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Peter Benchley: Just When You Thought it Was Safe...
By: Legacy.com Staff
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Novelist Peter Benchley, shown in this 1975 photo, who turned ocean waters into a sinister threat with ``Jaws'' and ``The Deep,'' was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. Benchley, a Princeton native, was honored on Sunday, Oct. 23, 1995. (AP Photo)
Later this month at the Cannes Film Festival, Steven Spielberg will present a restored version of his classic creature-feature, Jaws… and once again, it won't be safe to go back in the water.
We love Spielberg's scary film, but for those of us who are read-the-book-first purists, it's Peter Benchley we have to thank. Today would have been his 72nd birthday, so we're celebrating with 10 facts about the author and his most famous book.
1. Before Benchley became a fiction writer, he was an editor at Newsweek and worked as a speechwriter for President Lyndon B. Johnson.
2. Jaws was his first fictional work, and it took more than ten years for it to go from concept to reality. Benchley had read about a fisherman who caught a great white shark weighing more than two tons off the coast of Long Island. The story began to coalesce with an idea that had been in his head for a while – about a shark that wouldn't stop attacking people.
3. When Benchley met with an editor from Doubleday, he shared some non-fiction ideas, and the editor wasn't impressed. But when Benchley floated his shark story, the editor knew he had struck gold. Benchley wrote a page of what would become his first novel right there in the Doubleday offices, and he was immediately presented with an advance check.
4. The first page was a winner, but Benchley floundered a bit after that. His first draft of Jaws was nothing like what the book panned out to be… in fact, it was funny. Benchley's publisher didn't like the humorous approach, so Benchley went back to the drawing board.
5. Or back to the turkey coop, as the case may be. One of Benchley's offices while writing Jaws was in a converted turkey coop in Stonington, Connecticut.
6. Benchley was a fantastic writer, but not so great at coming up with titles. Some of the titles he originally suggested for Jaws were The Stillness in the Water, Leviathan Rising, and The Jaws of Leviathan. The final – and far catchier – title was settled upon just minutes before the book went to production.
Early Jaws cover (Amazon.com)
7. Helen Gurley Brown, then-editor of Cosmopolitan, came across the book and passed it along to her husband, film director David Brown. She included a card reading "might make a good movie" – perhaps one of entertainment's greatest understatements.
8. After reading the book, Spielberg noted that he was rooting for the shark to win.
9. Benchley, a devoted ocean conservationist in his later years, remarked that he couldn't write Jaws in good conscience once he learned more about sharks: "[T]he shark in an updated Jaws could not be the villain; it would have to be written as the victim; for, worldwide, sharks are much more the oppressed than the oppressors."
10. Jaws was such a massive success that it has spawned multiple video game adaptations, a theme park attraction at Universal Studios Florida, not one but two musicals… and of course, that famous film, back in the water at Cannes this year.
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In the past three weeks, there have been riots and demonstrations against the United States in many Muslim countries. In Egypt, our embassy grounds were stormed, the U.S. flag was torn down and burned, and an Islamic flag was erected in its place. The worst assault was in Benghazi, Libya, where terrorists rampaged through our consulate and murdered our ambassador, Christopher Stevens, and three other Americans.
We've been told over and over again by our leaders that it all happened because of Islamic outrage over a 14-minute video clip that appeared on YouTube.
What a bunch of hogwash! The riots occurred because a bunch of murderous jihadists have been taught to hate the United States. They call us "the Great Satan" and blame us for virtually everything that's gone wrong in the world for the past 100 years. They're willing to wage war by any means, including turning women and infants into suicide bombers, to kill us.
Used to be, our government could be counted on to defend our people and our policies — with force, if necessary. Sadly, this is not the case anymore. Ever since he took office, Barack Obama's policy has been one of apology and accommodation. No wonder these murderous extremists believe they can attack us with impunity.
Shortly after the world learned about the events that transpired this past Sept. 11 (does anyone anywhere think the date was just a coincidence?), the Obama Administration went into overdrive to blame what had happened on a video clip that (a) had been around for weeks and (b) almost no one had ever seen.
Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, quickly emerged as the Administration's chief spokesman on network TV. Her message was the same everywhere she went: "It began spontaneously in Benghazi as a reaction to what had transpired some hours earlier in Cairo, where, of course, as you know, there was a violent protest outside of our embassy sparked by this hateful video."
Of course, we know now that the attack in Benghazi was anything but spontaneous. But that's the spin the Administration kept trying to put on that horrendous affair.
White House Press Secretary Jim Carney was another one who played a major role in the "deflect the blame" game. He told assembled reporters, "I think it's important to note with regards to that protest that there are protests taking place in different countries across the world that are responding to the movie that has circulated on the Internet."
Nearly two weeks after the deadly attacks, Obama traveled to New York City to address the U.N. General Assembly. During his speech, he denounced the "crude and disgusting" video clip six times. But he didn't mention "terrorism" or al-Qaida once.
But then, ever so slowly, the truth began to seep out. Not thanks to any of our leaders, heaven knows. No, one of the first people to use the word "terrorism" was Mohammed Magarief, the new leader of Libya. He called the assault "a pre-planned act of terrorism against American citizens."
Magarief pointed out that the attackers used rocket-propelled grenades and mortars against our consulate — weapons that spontaneous mobs are very unlikely to possess. And he said the date of the attack — 11 years to the day since 9/11 — was not a coincidence, but a premeditated choice.
In an interview with NBC News, Magarief also pointed out that the trailer for the alleged movie had been online for months without leading to a single demonstration in the Mideast — or anywhere else, for that matter. The video had "nothing to do with this attack," he declared.
Now we learn that Stevens had been worried for months about the "never-ending" security threats in Benghazi. In a notebook that was found in the ransacked consulate, he even wrote that he was on an al-Qaida hit list. Yet no special security measures were put in place to protect him or our consulate.
Finally, on Sept. 27, more than two weeks after Stevens' murder, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta acknowledged what had now become clear to anyone who was following the story: This was no spontaneous demonstration but a deliberate terrorist attack.
"I think, on the terrorist attack, I mean, as we determined the details of what took place there and how that attack took place, that it became clear that there were terrorists who had planned that attack," Panetta said.
Carney also changed his tune: "It is, I think, self-evident that what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack." But even then, Carney still tried to insist the attack "was the result of opportunism, taking advantage of and exploiting what was happening as a result of reaction to the video that was found to be offensive."
But if the fact this was a terrorist attack is now "obvious" and "self-evident," let me ask you: Why did top officials in the Obama Administration, including Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, deliberately mislead the American people for the first two weeks after it happened?
Even now, our President tries to downplay the significance of what took place, saying merely that our foreign policy has suffered some "bumps in the road." The foreign media have not been nearly as kind to the Administration as our own press has been. A headline in the German newspaper Der Spiegel put it bluntly: "Obama's Middle East Policy Is In Ruins."
That may be the view from Germany. But it's certainly not how the press sees things — or explains things — here in the United States.
Can you imagine how the mainstream media in this country would have reacted if something like this had occurred while George Bush was in office? And if word had gotten out that the President was skipping most of his daily intelligence briefings so he could campaign for reelection in Las Vegas and Hollywood?
Actually, you don't have to imagine. Just check how the media reacted to Mitt Romney's comments about the mealy mouthed statement that was originally issued by our embassy in Egypt. Even the State Department was forced to disown that one.
We already knew that the Obama Administration was a miserable failure at defending U.S. interests abroad. Now it turns out that it won't even tell us the truth when we're attacked.
History teaches us over and over again that weakness only invites more aggression. There's no way Obama and his team will learn this lesson. Hopefully, in another month, the voters will decide to replace them — and a whole bunch of Senators and Representatives, too.
Until next time, keep some powder dry.
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Read: Chris Kreider Has No Interest In Coasting
At ESPN Insider, Craig Custance spoke with Rangers assistant coach/assistant GM Jim Schoenfeld about Chris Kreider.
Custance writes that often times with second year players, though Kreider isn't technically one, the player goes through a slump after he feels he has made it to the big leagues.
