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Call of the Wilde: Du Calme

Call of the Wilde: A Sea’s Worth Of Salt.

Firstly, we need to take all of these evaluations with not just a grain of salt, but a Dead Sea’s worth of salt. For some players this was just a casual stroll making sure that their number one goal of not getting injured was met. For other players it was an important day to distinguish […]

Call Of The Wilde: Two Days Of Autumn, One Giant Concern

Two days in to training camp and most feel as if there has not been any news of real import so far, but I am going to disagree vehemently. I believe there is potentially a serious and disquieting story on the horizon. I hope that I am wrong. I would be thrilled to be wrong. […]

Call Of The Wilde: Therrien And Tony – Revealing And Riveting

Being completely honest with you, there’s no way I do an interview months after getting fired. What’s the point? Usually the point to doing something is there is a gain to be had, but I sure wouldn’t be able to find it speaking up about controversial issues over the years. Tony Marinaro of TSN 690 […]

NHL Top 200 Scorers Forecast

1. Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers – 102 points This isn’t tricky. This is one of the best two players in the world and he is getting better. He led the league in points-per-game last season. The only fear is he is so much better than the defencemen he faces that they sometimes do stupid and desperate […]

Call Of The Wilde: Markov’s Bombshell Teleconference

The bombs just kept dropping during an afternoon telephone conference put on for Andrei Markov by the Montreal Canadiens. That in itself was bizarre as usually when the club and the player part ways, that’s the end. It started peacefully: “Today, I had to make a difficult decision. I will not be back with the […]