Your columns and audio/video appearances have been so entertaining and informative. You’ve also engaged the public consistently and courteously. Thank you and best wishes.

Looking ahead, I wonder if a 25-year run at one paper will even be possible.

Pitlick thus joins Scott Stevens, Brooks Orpik, Eric Haula, etc as players always booed in Raleigh. Will be a while before Pitlick visits Raleigh again, though.

The Candidate is also worthy.

I went to one game a season for the last ~20 years. My final was Tuesday with maybe 800 fannies in seats. Reminded me of the AA team where I grew up… easy to hear an individual heckler, parking spaces so close that you worried about your windshield, etc. That’s not the Durham Bulls experience.

Making my last annual visit to the Mudcats next week.

But when I went to my last Atlanta Flames game in 1980, I thought I’d never see an NHL game again…

No matter what the USPTF says, prostate cancer screening can save lives if thoughtfully used. Certainly saved mine.

Научитесь говорить по-русски.

Anywhere there is artificial intelligence, there shall also be artificial stupidity.

Great sports photographers have innate timing.

Mikko, I hardly knew ye.

Would/should the Canes have traded Necas and Drury for Stankoven and two #1’s? There has to be more than this.

I wonder which players Dallas is offering.

The most roster intrigue here since Primeau.

Hard to imagine Capitol Broadcasting would make such a choice, regardless of how bad the Panthers are.

Cold type layout.

I got over Zuckerman just like I got over Gates, Bezos, Jobs, Page, Wales, etc. But I draw the line at Musk. Anyone on X whom I can follow on Threads or Bsky instead, I will.

I’m ok with Bsky but Threads would be a more convenient choice for me.