east-coast-bias Stories - Battle of California
Where does Tampa Bay end up in the media pecking order of the NHL's Final Four?
Let's play a little game of speculation. We all know how the NHL and the traditional media regards the Tampa Bay Lightning. Not only is it a "South-least" Division team, but it's also one of those supposedly "unworthy" Sun Belt teams. While the arrival of Steven Yzerman has stemmed some of the...
East Coast bias and the Tampa Bay Lightning's western road trip
The Lightning are starting a four-game, seven-day road trip out West. That’s a strange thing for me to say, since I grew up on the West Coast. For me, it should be an "Eastern road trip".Those hockey fans in the Eastern Conference have no idea how easy they have it. The entire conference is...
Ten Reasons why Lubo wasn't a finalist for the Norris Trophy
I don't really care enough about NHL hardware -- if a player has a good enough season, whether or not he wins a trophy for it doesn't matter too much to me. In fact, snubs can be handy in future contract negotiations, so I never really raised a stink about the fact that Lubo wasn't a finalist for...
Dear NHL: Congratulations on not forgetting your east-coast bias
Now I don't want to over-emphasize the point of this post, as really, I don't care very much at all about the NHL's Three Stars of the Week. It's an announcement that pretty much every week escapes my notice, as generally it's a collection of east-coast players named Sidney or Alexander or...
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