July 1st has come and gone....and is anyone really really (need more "reallys"?) surprised by what transpired?  Teams always overspend on July 1st -- and when they're forced to deal with a growing cap, you are looking out for #1 and there's no set responsibility for Detroit and Pittsburgh to be concerned that Phoenix and the Islanders can't spend with them. 

 

Some quick thoughts on some signings...and no, this isn't "winners and losers" because it's way too early to judge that, in addition to the fact that I never was one, and I don't think there's many left who begrudge athletes making big dollars.  Nothing makes me angrier than people who suggest that firemen and teachers SHOULD make more than NHLers or other pro athletes.

 

Really?  You're kidding.  So they're more meaningful occupations?  Shocking.  Never would have occured to me.  A lot of things aren't in balance with ...

Hey there.

 

Going ok?

 

Yep, pretty good here too.

 

Want to thank everyone associated with our NHL Entry Draft Show which took place for pretty much 4 hours on a warm Friday night in June.  And yes, there were lots of phone calls, emails, and great guests.  It was always a show I wanted to do, and getting to co-host with both Monsieur Watters and Bill Hayes was pretty cool.  I don't think we missed too much in terms of coverage...if you listened, you caught everything that happened and was going to happen, including the breaking news on Mats Sundin and the Canadiens thing....

 

Why no one on the station had ever come up with the idea to do a Draft show before is beyond me, but that's not for me to question.  I'm just glad we got the go-ahead to do it this time.

 

Wow...has it been that long since I blogged?

 

23 days?  Really?  I can assure you it's crept up on me, this fact and all.  I won't blame the kiddies though they have kept me and Miss Rachel busy.

 

I've really been enjoying Euro 2008, that's obvious.  I do love me a slice of international "Grade A" soccer, to almost quote Glen Goulia from "The Wedding Singer".  He's one of my favourite characters of all time.  I just wish he'd married Drew Barrymore in the end...although I did enjoy when Billy Idol took the airplane food cart and pushed him into the bathroom.  Because, you know, airport bathrooms are fantastically large.

 

Anyway - this is a wistful Euro for me.  I was in Europe for the last THREE.  In 1996, myself and a journalism school classmate went to England, the summer England was hosting it.  The summer "football ...