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Half of Americans Think Facebook is a Fad: Study. Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network’s initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also say the social network’s expected asking price is too high.
“I don’t think 900 million people can be a passing fad. A lot of people have taken a position in Facebook, it’s a self-perpetuating situation,” Martin Sorrell, CEO at advertising bellwether WPP, told CNBC Tuesday. “The $100 billion was predictable and they’re trying to build a momentum.”
Half of the 1,000 people polled by the Associated Press and CNBC called Facebook a passing fad. A majority of those surveyed (51 percent) have a favorable impression of the company, while 23 percent have an unfavorable opinion.
For complete poll results and analysis from CNBC, click here.
What do you think? Is Facebook a fad?
-LD
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![And The Top Baby Names of 2011 Are… It’s that time of the year.The Social Security Administration released its top 1,000 baby name list for 2011 on Monday morning. And for the thirteenth year in a row, “Jacob” tops the list for boys names. The top female name is “Sophia,” while the top trending names are Brantley (boys) and Briella (girls). A full list of the names is below.
BOYS
Jacob
Mason
William
Jayden
Noah
Michael
Ethan
Alexander
Aiden
Daniel
GIRLS
Sophia
Isabella
Emma
Olivia
Ava
Emily
Abigail
Madison
Mia
Chloe
And the top trending names are:
Brantley
Iker
Maximiliano
Zaiden
Kamden
Barrett
Archer
Declan
Atticus
Nico
GIRLS
Briella
Angelique
Aria
Mila
Elsie
Nylah
Raelynn
Brynlee
Olive
June
Weigh in: do you look at this list before picking a name? Do you want your kid to have a “popular” name?
-LD
[The Social Security Administration, h/t @TODAY]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40pkhJ1QT1qfnxkko1_500.gif)
And The Top Baby Names of 2011 Are… It’s that time of the year.The Social Security Administration released its top 1,000 baby name list for 2011 on Monday morning. And for the thirteenth year in a row, “Jacob” tops the list for boys names. The top female name is “Sophia,” while the top trending names are Brantley (boys) and Briella (girls). A full list of the names is below.
BOYS
- Jacob
- Mason
- William
- Jayden
- Noah
- Michael
- Ethan
- Alexander
- Aiden
- Daniel
GIRLS
- Sophia
- Isabella
- Emma
- Olivia
- Ava
- Emily
- Abigail
- Madison
- Mia
- Chloe
And the top trending names are:- Brantley
- Iker
- Maximiliano
- Zaiden
- Kamden
- Barrett
- Archer
- Declan
- Atticus
- Nico
GIRLS- Briella
- Angelique
- Aria
- Mila
- Elsie
- Nylah
- Raelynn
- Brynlee
- Olive
- June
Weigh in: do you look at this list before picking a name? Do you want your kid to have a “popular” name?
-LD
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TIME’s Breastfeeding Cover Causing Social Media Uproar. The social media world is abuzz Thursday over the latest TIME Magazine cover (full size here), showing a Los Angeles mother breast-feeding her 3-year-old son. The story hits newsstands on Friday (it is behind an online paywall to non-TIME subscribers), addresses the trend of “attachment parenting,” and has sparked debate on Twitter about two topics:
- How old is too old to breast-feed?
- Is this photo beautiful or disturbing?
TIME’s blog explains that the photographer chose this particular cover image because the accompanying article is about attachment parenting, and, he says, “I liked the idea of having the kids standing up to underline the point that this was an uncommon situation.”One of the mothers interviewed in the story, Dionna Ford of Kansas City, Mo., discovered how difficult it was to wean her son off breast milk.
“After six months, I decided I’d wait until he turned 1,” she says. “But after my baby turned a year old, he was still a baby — not talking, barely walking — and I wondered why I’d stop now.”
Actress Alyssa Milano, who had a baby last year, tweeted:
“@Time no! You missed the mark! You’re supposed to be making it easier for breastfeeding moms. Your cover is exploitive & extreme.”
What did you think of the cover? Initial reactions?
