Author Archives: Michael Rifkin

Yaroslav Askarov Landing Spots

By Mike Rifkin The Nashville Predators have been one of the most aggressive teams in free agency. Bringing in Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei. The best move in my opinion was extending goaltender Juuse Saros to an eight year 61 million dollar contract. Saros last season was 35-24-5 with a 2.86 GAA  andContinue reading “Yaroslav Askarov Landing Spots”

DETROIT 2025 OUTLOOK

By MARK HALPERN        At the end of last season, the Lions were eliminated in the NFC title game by the 49ers. The Lions had the 49ers on the ropes, and a few mistakes cost them a trip to the Super Bowl. The Detroit Lions last year were arguably one of the best teams on theContinue reading “DETROIT 2025 OUTLOOK”

 DALLAS COWBOYS 2025 OUTLOOK

BY MARK HALPERN       Well here we are, another football season upon us and another chance at achieving greatness. The Dallas Cowboys haven’t won a Super Bowl since 1995 and each and every year that we think we are on the cusp we end up in a disappointment but, we are always gnawing at the bitContinue reading ” DALLAS COWBOYS 2025 OUTLOOK”

Leafs Of Change

By Mike Rifkin The Toronto Maple Leafs have changed captains, giving the captaincy to Auston Matthews, replacing John Tavares. Matthews, the 2021-22 Hart Trophy winner was drafted first overall by the Leafs in 2016 and has become one of the premier goal scorers in the NHL. Matthews has won the Rocket Richard trophy three timesContinue reading “Leafs Of Change”

Walk This Way 

By Mike Rifkin No, this is not a tribute to the greatest American Rock Band that has announced their retirement but congrats on a tremendous journey..  In the Mets 9-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics Mets’ pitchers walked six hitters. Walks have been a theme for the Mets pitching staff, who have walked 447 hitters,Continue reading “Walk This Way “

Scoreless In Seattle

By Mike Rifkin The New York Mets were swept by the Seattle Mariners over the weekend. The Mariners outscored the Mets 22-1 over the three games, and the Mariners pitching staff only allowed 17 hits. The Mets were shutout for the first 24 innings of the series until Jeff McNeil hit a home run inContinue reading “Scoreless In Seattle”

Feeling The Heat

By Mike Rifkin We are less than a month away from the NFL season kicking off. All fans are confident that their respective teams are going to compete for a Super Bowl Championship. We often talk about coaches who need to show something as the pressure mounts, here’s a list of the ten Quarterbacks IContinue reading “Feeling The Heat”