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The Penguins are officially bad
Hockey is weird for many reasons, but the most bizarre part may be trying to construct a roster. Take the Pittsburgh Penguins, for example. They’re bad and old. After missing the postseason the past two years by mere points, the Pens have opened the 2024/2025 campaign with a 6-9-3 record, good enough for seventh place… read more
Three questions facing the Boston Bruins going into 2024
1) Will Elias Lindholm and Mark Kastelic level things out at center ice for important faceoffs? The Bruins faced challenges in the center position after David Krejci and Patrice Bergeron left in 2022-2023. Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha stepped up but couldn’t match Bergeron’s and Krejci’s defensive skills. The team struggled in defensive zone… read more
Boston Bruins potentially bringing in two PTO players?
I don’t know about you, but that crisp air that I woke up to this morning had me ready for hockey season, and it’s exciting that it seems like it’s right around the corner. The Bruins face a key decision regarding their lineup, particularly at the second-line right-wing position. With David Pastrnak locked in as… read more
The fall of a sports dynasty isn’t all that dramatic
To view the demise of the Green Bay Packers dynasty of the 1960s through my Generation X lens is to picture something theatrical and dramatic. One day, the Packers defeated the Raiders in Super Bowl II, the next day, Vince Lombardi stepped down as head coach. Not long after that, the stands at Lambeau Field… read more
Tony Defeo
07/06/24
It was unreasonable to expect Connor McDavid to publicly accept Conn Smythe Trophy after losing Game 7
Sports fans and media members are weird. You can’t please them if you do, and you can’t please them if you don’t. As it pertains to NHL superstar Connor McDavid, his inaction left a lot of folks displeased after the Edmonton Oilers lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers at… read more
The Florida Panthers capture their first Stanley Cup with 2-1 win in Game 7
While they almost did the impossible (for sports besides hockey, anyway), the Edmonton Oilers failed to complete the reverse sweep and overcome a 3-0 series deficit to capture the Stanley Cup. That’s the negative way of looking at how Game 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final finished at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida,… read more
The Oilers are on the brink of doing something extraordinary in the Stanley Cup Final
I recently wrote in this very space that both the NBA Finals and NHL Stanley Cup Final were duds. I said this because the Boston Celtics had almost effortlessly taken a 3-0 lead over the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, while the Florida Panthers had done the same to the Edmonton Oilers in the… read more
The NBA and NHL Finals have been duds up to this point
I’m not going to lie, I thought both the NBA Finals and the NHL Stanley Cup Final had promise. On the basketball side, you had the top-seeded Boston Celtics, NBA royalty, going for their 18th title. Opposing them from the Western Conference were the Dallas Mavericks, a team that won 50 regular-season games and its… read more
Connor McDavid can cement his NHL legacy with first Stanley Cup
Remember the scene from the 2006 film, Rocky Balboa, when world champion Mason “The Line” Dixon is arguing with his promotor about fighting Rocky, and his promotor says (and I’m paraphrasing), “Don’t tell me you’re worried about your legacy. You know what’s better than having a legacy? Getting paid.” But legacies do matter to professional… read more
NHL players not touching the conference trophy is a stupid superstition
The Florida Panthers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final after defeating the New York Rangers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals last Saturday night at Amerant Bank Arena. One night later, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers also clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Final with a 2-1 victory over the Dallas… read more
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