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I could go for some Hardee's, but only because there's none anywhere near here, save for one on the Indiana Toll Road. Totally the novelty/scarcity factor. I bet if I went out and got some, though, it would be just awful.

It's also possible his stash of Isles jerseys comes from NHL Shop's one-day $13 glitch last season.

Looks like some enterprising soul is aiming to make money off of a CCSLC concept again. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Buffalo-Sabres-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-S3-Case-Cover-/120984256898

So, anyway. 4 divisions of 8, then. Anaheim Calgary Colorado Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver (Seattle) Chicago Dallas Detroit Minnesota Nashville St. Louis Winnipeg (Milwaukee) Carolina Columbus Florida New Jersey Philadelphia Pittsburgh Tampa Bay Washington Boston Brooklyn Buffalo Montreal New York Ottawa Quebec Toronto

Oh, man. good times. Good Lord, how did I miss that the first time around? Lamicus, you've done it again!

Yes, but only in Glendale do you run the risk of paying more to go to a game specifically because it sucked.

If they wanted to truly recreate the full Phoenix Coyotes Experience, they'd let the fans make this gamble with other people's money.

"Mr. Bettman, Glendale has pulled all its public funding, and we've run out of sham owners to trot before the city council. I'm afraid it's over, sir." "No! It can't be over. There's got to be another way we can... I've got it!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ5-BTdcqjk

Jeff O'Neill has really utilized Twitter well to effectively distinguish himself as a lunkhead.

I think the fact that the league is still talking to Ice Edge ("Yeah, we're all about keeping the team in Glendale, but, uh, how 'bout 8 home games a year in Saskatoon?") just reinforces what a farce it all is at this point. It's window dressing made of cellophane.

Jesus, look at what FansEdge is selling for $500.

Good news! It's a suppository.

Many thanks for doing the work I was planning to do off a recording of the overnight replay.

This may be the night the Coyotes finally died. That was the crack in the façade. It's out there now. And in the context of that game, Christ, was it ever glorious.

Phoenix Al Qaeotes?

Sounds pretty fracking brilliant to me.

Parise and Suter come to town and give Glendale a huge attendance bump. 9,508. EDIT: Having an interesting chat on Twitter with a Coyotes season ticket holder. He says there are around 4,000 season ticket holders (remember those stories about the spike in sales once they made the playoffs?), and that for many fans, they're tired of the perpetual chain-yanking and have given up on going until the mess gets settled, one way or another. Sounds like a great sales pitch for Greg Jamison to find investors!

Patches are a bit of a nebulous area as far as fakery goes, right? Because it's pretty obvious that these patches for uniforms worn 10 or 20 years ago are "unlicensed reproductions", but at the same time, it's not like the NHL or any other league is in the standalone retro patch business.

It's funny, I was having a hockey talk with one of my wife's friends (who has Hawks season tickets) tonight, and she brought up the bootleg jersey issue. Apparently, one of her co-workers got into the racket on eBay, and received some sort of cease-and-desist letter. As for my wife's friend, she said "Why would you want one of those anyway? They're cheap, but the quality is crap, the colors are all wrong, nothing looks right, the Indian Head is bright yellow sometimes..." So it's not just us obsessives who notice. I own an Oakland Seals fake, because the NHL refuses to produce green-and-blue era Seals jerseys for whatever reason. The numbers were so poor though, I stripped them off and had EPS replace them with something far more authentic. Still scared to wash the thing, though.

I hope so. That would be like a zombie movie where the slow, shambling version of the undead attacked by proceeding single-file in a straight line. Set 'em up, knock 'em down.

Had an unexpected crossing of paths with George Fallar on Twitter last night. No response from him after that.

If Suns ownership was interested in buying the Coyotes, I could see it happening. Tell Glendale to go pound sand (they've got plenty!) and go back to the awkwardly-shaped basketball barn where you drew well regardless. You'd think, though, that if Suns ownership had an interest, they would have expressed it by now.

Per Craig Morgan, Greg Jamison has issued a statement. Try not to roll your eyes too hard, lest they fall out. "We will not be able to complete our purchase of the Phoenix Coyotes today in time to meet our deadline with the city of Glendale. However, our journey to purchase the Coyotes will continue. We realize this will require additional conversations with the city of Glendale and the NHL. We still believe we can reach an agreement that satisfies everyone. We hope negotiations with the city proceed as smoothly as possible, as everyone involved wants the Coyotes to remain in Arizona. "To the Arizona's sports and hockey fans, and the City of Glendale, we appreciate your patience and diligence. We wish everything was completed today as we worked extremely hard on the deal. However, we have taken significant steps to keep the Coyotes in Glendale for the long-term. I've seen first-hand the wonderful support Arizona hockey fans have provided the Coyotes and we will continue our efforts to keep the NHL in Arizona." Pretty liberal use of the royal "we" there, Greggy.

I'd have to guess Columbus. I can't hate on the Jackets. Their lease deal is more along the lines of your standard issue municipal handout, the fanbase is practically begging for anything to cheer for while enduring way too much front-office incompetence, with bad breaks piled atop that (losing the Yakupov lottery and the All-Star weekend.) That's some Thrashers-level stuff for a fanbase to endure, though at least fans of the Beej can take solace in knowing their ownership doesn't actively loathe hockey. Plus, you didn't hear any stories during the lockout about bars in Phoenix or South Florida getting packed for NHL 13 simulations or Saturday morning World Juniors telecasts.

I figured the center was empty because anyone who really wanted to go to a game would just buy the $7-per-game/free parking/free jersey combo, but of course it had to be more ridiculous than that, because it's the Panthers. I fully expect by next season, it'll be renamed the jetBlue Business Class Extended Legroom Section, Presented By Currency Exchange.