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james mirtle – A hockey journalist’s blog:

Former NHL enforcer Jeff Odgers has a rather interesting side project with the Atlanta Thrashers this year.

Jeff was one of the real fan favorites in the earlier days of the Sharks, and it was a sad day for the franchise when he was traded. He once worked out a new contract with Dean Lombardi that involved the Sharks buying him calves for his farm rather than paying cash, and there is one infamous picture of Jeff from his Sharks days involving him, a wry look on his face, a towel and a weight bench that Laurie still remembers, um, fondly….

So it’s really nice to see that he was able to create his own little niche down in Atlanta, and seems to be doing well. And can even make something like this work and not seem too silly…

Way to go, Jeff! (and he’s not a bad color guy, either. Better than Jamie Baker, IMHO, but Jamie has promise once he learns to settle down a bit and go for decaf before the game…)

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