-LD
Photo: TIME Magazine
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Remembering Maurice Sendak With His Quotes. Maurice Sendak, the children’s book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like “Where Wild Things Are” and “In the Night Kitchen,” died early Tuesday. He was 83. Sendak has received an outpouring of support around the web and on social media channels. The folks at Buzzfeed pulled together “The 20 Greatest Maurice Sendak Quotes,” and there are some very good ones. A few of our favorites:
“I think it is unnatural to think that there is such a thing as a blue-sky, white-clouded happy childhood for anybody. Childhood is a very, very tricky business of surviving it. Because if one thing goes wrong or anything goes wrong, and usually something goes wrong, then you are compromised as a human being. You’re going to trip over that for a good part of your life.”
“Live your Life. Live your Life. Live your Life.”
“It is a blessing to get old. It is a blessing to find the time to do the things, to read the books, to listen to the music. … I have nothing now but praise for my life.”
“There must be more to life than having everything.”
“Kids don’t know about best sellers. They go for what they enjoy. They aren’t star chasers and they don’t suck up. It’s why I like them.”
And one from The20’s @dhm on Twitter:
@dhm: Maurice Sendak: “Grown-ups are afraid for children. It’s not children who are afraid.” RIP. bit.ly/Jcg3Sk
Did you read “Where Wild Things Are” when you were younger? How will you remember Maurice Sendak?
-LD
Photo: Getty Images
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![Does Claude Giroux Deserve A Suspension? There were only four seconds remaining in the second period of Game 4, in which the Flyers were being dominated by the New Jersey Devils. Yet despite the lopsided nature of the game to that point, the Flyers only trailed 3-2. It was then that Claude Giroux, considered one of the top players in the entire NHL, was penalized for a hit to the head of Dainius Zubrus, who had just put the Devils in the lead. Giroux was visibly upset about a play that Devils goalie Martin Brodeur had just made that G thought should have been a penalty.
“I was just trying to finish my hit and he kind of leaned in and kind of tried to chip the puck in,” Giroux told CSNPhilly’s Sarah Baicker after the Game 4 loss. “I didn’t see the replay, so I don’t know. Obviously I’m not a dirty player. I don’t want to hit guys on the head. I was just trying to finish my hit there.”
Zubrus was not seriously injured (he even returned to the game and scored the empty net goal to make it 4-2 Devils). And Giroux is correct in that he really isn’t a dirty player. But Devils coach Peter DeBoer thinks the hit may well be suspension-worthy (Peter Laviolette disagrees).
“For me it looks textbook, like the hits they’re trying to get out of the game,” DeBoer said. “But I understand (NHL commissioner) Gary Bettman and (deputy commissioner) Bill Daly were here, and I’m sure they’ll look at that.”
Giroux is scheduled to meet with the league at 11 a.m. Monday to discuss a potential suspension. For what it’s worth, TSN’s Bob McKenzie says Giroux’s hit was a textbook Rule 48 violation. We’ll keep you updated on Giroux’s status for Game 5 as soon as we learn about it.
Weigh in: does Giroux deserve to be suspended for this hit?
UPDATED (3:05 p.m., Monday, May 7): Giroux was suspended for one game by the NHL for his hit to Zubrus and will miss Game 5 on Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
-LD
[CSNPhilly, ESPNNewYork, ProHockeyTalk]
Photo: Getty Images](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nqg0LAZD1qfnxkko1_500.jpg)
Does Claude Giroux Deserve A Suspension? There were only four seconds remaining in the second period of Game 4, in which the Flyers were being dominated by the New Jersey Devils. Yet despite the lopsided nature of the game to that point, the Flyers only trailed 3-2. It was then that Claude Giroux, considered one of the top players in the entire NHL, was penalized for a hit to the head of Dainius Zubrus, who had just put the Devils in the lead. Giroux was visibly upset about a play that Devils goalie Martin Brodeur had just made that G thought should have been a penalty.
“I was just trying to finish my hit and he kind of leaned in and kind of tried to chip the puck in,” Giroux told CSNPhilly’s Sarah Baicker after the Game 4 loss. “I didn’t see the replay, so I don’t know. Obviously I’m not a dirty player. I don’t want to hit guys on the head. I was just trying to finish my hit there.”
Zubrus was not seriously injured (he even returned to the game and scored the empty net goal to make it 4-2 Devils). And Giroux is correct in that he really isn’t a dirty player. But Devils coach Peter DeBoer thinks the hit may well be suspension-worthy (Peter Laviolette disagrees).
