Category Opinion
What does one do after this Capitals season?
When you watch an ending to a season like last night’s game 7, all you could feel in your whole body is the same when you watch something so horrible that you can’t look away: numb. Absolutely, sickeningly numb. One would be smart to say that I should turn off the TV and do something […]
Who will win the Stanley Cup?
Forget March Madness! Studies have shown that the NHL Playoffs are really the best time to fill out brackets instead of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Yes, March Madness generates a lot of excitement every year, but all the upsets generally come to an end when you get to the later rounds and the best […]
Who will win the NHL Draft Lottery?
Wow Gary Bettman! How much do you want to turn the NHL into the NBA! That’s not a rhetorical question. I literally want you to e-mail me back telling me if you are [really doing that] so I can make sure you don’t [do anything to ruin hockey again]. I’m sorry, but hockey fans don’t […]
Why should sports matter in society?
Recently, I wrote my latest post on the validity of offensive and goaltending point shares in hockey. As always, I hope you all enjoyed reading it. It was a post I have been planning all week, just like any other week since I have started this blog. Also like any other week, I have been […]
Did Washington really lose the Martin Erat trade?
So let’s walk through how today went from 3pm until about 5:45pm today. First, the trade deadline hit that 3pm cut off point. Everything seemed fine and dandy as reporters and others in the twitterverse were gathering at Kettler Iceplex and ready to see George McPhee pop up and make his usual dull and boring […]