Monthly Archives: January 2009
Self-fulfilling Prophecies and NHL Round-Up
Anyone check out ESPN’s “10 Burning Questions” online yet? While the questions are great, and they are questions I think any hockey fan has asked herself (or himself) in the few games since the All-Star break, I’ve got burning question … Continue reading
North Carolina is the REAL Basketball Mecca
For the past 50 or so years, New York has falsely proclaimed itself to be the Mecca of basketball. New York definitely has a rich history and has produced some very good talent to the NBA and streetball scene, but … Continue reading
Filed under National
April Showers Bring May Flowers?
All sports fans love a good controversy, right? Of course, controversies are a-plenty in the NBA, NFL and let’s not even get started on the steroids drama in the MLB. But occasionally us NHL fans get a taste of the … Continue reading
Filed under Avalanche
NHL All Star Weekend
This weekend our French speaking, north of the Border, neighbors in Montreal Canada will host the 2009 NHL All Star Game. There has been some controversy regarding the voting but, that is left to another post especially because I really … Continue reading
Mark Schlereth is a sellout…or a very smart man
Mark Schlereth is a sellout! Or is he? When the 3 time Super Bowl Champion (2 with the Broncos, 1 with the Redskins) was last wearing pads and protecting our beloved John Elway, he never spoke a word to the … Continue reading
Pregame.com: No Respect for Arizona.
This was all over the Radio this morning. Pregame.com has a report claiming that Arizona would be underdogs against 10 different teams in the Superbowl. “In addition to the Steelers, the teams that would currently be favored over Arizona on … Continue reading
Larry Fitzgerald–Best WR in the NFL?
A couple weeks ago, a friend asked me who’d I’d rather have on my team: Larry Fitzgerald, or Brandon Marshall? 0.3 seconds later, I responded, “without a doubt, Fitzgerald!” That is no diss on Marshall, it just shows how highly … Continue reading
the goalie perspective
So did anyone catch this months’ ESPN Mag? I always get excited — no, I get ecstatic — when I pick up my ESPN magazine where our mailman leaves it on the floor and see a hockey star on the … Continue reading
Rangers v. Pens- NBC Game of the Week
As you all know, I am a Rangers fan. A nationally broadcast game against a divisions rival is somewhat of a big deal. At 10:30 am mst tomorrow the New York Rangers will face the Pittsburg Penguins at the Igloo. … Continue reading