“For me it looks textbook, like the hits they’re trying to get out of the game,” DeBoer said. “But I understand (NHL commissioner) Gary Bettman and (deputy commissioner) Bill Daly were here, and I’m sure they’ll look at that.”
Giroux is scheduled to meet with the league at 11 a.m. Monday to discuss a potential suspension. For what it’s worth, TSN’s Bob McKenzie says Giroux’s hit was a textbook Rule 48 violation. We’ll keep you updated on Giroux’s status for Game 5 as soon as we learn about it.
Weigh in: does Giroux deserve to be suspended for this hit?
UPDATED (3:05 p.m., Monday, May 7): Giroux was suspended for one game by the NHL for his hit to Zubrus and will miss Game 5 on Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
-LD
[CSNPhilly, ESPNNewYork, ProHockeyTalk]
Photo: Getty Images
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Pop Chips Pulls Ashton Kutcher Ad. The company behind the controversial ads that are buzzing around the web has responded.
From TIME:
Following an Internet outcry, Pop Chips pulled the clip of the character, “Raj”, from its official YouTube and Facebook pages, the New York Times reported. If you haven’t seen it, you didn’t miss anything (an abbreviated version exists here). The campaign featured Kutcher doing fake dating service videos dressed as four different characters–a stoner, a biker gang-type, a Karl Lagerfield-esque guy, and then Raj–all “bachelors” looking for love. They each got their own clips and all of them shared a penchant for a certain brand of potato chips. While the other characters were mostly just unfunny one-dimensional cut-outs, having Ashton dress up to give a canned Indian impression in brown-face came off tacky and pretty offensive.
Pop Chips founder and CEO Keith Belling responded on the company website Wednesday, saying:
We received a lot feedback about the dating campaign parody we launched today and appreciate everyone who took the time to share their point of view. Our team worked hard to create a light-hearted parody featuring a variety of characters that was meant to provide a few laughs. we did not intend to offend anyone. I take full responsibility and apologize to anyone we offended.
Chime in: Do you think the Ashton Kutcher/Popchips ad is racist?
-LD
Pop Chips, TIME, New York Times, Youtube
Photo: Youtube
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![Philly’s Tech Scene Getting National Recognition. Following the second annual week filled with 80 events around town with the goal of bettering the city of Philadelphia with technology (better known as Philly Tech Week), Philadelphia is now getting some national press about its future as a tech hub.
In a story from Fast Company (part of their United States of Innovation series) titled “Philadelphia Sets Sights On Becoming America’s Next Big Tech Town,” Shane Snow talks to Technically Philly’s Sean Blanda (one of the guys behind Philly Tech Week, along with Brian James Kirk and The20’s @christopherwink ) and others about the burgeoning scene popping up right here in The City of Brotherly Love. Writes Snow:
“As the costs of starting a web-based company—including the cost and difficulty of software development—have sunk since Web 2.0, university-rife cities like Philadelphia are witnessing a boom in startups. And for perhaps the first time in decades, young people are starting to actually migrate to Philadelphia as a destination.”
The article talks about Technically Philly, but also gets into some local companies (InviteMedia, MyYearbook.com, DuckDuckGo and more), the large number of young people (many fresh out of some of our great universities) who are trying and doing new things. It also mentions why staying true to Philly’s core business benefits is important (hence the pharma trend).
“What places like Philly… where startups are happening but aren’t ‘startup towns’ need to think about is, ‘What else are we great at?’ And build startups around it,” says Phin Barnes, a principal at First Round Capital, who frequently moves from Philadelphia to capture opportunities in New York. “Philly has lots of pharma, so it makes sense to build a startup community around pharma and biotech. Startups are so competitive, you have to take every advantage you can.”
What do you think: does Philly have real potential as a tech hub in the future?
“Philly is the greatest city in the country,” Blanda says. “This city is real life. It has real problems and real people, which give us all a tremendous opportunity to make a dent.”
-LD
[Philly Tech Week, Fast Company, Technically Philly, @christopherwink]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cv0kyNmE1qfnxkko1_r1_500.gif)
Philly’s Tech Scene Getting National Recognition. Following the second annual week filled with 80 events around town with the goal of bettering the city of Philadelphia with technology (better known as Philly Tech Week), Philadelphia is now getting some national press about its future as a tech hub.
