More basically, aren’t the most inspired love letters composed in the absence of the beloved? Soldiers to their girls back home, campus sweethearts separated by summer jobs and vexing geography. The summer, when we’re separated from our mistress the ice, is the birthchild of a renewed yearning. Ironically, the oven-oppressive heat and humidity that plagues our region throughout July and August insulates me in inspiring thoughts of better, colder hours more pleasantly passed. I actually walk to my Metro station, dripping, on those mornings and imagine myself training for the Iditarod.

What manner of lover’s note do we in Hockey D.C. receive from 15th St. and its ilk in summer?

A Dear John.

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Posted at 8:03 am. Filed under American Hockey League, Blogs, Hershey Bears, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Print, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Tarik El-Bashir, Washington Capitals, Washington Post, Washington Times.
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8 Comments

  1. Volsus wrote:

    Learn how to make poutine. With this secret weapon you will surely be able to lure either of our Québécois prospects into an interview during rookie camp.

    Friday, May 18, 2007 at 9:55 am | Permalink
  2. A morning message received from Ballston:

    “[The Post's] May 16 file on Backstrom came exactly one month to the day after [a] previous bylined Caps file, a small piece . . . on the raising of ticket prices. In between, you had a bit on Ovie’s suspension, which was buried in the notes section of the paper with all matters of tennis and tiddlywinks; no byline on that one.

    I would bet serious money that the 30 days between those two files is the longest the Post has ever gone between running Caps pieces in the
    franchise’s history. This would include two lengthy lockouts and 30-some offseasons.

    For shame.”

    Friday, May 18, 2007 at 10:19 am | Permalink
  3. glad that the post could find room for a full-page WNBA preview today. It’s not like that could have been used for stanley cup coverage.

    BTW, I was glad to hear how frustrated Tarik was over his inability to cover the playoffs.

    Friday, May 18, 2007 at 11:46 am | Permalink
  4. usiel wrote:

    I am a certifiable Draftgeek so June is a great month. I’ll mosdef be checking out some of the rookie camp.

    Friday, May 18, 2007 at 1:55 pm | Permalink
  5. Great post! Is Kornheiser the pot or the kettle? LOL!

    I’m quite willing to help you with the French.

    Luc

    Friday, May 18, 2007 at 2:02 pm | Permalink
  6. Please don’t imagine yourself in the Iditarod. The race is cruel to dogs. For the facts, visit the Sled Dog Action Coalition website, http://www.helpsledddogs.org

    Friday, May 18, 2007 at 2:06 pm | Permalink
  7. Meza wrote:

    Imagine that Tariq can’t find anything in Caps land to write about. How about you write about hockey. Talk to Ted about the $$ he shelled out to sent reporters to Moscow. The Post and Times just irritate the Pi$$ out of me.

    Friday, May 18, 2007 at 2:06 pm | Permalink
  8. b.oor4 wrote:

    What’s all the crying about, the Post has generously given Tarik all of cyberspace to write whatever and whenever he wants about the Caps. I’m sure that’s what his editors say to him when he asks for a little space in the ink version of the paper.

    Friday, May 18, 2007 at 4:19 pm | Permalink

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