By Mike Rifkin On Saturday night in Arizona Jonathan Quick made 27 saves in an 8 – 5 Rangers win. For Quick it’s his 392nd victory in the NHL, surpassing Ryan Miller for the most wins by an American born goalie. 370 wins for Quick came as an LA King. Quick also had a 2.46Continue reading “Quick History”
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Potential Dak Prescott Landing Spots
By Mike Rifkin Being the Quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys has to be a difficult job. They are always under a certain microscope and compared to legends such as Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach. Current Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott is entering the final year of his contract, and was carrying almost a 60 million dollarContinue reading “Potential Dak Prescott Landing Spots”
Beware Of Gonzaga
By Mike Rifkin On Saturday the Gonzaga Bulldogs outscored the Kansas Jayhawks 46-24 in the Second half on their way to an 89-68 victory. For Gonzaga this win propels them into the Sweet 16 for the ninth straight season, which is the longest in the country. Friday night Gonzaga will play the top seed inContinue reading “Beware Of Gonzaga”
Rock Bottom
By Mike Rifkin On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins blew a 4-0 lead over the Colorado Avalanche and lost 5-4 in overtime. The loss makes the Penguins 2-6-2 over their last ten games, and they sit nine points out of the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference and 11 points out of third placeContinue reading “Rock Bottom”
HART-EMI PANARIN
BY MIKE RIFKIN In the Rangers 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins, Artemi Panarin recorded a Hat Trick giving him a career high 41 goals and 97 points. Both put Panarin in the top 10 in the NHL. After the 2019-20 season Panarin was named as a Hart Trophy finalist, but ultimately finished third behindContinue reading “HART-EMI PANARIN”
Don’t Poke The Bear
By Mike Rifkin One of the big headlines entering the 2024 Mets season is the impending free agency of first baseman Pete Alonso. The 29 year old Alonso had 46 home runs and 118 RBI last season. Outside of 2020 Alonso has hit over 30 home runs and drove in more than 90 runs. OverContinue reading “Don’t Poke The Bear”
TOUGH CHOICES
By Mike Rifkin Last season, the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs for the first time in 16 years. The team fired GM Ron Hextall and President Brian Burke and hired former Leafs GM Kyle Dubas.Dubas was aggressive in his first season as the GM, headlined by acquiring former Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson from theContinue reading ” TOUGH CHOICES”
Russell Wilson Landing Spots
By Mike Rifkin The Broncos earlier this week confirmed reports that they will cut Quarterback Russell Wilson and allow him to be a free agent. In March of 2022 the Broncos acquired the Super Bowl Winning Quarterback in exchange for QB Drew Locke, Tight End Noah Fant, Defensive End Shelby Harris, 2022 first, second andContinue reading “Russell Wilson Landing Spots”
A Devil Of A Time
By Mike Rifkin The New Jersey Devils entered the 2023-24 season with high expectations, after winning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs over their cross river rival the New York Rangers. On Monday the team announced that Head Coach Lindy Ruff was relieved of his duties and will be replaced by AssistantContinue reading “A Devil Of A Time”
Zach Wilson: Best Landing Spots
By Mike Rifkin At the NFL draft combine on Wednesday Jets GM Joe Douglas told reporters that the team has granted permission to Quarterback Zach Wilson has been granted permission to seek a trade. Wilson, the second overall pick in 2021 struggled in his first two seasons. His struggles and a very good defense madeContinue reading “Zach Wilson: Best Landing Spots”