Post hoc, ergo propter hoc?

Any excuse to get some Latin into Habs Inside/Out.It means "after this therefore because of this."It is the logical fallacy that chronology implies causation. Except in this case, not such a fallacy:On Tuesday, Max Talbot called Alex Ovechkin a d-word.On Wednesday, Washington acquired St. Louis enforcer D.J. King.Worth noting: Caps general manager George McPhee was a tough hombre who had 257 PiM in 115 NHL games.And other than his mouth, Max Talbot is not as big as Derek Boogard.Ah, the NHL. Plus ca change ...

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