In a story from Fast Company (part of their United States of Innovation series) titled “Philadelphia Sets Sights On Becoming America’s Next Big Tech Town,” Shane Snow talks to Technically Philly’s Sean Blanda (one of the guys behind Philly Tech Week, along with Brian James Kirk and The20’s @christopherwink ) and others about the burgeoning scene popping up right here in The City of Brotherly Love. Writes Snow:
“As the costs of starting a web-based company—including the cost and difficulty of software development—have sunk since Web 2.0, university-rife cities like Philadelphia are witnessing a boom in startups. And for perhaps the first time in decades, young people are starting to actually migrate to Philadelphia as a destination.”
The article talks about Technically Philly, but also gets into some local companies (InviteMedia, MyYearbook.com, DuckDuckGo and more), the large number of young people (many fresh out of some of our great universities) who are trying and doing new things. It also mentions why staying true to Philly’s core business benefits is important (hence the pharma trend).
“What places like Philly… where startups are happening but aren’t ‘startup towns’ need to think about is, ‘What else are we great at?’ And build startups around it,” says Phin Barnes, a principal at First Round Capital, who frequently moves from Philadelphia to capture opportunities in New York. “Philly has lots of pharma, so it makes sense to build a startup community around pharma and biotech. Startups are so competitive, you have to take every advantage you can.”
What do you think: does Philly have real potential as a tech hub in the future?
“Philly is the greatest city in the country,” Blanda says. “This city is real life. It has real problems and real people, which give us all a tremendous opportunity to make a dent.”
-LD
[Philly Tech Week, Fast Company, Technically Philly, @christopherwink]
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![Is Claude Giroux the Best Player in Hockey? He did it again on Sunday, and it’s becoming a regular occurrence. Claude Giroux broke a 2-2 third period tie against the Devils with what The700Level describes as a “rocket” of a goal (watch the video here) just over four minutes in. Yes, Danny Briere was the real hero Sunday, but we digress. It was Giroux’s seventh goal of the playoffs, which is tied for most in the league (with Briere). They always say you can’t win the Stanley Cup without good goaltending, but you can win the cup when a guy playing at Giroux’s level is playing is on your team.
We asked you a few weeks ago about Giroux being the best athlete in Philly. It’s likely that his performance the past few weeks may garner him a few more votes in that poll from Philly Magazine (his opponents are the Philadelphia Union’s Freddy Adu, DeSean Jackson of the Eagles, Evan Turner of the Sixers and Hunter Pence of the Phillies).
But it’s time to think bigger than Philly. ESPN’s Barry Melrose says that Giroux is the best player in all of hockey right now. As you’ll recall, The Hockey News named Giroux the 3rd best player in the NHL back in March (behind Sidney Crosby and Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk) and in January, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association (PSW) named Giroux their pro athlete of the year.
We want you to weigh in: has he taken his game to a whole new level? Is he the best in the league?
-LD
[The 700 Level, PhillyMag, CSNPhilly, Philly.com]
Photo: Getty Images](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39g3fm9QP1qfnxkko1_500.jpg)
Is Claude Giroux the Best Player in Hockey? He did it again on Sunday, and it’s becoming a regular occurrence. Claude Giroux broke a 2-2 third period tie against the Devils with what The700Level describes as a “rocket” of a goal (watch the video here) just over four minutes in. Yes, Danny Briere was the real hero Sunday, but we digress. It was Giroux’s seventh goal of the playoffs, which is tied for most in the league (with Briere). They always say you can’t win the Stanley Cup without good goaltending, but you can win the cup when a guy playing at Giroux’s level is playing is on your team.
We asked you a few weeks ago about Giroux being the best athlete in Philly. It’s likely that his performance the past few weeks may garner him a few more votes in that poll from Philly Magazine (his opponents are the Philadelphia Union’s Freddy Adu, DeSean Jackson of the Eagles, Evan Turner of the Sixers and Hunter Pence of the Phillies).
But it’s time to think bigger than Philly. ESPN’s Barry Melrose says that Giroux is the best player in all of hockey right now. As you’ll recall, The Hockey News named Giroux the 3rd best player in the NHL back in March (behind Sidney Crosby and Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk) and in January, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association (PSW) named Giroux their pro athlete of the year.
We want you to weigh in: has he taken his game to a whole new level? Is he the best in the league?