Schoenfeld tells Custance that the feeling of entitlement or "making it" won't be an issue for Kreider, "We've been given every indication that he wants to be better and he wants to continually grow. We're confident he's going to accept instruction, learn and gain experience."
Custance writes that Kreider is going through a process that is very beneficial right now, "getting time in the AHL without the spotlight and microscope in New York should pay off."
Kreider himself said, "I'm here to play and here to get better. I'm a rookie. There is still a ton to be learned and I'm just getting my feet wet. It's my first pro camp, so it's difficult. It's difficult for everyone but it's nothing I have experienced before so it's a learning experience."
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Kreider has said that he wants to be better at everything.
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Facebook's got a problem. One that I saw coming last year (Ed. note: I certainly wasn't the only one). I was at a Facebook event in
New York as they explained to marketers how their system worked and how marketers could best leverage the platform. I remember sitting there and thinking, "So, this EdgeRank system is going to let Facebook determine what people see and don't see in their feeds? Facebook is going to manipulate that so brands will have to pay to be in people's feeds." Again, I wasn't the only one who came to that conclusion.
Fast forward to December 2013 and what do we see? Headlines like this:
Facebook Admits Organic Reach is Falling Short, Urges Marketers To Buy Ads – AdAge
Facebook Wants to Be a Newspaper. Facebook Users Have Their Own Ideas. – All Things D (WSJ)
Facebook Brand Pages Suffer 44% Decline in Reach Since December 1 – Ignite Social Media
Facebook Finally Admits That You Do Have To Pay For Ads To Reach Your Fans – J Campbell Social Marketing
That sounds problematic. While this is certainly an issue of Facebook's own doing, there is a fundamental misunderstanding of the platform behind this.
People Are From Mars, Brands Are From Venus
What we're seeing is a mismatch of purposes. What people want to do on Facebook and what brands want to do on Facebook are, depending on your outlook, either simply different or fundamentally opposed. I have over 1,000 connections on Facebook and the amount of times I've seen those connections talk about brands, unaided and with positive sentiment, is something I could count on one hand. Complain about a brand? Sure, all the time. Make fun of a brand? Frequently. Most people just aren't on Facebook to have a "relationship" with a brand. They want to wish a cousin happy birthday; talk about the big game on Saturday; post a photo of their daughter going to her first day of 5th grade; or share a video of an adorable dog trying to catch its own tail. These are all personal, intimate expressions of people connecting with other people.
By contrast, most brands are posting stock photos of their products or trying to solicit engagement with entreaties like, "share this post if you think Fall is the best season!" That is when they can find time between bouts of self-immolation with posts that range from insensitive to downright insulting.
So, at its core we have a purpose problem, not a technical one, and brands are caught between Scylla and Charybdis. On one side they are being squeezed by Facebook, asked to invest money if they want to be seen by more than a small percentage of the people who have self-selected as being interested in the brand. On the other hand, be careful what you wish for because a lot of people would try to figure out how to turn off updates from brands if they were exposed to the pablum most brands turn out on a regular basis.
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As exposure rates continue to decline (without paying to play), should brands even bother with Facebook? The answer, as with most cases in Social Media, comes back to this fundamental question: What do you want to do?
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As U.S. health care changes under the Affordable Care Act, some cheer and some bite their nails. But there are others who say the new law won't go far enough. Today, in Portland and Bangor, a coalition of Maine organizations kicked off a campaign to bring universal health care to Maine. It's not the first time this idea has been pushed in the state, but those behind the movement say this campaign will be different. Patty Wight reports.
Natalie Owens, of Scarborough, speaks at a press conference for universal health care.
Since 28-year-old Natalie Owens of Scarborough graduated from college six years ago, she says, like many other young adults, she's struggled to find financial security. She's twice been laid off from social service jobs due to budget cuts. On top of her job woes, she also has some in the health care department.
"The longest stretch I have had health insurance since graduating in 2007 has been seven months," she says.
Having no health insurance is of particular concern to Owens, who says breast cancer and osteoperosis runs in her family. Though the Affordable Care Act is supposed to help people like her, many have doubts that it will truly be affordable for everyone.
