We always remember the goals: Bobby Orr flying through the air, Ray Bourque scoring in the Stanley Cup Finals at 40 years old, and Matteau! Matteau! Matteau! Legendary moments. But what about the goals that didn’t happen? What about the goals that were snagged away with a flash of the leather or a fantastic dive? […]
Two guys walk into a bar. They’re both dressed to the nines with glamorous accolades and praise, yet they hang their heads low. They sit a few seats apart and order the same drink. The two get to talking. Read more…
Sports aren’t always a young person’s game. Read more…
“Safe is death.” Read more…
The NHL came to its senses a tiny bit by pushing back the Vancouver Canucks’ return to the ice, but a team that already has a minuscule chance of making the playoffs still will be asked to play a grueling gauntlet of a schedule to close out the season. Read more…
One of the great things about sports is the comfort that they provide. While the world is always changing, sometimes at a pace that’s hard to process, sports are largely static. If you watch a football game from 50 years ago, there certainly are differences in strategy and the size and speed of the players, […]
Nine years ago, the Kings were 13-12-4 when they fired coach Terry Murray. After four games with John Stevens behind the bench as interim coach, Los Angeles tapped Darryl Sutter, six seasons removed from his last job with the Flames, to return to the NHL and take the helm. Read more…
It is funny, in case you eliminate the respect, the adjectives, the histrionics we attach to people who win championships and people who don’t, and only examine the effects in your paper, the distinction is modest. We attach a chasm between the groups which lift the decorations and people they conquer them, however in fact […]
It should not have taken this very long, and the Stars were fortunate not to get run from the construction in four matches, the kind of comprehensive thrashing to clinch the Cup along with also the end that the Lightning deserved. However there has not been a sweep at the Closing in 22 decades. So […]