-LD
[The 700 Level, PhillyMag, CSNPhilly, Philly.com]
Photo: Getty Images
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Rejoice: Thursday is National Pretzel Day. It’s a holiday made for Philadelphia. According to a press release, National Pretzel Day was created in 1983 when Rep. Robert S. Walker determined his favorite food needed a holiday. Twenty years later, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell joined the bandwagon by re-declaring the unofficial national holiday. And today is the day, everyone. How much do we love pretzels in this region?
According to Wikipedia, “Southeastern Pennsylvania is considered the birthplace of the American pretzel industry. In fact, Pa. produces 80% of the nation’s pretzels and the average Philadelphian consumes about twelve times more pretzels than the national average.”
To celebrate the holiday, the Philly Soft Pretzel Factory is giving away one free pretzel to anyone who walks in the door today. Free pretzels, need we say anything more? To find locations near you, check here.
How do you enjoy your soft pretzels?
-LD
Wikipedia, Philly Soft Pretzel Factory
Photo: NBC10
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How Will You Remember Brian Dawkins? One of the most-loved Eagles of all-time officially announced his retirement Monday, though it appears he’s coming back to Philly for one last hurrah. Brian Dawkins, who played 16 seasons in the NFL (13 with the Eagles and the final three in Denver), is officially hanging it up. It took more than the standard 140 characters, but Dawkins announced it on Twitter:
“@BrianDawkins: The Lord has blessed me to play in the NFL for 16 years. I would like to thank the Eagles & the Broncos 4 believing In me. I would like 2 thank all my teammates & Coaches that I have been blessed 2 go to battle with. Along with u, the fans 4 helping make my career 1 that i have enjoyed tremendously. In other words. I am announcing my retirement from the NFL. #BBTB”
Members of The20 began weighing in with their favorite Dawkins moments.
@GeoffMosher: Dawk vs. Vikes in ‘08 Wild Card game: 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 passed knocked down, 5 tackles. Vintage.
@GeoffMosher: Who can forget the INT of Brett Favre in the 2003 NFC divisional win over Green Bay?
@meechone: Retire #20 like tomorrow http://broncotalk.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/brian-dawkins.jpg
So what are your fondest memories of Dawkins? How will you remember him?
-LD
NBC10, @GeoffMosher, @meechone
Photo: Getty Images
![And The Top Baby Names of 2011 Are… It’s that time of the year.The Social Security Administration released its top 1,000 baby name list for 2011 on Monday morning. And for the thirteenth year in a row, “Jacob” tops the list for boys names. The top female name is “Sophia,” while the top trending names are Brantley (boys) and Briella (girls). A full list of the names is below.
BOYS
Jacob
Mason
William
Jayden
Noah
Michael
Ethan
Alexander
Aiden
Daniel
GIRLS
Sophia
Isabella
Emma
Olivia
Ava
Emily
Abigail
Madison
Mia
Chloe
And the top trending names are:
Brantley
Iker
Maximiliano
Zaiden
Kamden
Barrett
Archer
Declan
Atticus
Nico
GIRLS
Briella
Angelique
Aria
Mila
Elsie
Nylah
Raelynn
Brynlee
Olive
June
Weigh in: do you look at this list before picking a name? Do you want your kid to have a “popular” name?
-LD
[The Social Security Administration, h/t @TODAY]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40pkhJ1QT1qfnxkko1_1280.gif)
![Does Claude Giroux Deserve A Suspension? There were only four seconds remaining in the second period of Game 4, in which the Flyers were being dominated by the New Jersey Devils. Yet despite the lopsided nature of the game to that point, the Flyers only trailed 3-2. It was then that Claude Giroux, considered one of the top players in the entire NHL, was penalized for a hit to the head of Dainius Zubrus, who had just put the Devils in the lead. Giroux was visibly upset about a play that Devils goalie Martin Brodeur had just made that G thought should have been a penalty.
“I was just trying to finish my hit and he kind of leaned in and kind of tried to chip the puck in,” Giroux told CSNPhilly’s Sarah Baicker after the Game 4 loss. “I didn’t see the replay, so I don’t know. Obviously I’m not a dirty player. I don’t want to hit guys on the head. I was just trying to finish my hit there.”
Zubrus was not seriously injured (he even returned to the game and scored the empty net goal to make it 4-2 Devils). And Giroux is correct in that he really isn’t a dirty player. But Devils coach Peter DeBoer thinks the hit may well be suspension-worthy (Peter Laviolette disagrees).