Jennie Pirkl of the Maine People's Alliance says the ACA also fails to address what she sees as the core failur of the U.S. health care system. "I think the problem with it is that it does still rely on a private insurance market, where people are making profit by denying people care," Pirkl says. "And it's never going to provide insurance to everybody."
The Maine People's Alliance is banding with the Maine Nurses Association and the AFL-CIO, among other organizations, to try to bring universal health care to Maine. Just what that system would be - a publicly-financed single-payer system, or a hybrid public-private system - Pirkl won't say. And that's on purpose.
"We want this campaign to be more about identifying the problems and agreeing on what the solution should look like in broad terms," she says. "So that's why we're really focusing on the human rights principles and the human rights aspect."
Those principles are: universality, transparency, participation, accountability, and equity. The coalition will use those as a guide as they embark on a campaign to collect Mainers' personal health care stories to determine what needs to change, as well as to show it's politically possible.
It's a model the coalition is borrowing from Vermont, where the Legislature passed a bill in 2011 to go to a single-payer system.
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The Republican Party's Senate Problem
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April 23, 2014, Wednesday
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February 28, 2014, Friday
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January 4, 2013, Friday
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The crew from Under the Radar Michigan dropped by the Eccentric Cafe last week to interview our own Laura Bell and film for an upcoming episode that will debut later this summer.
The thirty-minute show, now in its third season, explores the best of Michigan and airs on PBS outlets in the Great Lakes region.
Episode 323 will also feature locations in Milford along with those here in Kalamazoo.
Other locations visited for the Kalamazoo portion of the episode include Kalamazoo House Bed & Breakfast, Food Dance and others.
Photo caption: UTR host Tom Daldin talks with Judy Sarkozy.
Bell's beer event roundup: Bingo, Oberon, Michigan Craft Beer Night and more
Below is a look at our events this week in Michigan, Alabama, Florida and Indiana.
April 9
Bell's and Bingo: The Wurst Bar, Ypsilanti, 4 p.m. - Our Jazz Series (Le Batteur, Le Pianiste, and Le Contrabassiste), Quinnanan Falls Special Lager, Oberon and Oarsman. Stick around for bingo and the chance to win some Bell's prizes.
April 10
Bell's Beer Dinner: Uccello's, Caledonia - Seating is limited to 50 people and reservations are required. Check out the menu.
April 12
Michigan Craft Beer Night: The Palace of Auburn Hills, 6-7:30 p.m. - Join us, along with other Michigan breweries, for Michigan Craft Beer Night as the Detroit Pistons take on the Charlotte Bobcats. We'll be pouring Two Hearted and Oberon. Ticket price includes game ticket, ten 2-oz. beer tastings and light appetizers. Club 300 offers a great bird's eye view of the court and plenty of space to socialize before, during and after the game. For more information, visit pistons.com/craftbeer.
April 9
Oberon Release Party: Below the Radar, Huntsville, 6 p.m.
April 10
Oberon Release Party: Alcove International Tavern, Tuscaloosa, 6 p.m.
April 12
Bell's Tasting: Petty's Meat Market, Melbourne, 5-8 p.m. - Amber, Best Brown, Oberon and Two Hearted
April 10
Multi-tap Event: JK O'Donnell's Irish Ale House, Fort Wayne, 5 p.m. - 10 Bell's beers on tap including the only keg of Bourbon Barrel Aged Cherry Stout in northeast Indiana
April 13
2013 Blue Chip Casino Brewfest: Blue Chip Casino, Michigan City, noon - 4:30 p.m. - Sample from at least 200 craft and imported beers from over 40 breweries. We will be featuring a few special treats as well as a Two Hearted firkin for the VIP session.
Looking ahead
We have quite a few events planned for Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week, a beer and tequila dinner in Kalamazoo and more coming up. Take a look.
Bell's Brewery to present Kalamazoo Pride 2013, debut new beer
KALAMAZOO—Event goers celebrating diversity at the 6th annual Kalamazoo Pride event will be able to raise a glass of Bell's beer while dancing and singing to an entertainment lineup headlined by Chicago-based Kimi Hayes, back by popular demand.
