Archive for September, 2009
Leaf Fans Have High Hopes: Beware, October Schedule Is Tough
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Mark Ritter in NHL
Written By: Mark ôThe Hard Hitterö RitterWith the opening night just hours away, for Leaf fans, expectations for the upcoming season are the highest they have been in recent memory.The new additions Phil Kessel, Mike Komisarek, Francois Beauchemin, Jonas Gustavsson, Colton Orr, Garnet Exelby, Viktor Stalberg and possibly a few others, should be able to turn around the misfortunes of seasons past and, with a little luck, secure a playoff ...
When Rex Ryan took charge of the New York Jets this past January, he made his intentions perfectly clear. He spoke very simply, very convincingly and very encouragingly about what kind of defence fans of the Jets could expect in the upcoming 2009 NFL season.
"We want to be known as the most physical football team in the NFL. We're going to turn the heat up, we're going to ...
The Bruins’ Season Opener Is Upon Us: Can Boston Repeat Last Year’s Success?
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
ScottáWalker shootsùhe scores! The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 and are moving on to the Eastern Conference Finals.
These were the last words from the Bruins' 2008-09 season.
I can still remember this game perfectly and just watching Walker punch in the OT winner to finish off the Bruins, crushing yet another dream of the B's winning the Cup that has eluded them for so longù37 years, to be exact.
The ...
Each Tuesday morning, we will preview every NFL game of the upcoming week. All of our NFL content, including our most recent power rankings and links to the preseason preview are located here. The inputs to the 10,001 simulations of each upcoming game are based on a rigorous analysis of each team that considers strength-of-schedule-adjusted team and player ratings and then makes modifications for injuries and depth at each position. ...
Wizards, Capitals Enjoy Washington Football Failure
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Jarrett Carter in NHL
The one theme that I continue to hear throughout the epic failure that Washington football has put on in the last few weeks, is that other local teams will be better suited because of it. Most people have missed the Washington Capitals preseason, and the Washington Wizards beginning training camp.
For as much as Jim ZornÆs potential firing, the losing of the locker room, and the potential revolt against Daniel Snyder ...
What is there to say about Week 3? Defending Super Bowl Champs got rocked by the Bangs, a number of teams stayed undefeated while some lost their undefeated status. But really, what is at the core of this all?
The Pittsburgh Steelers need a running game and fast. The Bengals proved that.
Perhaps the old man is better, Favre once again proved why he is still in this game today.
Tom Brady, though ...
Washington Redskins Rumors Abound, but Jim Zorn Is Here for the Year
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Matthew Brown in NFL
Redskins fans across the nation seem to have united under the banner of ousting Jim Zorn from the head coaching job and out of Washington all together. With Dan Snyder as the owner, the action to relieve Zorn of his duties is not out of the question.
It is, however, a stretch of the imagination these days.
Since attempting to revive the good ol' days by bring Joe Gibbs out of retirement, ...
Projecting the NHL’s 10 Best Offensive First Lines
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Puckpassion in NHL
One of my favorite sports debates is arguing which NHL team has or will have the most potent offensive first line going into the new season.
To have a great offensive line in the NHL it takes much more than natural skill. Players have to have good chemistry together as well as take control in certain areas of the game for it all to blend together.
Some of the first ...
How do you top a rookie quarterback (Mark Sanchez) leading the New York Jets to an unlikely 3-0 start? How about another rookie quarterback (Matthew Stafford) leading the Detroit Lions to their first win in over 20 games?The beautiful thing about today's NFL, however, is that while those two story-lines are definitely worth writing and reading about, they still don't compete with one of the oldest (literally) ones out there.Sorry, ...
Putting a Number on How Many Major Leaguers Are in the Nationals’ Farm System
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Farid Rushdi in MLB
Over the past week or two, I have been poring over the Nationals' 2009 minor league statistics in preparation for a series of articles that will start when the season finally (and thankfully) comes to an end.
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I began to feel much better about the state of the team's minor league system and began to count the players thatùbased on stats and comments by team managementùseem capable of succeeding at the ...