“For me it looks textbook, like the hits they’re trying to get out of the game,” DeBoer said. “But I understand (NHL commissioner) Gary Bettman and (deputy commissioner) Bill Daly were here, and I’m sure they’ll look at that.”
Giroux is scheduled to meet with the league at 11 a.m. Monday to discuss a potential suspension. For what it’s worth, TSN’s Bob McKenzie says Giroux’s hit was a textbook Rule 48 violation. We’ll keep you updated on Giroux’s status for Game 5 as soon as we learn about it.
Weigh in: does Giroux deserve to be suspended for this hit?
UPDATED (3:05 p.m., Monday, May 7): Giroux was suspended for one game by the NHL for his hit to Zubrus and will miss Game 5 on Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
-LD
[CSNPhilly, ESPNNewYork, ProHockeyTalk]
Photo: Getty Images](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nqg0LAZD1qfnxkko1_1280.jpg)
![Philly’s Tech Scene Getting National Recognition. Following the second annual week filled with 80 events around town with the goal of bettering the city of Philadelphia with technology (better known as Philly Tech Week), Philadelphia is now getting some national press about its future as a tech hub.
In a story from Fast Company (part of their United States of Innovation series) titled “Philadelphia Sets Sights On Becoming America’s Next Big Tech Town,” Shane Snow talks to Technically Philly’s Sean Blanda (one of the guys behind Philly Tech Week, along with Brian James Kirk and The20’s @christopherwink ) and others about the burgeoning scene popping up right here in The City of Brotherly Love. Writes Snow:
“As the costs of starting a web-based company—including the cost and difficulty of software development—have sunk since Web 2.0, university-rife cities like Philadelphia are witnessing a boom in startups. And for perhaps the first time in decades, young people are starting to actually migrate to Philadelphia as a destination.”
The article talks about Technically Philly, but also gets into some local companies (InviteMedia, MyYearbook.com, DuckDuckGo and more), the large number of young people (many fresh out of some of our great universities) who are trying and doing new things. It also mentions why staying true to Philly’s core business benefits is important (hence the pharma trend).
“What places like Philly… where startups are happening but aren’t ‘startup towns’ need to think about is, ‘What else are we great at?’ And build startups around it,” says Phin Barnes, a principal at First Round Capital, who frequently moves from Philadelphia to capture opportunities in New York. “Philly has lots of pharma, so it makes sense to build a startup community around pharma and biotech. Startups are so competitive, you have to take every advantage you can.”
What do you think: does Philly have real potential as a tech hub in the future?
“Philly is the greatest city in the country,” Blanda says. “This city is real life. It has real problems and real people, which give us all a tremendous opportunity to make a dent.”
-LD
[Philly Tech Week, Fast Company, Technically Philly, @christopherwink]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cv0kyNmE1qfnxkko1_r1_1280.gif)
![Is Claude Giroux the Best Player in Hockey? He did it again on Sunday, and it’s becoming a regular occurrence. Claude Giroux broke a 2-2 third period tie against the Devils with what The700Level describes as a “rocket” of a goal (watch the video here) just over four minutes in. Yes, Danny Briere was the real hero Sunday, but we digress. It was Giroux’s seventh goal of the playoffs, which is tied for most in the league (with Briere). They always say you can’t win the Stanley Cup without good goaltending, but you can win the cup when a guy playing at Giroux’s level is playing is on your team.
We asked you a few weeks ago about Giroux being the best athlete in Philly. It’s likely that his performance the past few weeks may garner him a few more votes in that poll from Philly Magazine (his opponents are the Philadelphia Union’s Freddy Adu, DeSean Jackson of the Eagles, Evan Turner of the Sixers and Hunter Pence of the Phillies).
But it’s time to think bigger than Philly. ESPN’s Barry Melrose says that Giroux is the best player in all of hockey right now. As you’ll recall, The Hockey News named Giroux the 3rd best player in the NHL back in March (behind Sidney Crosby and Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk) and in January, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association (PSW) named Giroux their pro athlete of the year.
We want you to weigh in: has he taken his game to a whole new level? Is he the best in the league?
-LD
[The 700 Level, PhillyMag, CSNPhilly, Philly.com]
Photo: Getty Images](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39g3fm9QP1qfnxkko1_1280.jpg)
