For something that was supposed to be a showcase of the league’s talent, what NHL all-star game viewers got on Sunday was a load of half-assed crap.
I understand that players are not going to go out in an exhibition game with the same intensity as a game against a division rival, but this was pathetic.
Every [...]
When it comes to the NHL all-star, I really couldn’t care less. Even with their dynamite idea to have the stars themselves divide up the teams, I still wasn’t interested in watching their mid-season spectacle. I did thoroughly enjoy watch Phil Kessel be picked last a year ago in Carolina, but that’s something else.
There’s maybe [...]
Are we putting too much pressure on the Canadian juniors team?
For the third year in a row, Team Canada has failed to take home the gold at the world juniors tournament. It was also the third year in a row that it was essentially hosted by Canada, because we all know that last year’s tournament [...]
After the Atlanta Thrashers moved to Winnipeg to become the second incarnation of the Jets, it was fairly obvious that something to change with alignment of the six divisions and two conferences. Having one of the northern-most cities in the entire league play in the Southeast Division was something that simply [...]
This really should have come as a surprise to no one. In fact, if it had gone differently, then people would have been in a state of shock. But, honestly, cancelling the first two weeks of the regular season might actually be good for the league.
There’s a reason the NBA commissioner is [...]
It’s that time of the year again. When Canadians forget that the MLB playoffs are still going on and even let their fantasy NFL squads gather a thin layer of dust. Yes, the NHL is starting up again. Only three months after we last left off, too. So, don’t be surprised that I don’t exactly [...]
I couldn’t be happier for Ed Belfour. He was one of the best goalies in the NHL for a decade and now a soon-to-be member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was also something even more important: He was my favourite hockey player growing up.
Even when I still supported the Leafs [...]
After reading about ESPN’s “Ultimate Team Rankings” report naming Toronto the worst city in North American professional sports, I was actually put at a loss for words to defend my home town. I should have actually seen it coming. After all, isn’t the foreshadowing here a bit in the standings? Toronto [...]
So, with Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final – every Canadian kid’s dream scenario – going tonight, there’s only one real question that it all boils down to: Which Roberto Luongo is going to show up?
Will it be the one that has allowed two goals in three games at home during the final, posting [...]
With both championship series both evened up at 2-2 after the Bruins’ mugging of the Canucks in Boston on Wednesday night, the NBA final and the Stanley Cup final both now come down to a best-of-three shootout. So, out of the four teams remaining, who has the best shot at winning it all? Let’s take [...]
