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It's so funny how this job works.
You get a sense of things as they are just about to blow up, and it almost always comes back to 4 teams and 4 players stacked up like Dominoes ready to fall. I wrote a little about this earlier and hit on a nerve in the NHL rumour mill because I was just inundated with calls, texts and emails regarding the Bouwmeester/ Sundin dominoes.
Reason being, the teams are really close and as December hits us teams are definitely realizing exactly where their teams are and for us around here, the fun begins.
Most of my work today has centered around a piece I am writing for tomorrow that will attempt to breakdown the desperation factor that is mounting among the ten most desperate teams and where they are most likely to turn. It is a big blog and I hope you will all really find it truly interesting.
As a preview I can tell you that the dominoes don't appear to end at Sundin...next up you have Gaborik (who does still have plenty of value), Havlat, and more.
On Gaborik and Montreal a source confirmed to me,"It is a plan B after Sundin, but it is a definite plan."
Looking for another team to get into the Jay Bo Sweeps? How about Calgary? At first glance I do indeed question if this is indeed what the Flames need, but I have been told all day, "Don't dismiss it at all."
Games of the night:
Well definitely Anaheim vs. Detroit, but if you want a fun game to watch may I recommend Nashville @ Buffalo. Both these teams are built in a similar way and both can flat-out fly.
Enjoy.
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