You Might Want To Check Your Facts, Lites
by J.P. on Mar 20, 2007 10:58 AM EDT
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I didn't post anything on the Jordin Tootoo incident (but feel free to discuss it in the comments to this post), but something else out of Saturday night's Preds/Stars game struck me, namely Dallas Stars owner Jim Lites' indignation about how the host Preds handled a certain NHL milestone:Dallas Stars president Jim Lites has ripped the entire Nashville Predators organization for the 'horrible thing' they did by not acknowledging the Stars' Mike Modano tying and then breaking the record for goals scored by an American-born player Saturday, according to a published report.Aside from Lites' ridiculous over-the-top mock outrage (Failed the game? Horrible?) and hyperbole (Atlanta, a Southern city, last I checked, had an NHL team when Modano was two-years-old), there's this little tidbit:
"Their owner, management, public relations people, coaching staff -- I think they all failed the game," Lites told the Dallas Morning News. "It's because of people like Mike Modano that they even have a team in Nashville. He has helped pioneer the game in the South, and for him to be treated like that in a milestone moment ... it's just a horrible thing."
At the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, Dallas Stars forward Mike Modano said he thought that Nashville and Carolina should be contracted.Oops!
So, Mr. Lites, please forgive the Predators owner, management, public relations people and coaching staff for not stopping the game to fete a guy who, if he had his druthers, would see them all out of jobs.
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| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington
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23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
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Tampa Bay
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20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
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Atlanta
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19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
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Florida
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21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
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Carolina
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22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 15 |
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