This year's event, presented by Bell's Brewery, Inc., will span two days, beginning with a White Party at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 14, where everyone is encouraged to dress in all white. The main event is Saturday, June 15, starting at 2 p.m., with more than 75 vendors, food trucks, and plenty of cold beverage options to keep the fun going all afternoon. Visitors can browse through 'vendor alley' and listen to live music including a DJ, Hannaniah and the Boys and Kimi Hayes.
Bell's will also debut a new beer at this year's Pride – Sparkleberry – a blend of Sparkling Ale and Raspberry Ale.
"Diversity is a vital component of our philosophy and this event reflects that as well as our continued support of organizations that work to strengthen our community and bring people together," said Laura Bell, Marketing Director and co-owner of Bell's Brewery.
With a continuously-expanding event like this, Kalamazoo Pride is pleased to have achieved the excellence and professionalism that businesses like Bell's aim to be associated with, said Zachary Bauer, Executive Director of the Kalamazoo Gay Lesbian Resource Center, the organization that coordinates Kalamazoo Pride.
"We are tremendously pleased to welcome such a wonderful local company as presenting sponsor. It is clear to us that Bell's investment in our LGBT community is sending a message that things must change and that diversity is no longer an option but a must!" added Bauer.
Last year, 11,000 people descended on the Arcadia Creek Festival Site in downtown Kalamazoo for Pride, the largest fundraiser of the year for the KGLRC.
"This year, Kalamazoo Pride 2013 has expanded to an entire weekend of celebrating diversity, complete with Friday and Saturday events, including some that are still in the planning stages, as well as a post-Pride bunch," shares Bauer. "We plan to deliver a weekend full of community events, highlighting the diversity, accomplishments, contributions to society and entertainment by and for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals as well as their friends, families and allies.
The popular 'vendor alley' will feature affirming and inclusive organizations and businesses as well as tempting food and beverage vendors from all over Southwest Michigan. Additionally, family friendly-activities will take place in and near the youth tent area, including a speaker from TruthLocker who will discuss issues and solutions related to cyber bullying.
Kalamazoo Pride is offering a two-day admission pass for $10, or separate cover charges are $5 for Friday and $7 to enter on Saturday. Kids 12 and under are free.
"All Kalamazoo Pride events seek to show that we're proud of who we are and that we can all stand together as part of the greater Southwest Michigan community, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, gender orientation or socioeconomic status," says Bauer.
Full details and entertainment schedules for Kalamazoo Pride can be found at www.kglrc.org/pride.


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JCC President Carole A. McCoy updated the colleges board of trustees on the multipurpose facilitys feasibility study during Wednesdays meeting, laying out the next course of action for the community.
We will be bringing together a group of community stakeholders in April when Trustee Daniel J. Villa is back, she said. Its just a feasibility study, so theres still a lot of work that needs to be done.
That work includes making sure the stakeholders and those who funded the $40,000 study Jefferson County, Jefferson Community College Foundation, Watertown Local Development Corp. and the Northern New York Community Foundation want the $44.5 million project to go forward, as well as determining how it will be funded.
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Connor Orr writes on the Star-Ledger site that the Jets are set to interview John Idzik of the Seahawks tomorrow.
Brian Bassett, TheJetsBlog.comAt the outset it was unclear by Schefter and Breer whether this was his first interview, but it is his second, which would sweep him into the group with Jerry Angelo, Brian Gaine and Omar Khan. I like the idea of John Idzik because I think he carries a diverse background with him, which might important for a GM canddiate for the Jets. Since the team seems like they will be keeping much of Tannenbaum's support staff, having someone who is multi-disciplined and can oversee a little bit of everything and not just rely on others might be a good move.


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Shannon Herndon and Meredith Smith of the Pioneers came up a little short in their quest for a state championship on Friday.
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Herndon won her opening match as she defeated Marissa Pereira of Jack Britt in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0. But she lost to Melissa Kandinata of Green Hope in the quarter-finals, 6-3, 6-0. Smith lost her first-round match to Lauren Frazier of Greenville Rose, 6-2, 6-3.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Oregon State left-handed pitcher Matt Boyd has been named the Pac-12 Conference's Pitcher of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
Boyd shut down San Diego State Friday night en route to the Beavers' sweep of the Aztecs. He scattered five hits in a career-long 8 1/3 innings with a career-best nine strikeouts. The senior allowed hits in the third and seventh innings, retiring 13 straight in between.
