franchise in hockey, which was saying something at the time -- like being named worst goulash at an all-prison kitchen...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 12, 2009

Reason to Root for Detroit: Classic Western Finals

Ted Bauer

...have a classic Western Finals pitting two Original Six teams against each other. Would be great, classic hockey history fun. And hey, if you ever stumble across this website and think "man, that site is...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 12, 2009

The Morning According to Us: NHL Drug Testing and the Playoffs (With apologies to the NHLPA)

Paul Kix

...of drug tests throughout the last four seasons, testing at the last three Olympics and numerous International hockey competitions."] It's not hard to see why. Hockey has the physicality of football but the manic...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 20, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

...always laughing at our perpetual dance with death. Of course, the plot is skewered here, because in hockey, the player would say, "Oh sure. Just put'a butterfly or two on der and I'll...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 2009

NHL 180

E.J. Hradek

Sean Avery thought he knew playoff hockey; he had a great view of it from the stands during The Wings' 2002 cup run.

Story | Conversation | April 13, 2009

March Of The Penguins

Eric Adelson

The baby Pens are hoping that old-timer Gary Roberts knows the secret to lifting Lord Stanley's Cup. Little do they know he's still trying to figure it out

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2009

Mag Writers Roundtable: Size Matters

Jeff Bradley, Ric Bucher, David Fleming and E.J. Hradek

...watching the balletic, yet explosive, power of 6'6", 285-pound defensive end Mario Williams. A tall hockey player, a short NBA forward or even a pudgy soccer player isn't nearly as remarkable as...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 2009

Auction Block: On This Day

Eric Angevine

So many sporting events are in progress right now: The NCAA basketball tournament is down to its final 16 teams, with a couple of weeks to go before w...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 24, 2009

Still Grinding After All These Years

Eric Adelson

And now, for your reading pleasure, a simple story about a cow named Liz, a boy named Shane and the whole reason we love sports in the first place.

Story | Conversation | March 03, 2009

The Duck Dads

Lindsay Berra

Every year, the Anaheim Ducks do a road trip with their fathers. (Read more about it here.) This year, ESPN The Magazine senior writer Lindsay Berra w...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 02, 2009

Clip Reel: Vancouver Canucks

Ted Bauer

What is "Clip Reel?" Point of fact: we need to spend more time discussing hockey. For example, the Vancouver Canucks are hot fire right now and could be a sleeper in the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009

The Magazine Editor's Blog: Economics Briefing

Gary Belsky, ESPN The Magazine Editor-in-Chief

Dwight Howard is fronting The Magazine's latest issue—and I especially love the cover image, which shows the extent to which athletes trust us t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2009

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman

...he'd leave his house wearing pajamas under a wool coat, with Mitch in tow, to watch hockey games at a local motel. The two of them, a bushy-haired, 220-pound mustached man and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2009

Man Advantage

E.J. Hradek, ESPN The Magazine

NHL power plays are better than ever, but NHL penalty killers are gaining on them.

Story | Conversation | February 12, 2009