Earl S. posted an article on Battle of California - Dec 8, 2008, 3:58 pm
Check it out at http://www.battleofcali.com/ Incidentally, if you count the two new posts we've already published on the new site, this new-site pointer now represents BoC's 1,500th published post. Huzzah!
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Earl S. posted an article on Battle of California - Dec 8, 2008, 9:55 am
Yup, that's right. Some big-ass news. Battle of California is moving to a new home. http://www.battleofcali.com/ (an SBN blog)-- though this link won't work until later today, I think. Once our new site is active, I'll add the link up above, but this does represent the final post of the blogspot sit...
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Earl S. posted an article on Battle of California - Dec 7, 2008, 9:50 am
Columbus Blue Jackets (11-12-3, t-12th in west) at Anaheim Ducks (14-10-3, t-4th in west) No, we will not die like dogs! We will fight like lions! "Three Patos, Anaheim, California. You are very great. 100,000 pesos. Come to Santa Poco, put on show, stop. The Infamous El Guapo." In a way, each of u...
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Earl S. posted an article on Battle of California - Dec 6, 2008, 11:55 am
LA Kings (10-11-4) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (11-11-3) 7:30 PST, Fox Sports West The Kings' power play feels shitty right now. The numbers don't really back me up (the Kings are about where they were last year, around 17th) but I don't know, I'm still not a fan. There's something vaguely unlikable a...
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Earl S. posted an article on Battle of California - Dec 5, 2008, 2:02 pm
LA Kings (10-11-3) vs. Edmonton Oilers (11-11-2) 7:30 PST, Fox Sports West To recap: Sean O'Donnell takes a boneheaded penalty and giftwraps a goal for the other team? Right back on the ice. Dustin Brown takes a bad penalty with the team already down a man? Right back on the ice. Alex Frolov mis...
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Earl S. posted an article on Battle of California - Dec 4, 2008, 1:25 pm
There's been plenty of talk about how great Dan Boyle has been for the Sharks this season, how Christian Ehrhoff is coming into his own, how Rob Blake got his groove back. But Marc-Edouard Vlasic? Sure, he's having a great year -- but a Norris-worthy year? The Hockey News thinks so: NORRIS TROPHY (t...
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Earl S. posted an article on Battle of California - Dec 4, 2008, 5:53 am
LAST BOC/CLS DOUBLE POST FOR A WHILE, REALLY! This Sean Avery story sure has legs, doesn't it? Before this it seemed like the only time the NHL was the top story was if Todd Bertuzzi broke someone's neck (although hockey being a lead story only when something bad happens still rings true). On Wednes...
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Earl S. posted an article on Battle of California - Dec 3, 2008, 10:01 am
Anaheim Ducks (14-9-3, 3rd in west) at Chicago Blackhawks (10-6-6, t-7th in west) How much will this post cost me in karma dollars? Instead of talking up this Chicago rematch, I'm going to throw my two rambly cents in on the Avery suspension. I don't like it. Now don't get me wrong; there's a lot to...
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Earl S. posted an article on Battle of California - Dec 3, 2008, 5:40 am
Sloppy seconds? Seriously? The NHL's collective feathers are ruffled over this? That being said, reactions from Marty Turco, Mike Modano, Brad Richards and Mike Ribeiro do show that this Sean Avery experiment isn't exactly going well. We're only in December and the team is already clearly tired of h...
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Earl S. posted an article on Battle of California - Dec 2, 2008, 1:26 pm
LA Kings (10-10-3) @ Phoenix Coyotes (10-11-2) 6:30 PST, Fox Sports West Last night the Kings were leading, 1-0, going into the 3rd period. They hadn't played particularly well, but had used a fast start to gain an advantage on the scoreboard. During the 2nd intermission, Terry Murray stressed the...
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