Boyd lowered his earned run average to 1.17 on the year and opponents are batting just .196 against him. He has struck out 13 while allowing 11 hits and just two walks in 15 1/3 innings.
The honor is the first of Boyd's career as the start against the Aztecs marked just his fourth-ever start. The Oregon State has now picked up 67 league pitcher of the week honors since 1986 – the first year they were awarded – which is second-best in the league behind Stanford.
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NEW YORK (AP)-- An organist began playing the famed Frank Sinatra song "New York, New York" as Ed Koch's casket was carried out of a New York City synagogue to conclude the former mayor's funeral.
Thousands of mourners gave Koch's coffin a standing ovation as an honor guard of uniformed police officers walked down the center aisle and out of the Manhattan synagogue.
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Bangkok - Dusit International together with its hotels and resorts across Thailand, as well as Manila, have established the Japan & Dusit - Friends Forever Appeal, to raise funds and make contributions to help Japanese residents who have been affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami. All the monetary donations raised will be presented to the Japan Red Cross by the Japanese Association in Thailand, and the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines.
From now until 18 April 2011, Dusit's staff and guests are encouraged to make a donation through fundraising activities including Guest Donation Envelopes placed in all guest rooms and dining venues, as well as the request on check-in of THB 100 donation per night for guests to make a contribution to the appeal.
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LOTTERY Q & A: Pierre McGuire of NBC and TSNHis rankings of the kids at the top of the draft
First things first. If Pierre McGuire was the general manager of an NHL team with a solid forward corps but weak defense, he would select Victor Hedman with the first overall selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
If the commentator for TSN, NBC, Sports Illustrated and just about everywhere else was the GM of a team with needs all over the roster, he would take John Tavares – and not hesitate one second to do so.
"John Tavares will score a lot of goals, help you win a lot of hockey games and sell you a lot of tickets," McGuire told Point Blank over the phone today. "If you're a team like the Islanders with many needs and a lot on the line, you take Tavares."
The conversation continued…
Does Matt Duchene belong in this conversation at all, Pierre?
Hmm, probably not. Just a step below Tavares and Hedman. He's in a different group with 2 or 3 other guys. Let me be clear: I love Matt Duchene. He just missed out on Team Canada at the World Junior Championships and my heart broke for the kid. I thought he could have made it over Angelo Esposito, but Angelo had a great tourney so you can't criticize that move.
Duchene's going to be a great player. He's also an outstanding person. He has definitely moved up the ranks this season where I wouldn't be surprised if he goes 3, and the team that gets him is going to have a wonderful hockey player leading their franchise for a long time.
I've heard scouts have been all over his playoffs for Brampton.
For good reason. He's having a tremendous postseason. He's playing with Cody Hodgson and Evgeny Gratchev. They are something to watch. You want to see how Duchene excels in pressure situations. With each game, Matt's stock is rising. He won't go 1 or 2. He shouldn't go 1 or 2. He's not in the same category as Tavares and Hedman. He doesn't have the same pedigree.
If any team gives up the right to draft Hedman, got something big in return and grabbed Duchene at 3 or 4, would you freak out like you did when the Islanders passed on Parise to draft Nilsson?
Definitely not. I would support a move like that very much – especially if the team got something great in return. I would not flip out in the TV booth. Come out of the draft with Matty Duchene and another piece to your puzzle, and you're one of the biggest winners of the draft. By the way, was I wrong to lose it on the Parise deal?
Every time Zach takes the ice, he makes you look smart. Okay, back to John Tavares. No. 1, hands down?
Yes – unless you're just a brutal defensive team and your forwards are okay. Did I mention John Tavares is going to sell you tickets?
Hey, I wrote a few days ago that if the Islanders win the lottery on Tuesday night, they should just claim Tavares right on the spot.
That's why I still return your calls! You and I think a lot alike.
What's Hedman's upside?
Special. Real special.
Talk to me about Evander Kane.
