As the NHL trade deadline approaches, one name looms above all others as a franchise-changer: Jay Bouwmeester.
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Peter Keating
Peter Keating is a senior writer at ESPN The Magazine, covering investigative and statistical subjects. He started writing "The Biz," a column looking at sports business from the fan's point of view, in 1999. He also coordinates The Magazine's annual "Ultimate Standings" project, which ranks all pro franchises according to how much they give back to fans. His work on concussions in football has earned awards from the Deadline Club, the New York Press Club and the Center for the Study of Sport in Society.
Keating grew up in Sayville, N.Y., a 90-minute train ride from Madison Square Garden, where he and his friends used to scream for Bernard King from the cheap seats. As an athlete, Keating has always combined the speed of Lou Piniella with the glove work of Dave Kingman, two other childhood favorites. A rabid Giants fan since the days of Rob Carpenter and Joe Danelo, he was at the Meadowlands in December 1998 when Amani Toomer nabbed a game-winning catch to beat the previously 13-0 Broncos, and high-fived a stranger so hard that he lost his wedding ring. He lives in Montclair, N.J., with his wife, Karen (a Jets fan), and their daughters, Eleanor and Samantha.
Peter Keating
