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The Detroit Red Wings announced that they would not be offering 47 year old D-Man Chris Chelios a new contract, ending his run with that team.

Watching Chelios in the last couple of years was amazing, here is a guy, virtually my age, banging away with the best and the youngest of them in the NHL. I am sure that, if he wanted to, he could find a slot on another team, but should he? I think no.

Chelios has a chance to go out virtually on top. While the Wings did not win the Stanley Cup this year, he still played a decent number of minutes and proved what a person could do when motivated and driven to stay in shape. He is an inspiration  to not just athletes, but to anyone approaching or just past middle-age who thinks getting out of the bed in the morning counts as a sit-up.

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There is no equivalent to the NHL Captain in any other major US professional sport. The man who has a "C" on his sweater has a unique position, both in terms of rules and expectations. The team captain in hockey is the only player who is allowed to discuss penalties with a referee and he becomes the on-ice representative of the coach and the entire team, thus he is identified with the C (or an A for alternate captains who serve as sort of co-captains and can speak to the officials in place of the regular captain). You see these guys standing in front of the scorers tables waiting for the official to sort out penalties.
But the job also dictates that the Captain become the locker room leader of the team. Calling people out when they are not playing up to their abilities and making sure everyone is focused on the jobs and tasks at hand. The Sharks have had some interesting choices in terms of people who have had that C on their chest.

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             Today the SF Giants made history with one of the newest members this year...... Randy Johnson got career win 300 in tough rainy conditions.  The Giants did show up defensively to secure a 2-1 lead through most of the ball game.  Clutch batting and pitching helped seal the deal for the 45 year future hall of fame player, the second oldest to reach this milestone. With the double header in place the giants will try to steal the series with a win, and head out to Florida to continue this long road trip. 

 

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HELLO,

         All true fans out there know what it takes to be a real fan........ You must go through hard times and enjoy the good times while they are shortly lived.  As of recent days I have endured many of the hard times losing streaks and breaking records in the wrong direction.  Worst record, most points given up, first time your team has been shut out in many years, and being on the wrong side of every close game possible.  At least for my teams, I am confident that good times are close.  This optimistic attitude is what keeps me watching games day in, and day out.  Hopefully many of you share the same view. 

 Donald Boucher

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