Thanks!

Yeah, it has been a hot button topic since it hit the digital presses yesterday. Rival Caps Owned Ted Leonisis sounds off on his own blog. Good point that if Blogs reach so many people isn’t about time they start being treated as MSM? I understand some bloggers want to just rant and rave but there are some that like the access and have enough quality content and a wide enough following to warrant credentials.

Those teams you mentioned that deny the existence of the Blogosphere need to, as the great sage Dr. Phil put it, “Get Real” Even if your team doesn’t or didn’t do well blogs still create interest and maintain loyalty all of which lead to at least some business (whether from tv ratings, merchandise, tickets, etc.). Its bad business to ignore that medium.

Also, as a primarily a post lockout fan (i.e. that is when I really started paying attention beyond casually watching the North Stars back in the day and the Wild and playing Blades of Steel on my NES and NHL 94 on my cousin’s sega, that lucky jerk!), I really didn’t know much about the Whalers apart from Gordie Howe, some hokcey cards, and NHL 94. But I kept hearing about this “Brass Bonanza” song in all these Whalers reunion articles; so I looked it up and listened to it today while I got ready for work. I now feel like a more complete hockey fan. Figured you’d enjoy that as a Whalers guy, haha