Recommended listening for this article: Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Life By The Drop. And then there were four. The Patriots, Jaguars, Vikings and Eagles. That’s what we have left in the NFL postseason. In the mascot battle, I believe the Patriots would be the favorite because the other three aren’t familiar with firearms. I suppose they’re […]
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Defining Play: Simple stick lift sets stage for Tyler Seguin’s highlight-reel goal
At some point we’ll grow tired of the Tyler Seguin vs. Boston Bruins drama. But as long as he’s still playing on a contract he originally signed with Boston, and he continues to make big plays against his former team, the Seguin-Bruins storyline is impossible to ignore. That was pretty obvious in a 3-2 overtime […]
Ken Hitchcock hopes to reset Jason Spezza with rare healthy scratch
Let’s clarify something first: Jason Spezza wasn’t scratched because of a pending trade. For one, Spezza has a full no-trade clause during the season and by all accounts he, at this point, has no plans to waive it. He’s also under contract for next season with a young family, he and his wife have four […]
Tyler Seguin Scores OT Game Winner to Lead Stars Past Bruins 3-2
The Stars defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime in a matinee game thanks to a game winner from Tyler Seguin. In a surprise move from the Stars coaching staff, Jason Spezza was a healthy scratch, his first since he has worn a Stars uniform. Kari Lehtonen got his first start in net for the […]
The January 15th Upset Update: MLK, The Cranberries, and …baseball?
January 15th, 2018: We are precisely one month from pitchers and catchers reporting in Surprise, Arizona. It’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and Dolores O’Riordan (the lead singer of The Cranberries) passed away this morning in London at the age of 46. That’s a lot to dig into, and a lot of emotion starts seeping out […]
Big Little Texas: UTSA’s Marcus Davenport might be a first-round pick.
As I sit here on my friend Jeff’s couch, covered in dog hair, I’m finding it really strange that I’m writing a report on a player that went to The University of Texas at San Antonio. The program started in 2011 and had their first drafted prospect in 2016 when the Vikings selected tight end […]