Michael Rifkin

Confusion

By Mike Rifkin The Oilers won game six of the Stanley Cup Final 5-1 to force a game seven on Monday night. People will look at the score and say the game wasn’t competitive, but it was and there was a turning point. Quickly after the Oilers took a 2-0 lead early in the secondContinue reading “Confusion “

Who Needs Experience

By Mike Rifkin On Thursday the Los Angeles Lakers coaching search ended with the hiring of JJ Redick. Redick played 15 seasons in the NBA for the Magic, Bucks, Clippers, 76ers, Pelicans, and Mavericks. Redick worked as an NBA analyst for ESPN the past couple of seasons. Why would a franchise like the Lakers whoContinue reading “Who Needs Experience”

The Don Of Columbus (Blue Jackets Statement Address)

By Mike Rifkin On May 28th the Columbus Blue Jackets hired Don Waddell to be their President of Hockey Operations and General Manager. Waddell takes over a Blue Jackets team that finished with a 27-43-12 record, the fourth worst record in the league. Waddell takes over for Jarmo Kekalainen. Kekalinen, had been the GM sinceContinue reading “The Don Of Columbus (Blue Jackets Statement Address)”

Devils Attack The Goalie Mark-et

By Nathan Moser New Jersey Devils President and General Manager Tom Fitzgerald has brought in another goalie to try and improve results between the pipes. It has been almost like a game of musical chairs for the team, as they acquired multiple netminders in the middle of the 2023-24 season and have had a fewContinue reading “Devils Attack The Goalie Mark-et”

TWIW – This Week In Wrestling 6/14/2024

By Jeff Knapp Before anything, I’d love to give a special acknowledgement to NXT’s Kelani Jordan on becoming the 1st NXT Women’s North American Champion at NXT Battleground. Speaking of Battleground, congratulations to Trick Williams, Roxanne Perez and Oba Femi on retaining their respective championships. News coming out of the WWE is that Ricochet hasContinue reading “TWIW – This Week In Wrestling 6/14/2024”

Good News, Bad News

By Mike Rifkin The good news for the Edmonton Oilers was they showed a pulse in the third period of game three of the Stanley Cup Final by scoring two goals, the bad news is they still lost 4-3 to the Panthers to trail the series 3-0. The Oilers three goals in game three wasContinue reading “Good News, Bad News”

Blues Announce Management Plans for Future

By Nathan Moser The St. Louis Blues’ future at general manager has officially been mapped out for the organization and the fanbase. The team announced that current GM Doug Armstrong, who has been in his role since the 2010-11 NHL season, signed a two-year contract extension and will leave the role in 2026. In addition,Continue reading “Blues Announce Management Plans for Future”

HE RUNS THE SHOW

BY MIKE RIFKIN Yes it is June and football season is still a few months away, but Mandatory mini camps have begun this week. This is where the team meets for the last time before training camp and begins their grind to win a Super Bowl. Usually most players attend mini camp, now we haveContinue reading “HE RUNS THE SHOW”

Bobrovsky Continues Proving Doubters Wrong in 2024 Stanley Cup Final

By Nathan Moser The first two games of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final are in the books. If the hockey world voted on who they believed should be the current leader in the Conn Smythe Trophy voting, Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky would be winning that vote. He has been absolutely dominant in net andContinue reading “Bobrovsky Continues Proving Doubters Wrong in 2024 Stanley Cup Final”

Loyalty

By Mike Rifkin On Monday it was announced that UCONN coach Dan Hurley turned down an offer to be the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers reportedly offered Hurley a six year contract worth 70 million dollars. Had he taken the offer Hurley would’ve been one of the highest paid NBA coaches. Continue reading “Loyalty”