Hi everyone! Uh… so glad this week is finally over. I had no idea last week how crappy this week was going to be. I’ve been slogging through a cold since last weekend, and I’m finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. For the first time in days, I’m not stuffed up, drippy, raspy voiced, or nauseous. I suppose my condition this week was a little like the Cleveland Barons circa May-June 1977. Ok, maybe not THAT much alike. After all, at that time the Barons had practically been resurrected like a hockey-playing Lazarus, and I had a cold, but it’s the only way I can segue into this week’s new article, which pertains to George Gund’s purchase of the franchise, and the hope that things were going to get better in Cleveland. Hopefully, my recovery from this cold does NOT follow the same model as the Cleveland Barons, who quickly became sick again and then died about a year later. Think happy thoughts, Steve… Anyway, you can find this week’s new article right here.

As an added bonus this week, a brand new induction into the Overexposed wing of the Hockey Hall of Shame. I had a bit of extra time this week, and I was able to track down a strange card from the 1992-93 Classic Four Sport set. Classic has provided this site with a non-stop pipeline of crappy cardboard for several years now, and this week’s is indeed another classic Classic. Poor Dave Tretowicz… I can only hope he has overcome his public narcolepsy and has regained a sense of normalcy in the 21st century. To find out what the hell I’m talking about, I urge you to check out this week’s induction.

Until next time, stay gold!