Michael Rifkin

FAILED

BY MIKE RIFKIN Tuesday was another night at the office for the New York Mets, who lost 9-6 to the Chicago Cubs. For the Mets this is their third consecutive defeat after dropping the final two games in Philly over the weekend. In those three games the Mets have been outscored 30-11 and now sitContinue reading “FAILED”

A NEW PHENOMENON

BY MIKE RIFKIN Sunday was Father’s Day and for Keith Tkachuk he got the ultimate present. On Sunday it was announced that the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators agreed to a trade that would send Senators Captain Brady Tkachuk to the Panthers for draft capital including numbers nine and twenty five in the first roundContinue reading “A NEW PHENOMENON “

THREE REASONS : HOW THE HURRICANES WON THE CUP

BY MIKE RIFKIN The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in six games to capture the franchise’s second Stanley Cup (the first in 2006). Here are the three main reasons they won the Cup in my opinion. Carolina had all the pressure on them, to win the East because of how the season went.Continue reading “THREE REASONS : HOW THE HURRICANES WON THE CUP”

THE TIME IS NOW

BY MIKE RIFKIN On Friday Night Smackdown Cody Rhodes defended the WWE Championship against Gunther with Sami Zayn as the guest referee. Eventually Gunther got frustrated and powerbombed Zayn, and then after that things went as you’d expect. Which has led to a triple threat match between Rhodes, Gunther and Zayn for the Undisputed WWEContinue reading “THE TIME IS NOW”

IT HAS HAPPENED

BY MIKE RIFKIN For the first time in 53 years the New York Knicks won the NBA Championship. For the first time since 2012 there will be a parade down the Canyon of Heroes, and for the first time in my life (soon to be 33 years) I’ve witnessed one of my teams win aContinue reading “IT HAS HAPPENED”

SEEING RED

BY MIKE RIFKIN Rangers General Manager Chris Drury has a task in front of him this summer, he has to make the team competitive, also while restocking the farm system. The good news for Drury is he can do a bit of both as he has almost 27 million dollars in cap space along withContinue reading “SEEING RED”

LEADING BY EXAMPLE

BY MIKE RIFKIN The Carolina Hurricanes evened the Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece with their 5-3 win over the Golden Knights on Tuesday. This has been an excellent Stanley Cup Final where no lead has been safe and both teams have shown their depth. Brandon Bussi was fantastic in game four, after relievingContinue reading “LEADING BY EXAMPLE”

ALTERING THE YZERPLAN

BY MIKE RIFKIN When Steve Yzerman took over as the GM of the Red Wings in 2019, most people thought there were more glory days ahead. Instead the Red Wings still haven’t made the playoffs under Yzerman, in fact the Wings haven’t made the postseason since 2016. This after successfully making the playoffs for 25Continue reading “ALTERING THE YZERPLAN”

THE RIGHT CALL

BY MIKE RIFKIN With the Stanley Cup Final being played, it also means that it’s award season across the NHL. The latest award that was handed out was the Jack Adams (Coach Of The Year) and it was given to Lightning coach Jon Cooper. Cooper edged out Lindy Ruff of the Sabres and Dan MuseContinue reading “THE RIGHT CALL”

DO SOMETHING

By Mike Rifkin If you want to go on a diet, I’d suggest don’t watch the New York Mets. They’ll cause you to stress eat. As each game is played I feel like Randy Quaid in Major League 2, there’s just not an enough positives and way too many negatives. And if you’re a strugglingContinue reading “DO SOMETHING”