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by Ryan Today is January 1, also known around these parts as Winter Classic Day. It’s been two years and I still have the same thought when I first saw that sheet of ice in the middle of The Ralph: … Continue reading
© 2009 Ryan Nagelhout. All rights reserved.
by Ryan In just over two weeks the third annual Winter Classic will be held. That’s a pretty amazing statement because that means we’re almost two years removed from the day when Ralph Wilson Stadium was transformed into a hockey … Continue reading
© 2009 Ryan Nagelhout. All rights reserved.
by Ryan One of the interesting things about having a blog is that what you often write things in the moment. “Real writers” take their time and remove themselves from the emotions of an event or game, and their opinions … Continue reading
by Ryan File this under the category of completely dropping the ball. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has an excellent Penguins blog called Empty Netters, which had a story on it about, of all things, East Aurora. More specifically, the announcement … Continue reading
by Ryan Today is that awkward day in between the hockey and the nothing that will envelop us all once the Stanley Cup Finals is over. During that whole “nothing” period I tend to think a lot, and because Game … Continue reading
by Ryan There are days that change the way you think as a fan. Not just a shift in viewpoint, but a complete ontological departure from your previous existence. Today is one of those days. Simply amazing. It didn’t feel … Continue reading
by Ryan Hear me out, okay? You have to give Paul Gaustad the C for the good of the league. Because, if you name him captain for the month of January then I’m going to have to buy this: Yeah, … Continue reading
Sabres v. Penguins 7:30 Without the Winter Classic being the back end, this would be the stupidest home and home in the history of hockey. Now it will be one of the coolest weekends in recent memory. Sometime between now … Continue reading