Should be an excellent player along the boards, a tremendous offensive weapon. Everyone talks about his weight (listed anywhere between 165-180 lately). I'm not concerned about that at all. He's a skinny kid right now but he's going to fill out. He has a large frame. He could easily get to 205 pounds in the NHL. Kane will not lose one-on-one battles.
Sounds a bit like Kyle Okposo.
I think Kyle has even more upside offensively. Quick story. I spoke with Okposo before the WJC last year. I said to him, "You have to stop being so unselfish, Kyle"! He was always looking to include his linemates on every play. That's admirable, but when you have talent and power like he does, sometimes you've got to take over the play yourself. He looked incredible in the second half for the Isles.
Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson.
For such a strong, big person, he's as good a skater as you'll ever find. World-class speed. My only question is whether he'll be a pure finisher at the NHL level. I've said that if you took this kid's wheels and gave him Brendan Shanahan's hands, you'd have one of the most exciting players in the history of the game.
From our conversation so far, my take is you have Tavares and Hedman in one group and Duchene and Kane at the next level in a group of their own.
Yeah, that's right. Paajarvi-Svensson is real close with Duchene and Kane because even if his finish isn't the best, he'll still be an outstanding playmaker.
Jared Cowen.
Probably the second-best defenseman in the draft. If a team gets him anywhere after the 7th pick, they'll have one of the steals of the draft. A very, very good defenseman. Time will tell about his lateral mobility, but I wouldn't be too concerned. Cowen is so good, missing the second half of the season has not really hurt his draft status.
But you don't have Cowan with Duchene, Kane and P-S.
No. He's in the next grouping.
Okay, so beyond all the kids I've mentioned, who's the one prospect you love that no one includes in the top 6 or 7?
Ryan Ellis, the defenseman from Windsor – Josh Bailey's old teammate. Brian Rafalski with more offense. People say he'll go between 12-20. He's going to fall to someone because he's not huge, but he's exceptional. If I'm a team wants to make a big move to get younger, I could see a team like Detroit making a play for him. Any team would be wise to. He's the real deal.
TSN vs. POINT BLANK TOP 10
Originally posted two months ago tonight, our top 10 rankings remain the same. Here's how it cross-checked with TSN's on Feb. 13. Please note, this is not Pierre McGuire's list.
TSN Point Blank
1. John Tavares 1. Tavares
2. Victor Hedman 2. Hedman
3. Matt Duchene 3. Duchene
4. Evander Kane 4. Magnus Svensson-Paajarvi
5. Brayden Schenn 5. Kane
6. Jared Cowen 6. Schenn
7. Svensson-Paajarvi 7. Cowen
8. Nazem Kadri 8. Jordan Schroeder (TSN ranks 12)
9. Scott Glennie (PB ranks 14) 9. Kadri
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CANTON St. Lawrence County legislators are considering using up to $60,000 in unallocated tribal compact funds to help Waddington host the Bassmaster Elite Series because the tournament could become a boon to the local economy.
The compact money is intended for economic development.
The people of St. Lawrence County are the ones that will benefit the most, said Deanna Shampine, who spent her last official act as the event coordinator to make a pitch to legislators for a donation. Its way beyond Waddington. We are all the hosts of this event.
Robert Giordano is taking over the duties of Ms. Shampine, who will remain involved as a committee member.
More than 100 professional anglers are expected to start off the tournament Aug. 8-11, which has a $600,000 prize. Thousands of fishing fans and national media are expected to accompany the anglers.
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Volunteers are raising money through business donations, community fundraisers such as trivia nights and the sale of raffle tickets and T-shirts.
Weve never stopped fundraising. Weve been pounding the pavement, Ms. Shampine said. We need to keep plugging away.
Some people think that the county Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the tournament. That is not true, but Waddington is using the services of some chamber employees, Ms. Shampine said.
Many legislators support Waddingtons goals.
St. Lawrence County stands to profit from this collectively, Legislator Joseph R. Lightfoot, R-Ogdensburg, said.
It is unusual for a community the size of Waddington to be considered for such an event, Legislator Sallie A. Brothers, D-Norfolk, said.
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