Archive for January, 2010
NJ Devils: Report Cards at the Halfway Point (Goalies and Defense)
Posted: 3rd January 2010 by levinakl in NHL
As we reach the halfway point of the season, its time to take a look at the individual performances of the Devils and maybe take a dive into what might happen in the weeks and months that lie ahead.
Goaltenders :
Martin Brodeur (38 GP, 26-10-1, 2.20 GAA, .920 S%, 4 SO) :á The day will come when people begin to realize how special this man's career has been.á This year ...
Hey Raheem Morris: Thanks For Trying, But It’s Time For a Real Coach
Posted: 3rd January 2010 by JC De La Torre in NFL
The Buccaneers completed their worst season since 1991 with an underwhelming 20-10 loss at home to the Atlanta Falcons. The loss secured the Bucs the third overall choice in April's draft and a 3-13 record on the 2009 campaign, snapping their modest two-game winning streak.
Fans are quick to blame Raheem Morris for the debacle that was 2009, but it's not really about Raheem. Morris didn't have a chance. On that ...
Buffalo Sabres-Montreal Canadiens: Can’t Win if You Don’t Score
Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Rocket All Habs in NHL
Montreal 0 Buffalo 1 (Bell Centre)
Home sweet home, or maybe not. After a season-high seven game road trip to close out the calendar year, the Canadiens returned to the 'friendly' confines of the Bell Centre. It was the first home game since December 17.
After getting through the tough part of their schedule, 17 games in the month of December, the Habs had 39 games left with ...
The Winter Classic came and went as did Andy Murray with the St. Louis Blues this past week. The Thrashers keep losing as Iyla Kovalchuck keeps scoring, rumors keep swirling, and the Olympic teams took shape in what was a busy week in the NHL; now letÆs look ahead to this weekÆs Pucking Awesome Hat Trick or the top three storylines I am looking for this week.áá
Different End of the ...
Ed Hochuli’s Phantom Holding Call Costs Chris Johnson Shot at The Record
Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Bryan Hollister in NFL
With a 7-8 record, most teams have little to play for in the final week of the season.áA .500 record usually doesn't get you in the playoffs, and moral victories, for all the talk about them, really don't count for much in the grand scheme of things.
The Tennessee Titans, however, had the rare opportunity to play for something truly special this week: Titans running back Chris Johnson was tantalizingly close ...
Presumably, today was the last game Jim Zorn will coach with the Washington Redskins, or at least for the near future.á
Zorn, over two seasons as Redskins coach, has gone 12-20, including an abysmal 4-12 season in 2009. This brings up the question, is Jim Zorn the worst coach of the decade?
Well, let's look at some of the other bad coaches of the decade.
Dave Campo went 5-11 in each of his ...
Philadelphia Eagles’ Performance Causes Fans To Question Heart, Pulse
Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Chris S in NFL
It has become an all too typical pattern.
A big game, and a flat performance.
Either the team, their all-time winningest coach, or the "Hall of Fame" quarterback came up small in another big spot...
...or the organization collectively decided to not even attempt to get a first round bye and a home game, and conceded the loss with a Vanilla Game plan so they "did not show the Cowboys" too much for ...
Beating a Team Three Times in One Season: Easier Done Than Said
Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Will Holt in NFL
All week, you will hear the self-proclaimed experts tell you it is difficult to beat a team three times in one season.
They will sit in their fancy studios and use that logic to explain why the Eagles are going to beat Dallas next weekend.
Clearly, these pundits of prognostication do not have access to the Internet. If they did, they could do some research and realize that since the NFL merger ...
The Pacers started the new year off right by ending their eight-game losing streak with a home win on Saturday over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
However, Sunday's loss to the New York Knicks was a big step backwards.
Sunday night, the Pacers traveled to New York City to take on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. There were some familiar faces in the building, as former Pacers players Al Harrington and Johnathan Bender ...
Future Phoenix Coyotes Sean Sullivan Selected To PlanetUSA All-Star Team
Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Derek Pivko in NHL
Phoenix Coyotes might have been jipped by Steve Yzerman and Team Canada, but the Coyotes did something to be happy about.
Sean Sullivan, currenty playing for the Coyotes AHL affiliate the San Antonio Rampage, wasáthe only member of the Rampage to be selected to the PlanetUSA All-Star Team.
A product from Boston, Mass., Sullivan leads the Rampage in assists (20) and is tied for fourth place in points (24).
The Coyotes selected the ...