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This is my ultimatum: if we don't get an NHL season, I will turn Battle of California into a blog about the mobile game Ingress. So help me God, I will do it.

'Sup Candide? Feeling optimistic?

What the bleep do we know? We know hockey is doomed.

It's the first day of National Novel Writing Month and I'm already way behind.

Dan Boyle is too old for this shit, Patrick Marleau can't stop crying, and Kevin Kurz misuses the word "admonish."

Earthquakes, Oilers vs. Sharks, The CBA, New BoC Writers, and Oscar Wilde.

The Sharks visit the Rangers for an exciting Columbus Day match-up!

Without real hockey to talk about, I'm going to take what I can get: I'll post the results of each Sharks game according to a MYSTERIOUS WEBSITE I found that is reporting on this season as though the lockout never happened.

I've discovered a strange hockey website that I'm not allowed to link to, but I'll tell you all about it.

Another site note here at Boltsmag: You'll notice a (ugly, misaligned) calendar on the left hand sidebar where the Poll usually is located. This is due to be an all-purpose calendar for the site...