After weeks of increasing criticism of ESPN's less-than-
comprehensive hockey coverage, the NHL finally made
SportsCenter. After a 19-0-3 start, a record, the Chicago
Blackhawks have finally become a "sports" thing instead of a
hockey thing. But be careful what you wish for: on this
morning's SportsCenter, the Blackhawks got their due—with a rant
from Stephen A. Smith.  Even worse, the Blackhawks were reduced
to their point streak, and jammed into the context of the Miami
Heat's 14 straight wins. Here's how you embrace debate: You take
two talented teams who play different sports, and instead of
breaking down their success, you quantify which is more
successful. And you do it by yelling.  Smith gets a lot of
things wrong here, like the fact that the NHL hasn't had ties
since two lockouts ago. (The fact that he's not interrupted by
Sara Walsh, who covered the Capitals on D.C. TV for a few years,
just emphasizes that "debate" is actually "monologuing.") Please
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