By : Mike Rifkin On Friday Dallas Stars head coach Rick Bowness has stepped down. It has also been announced that assistants Todd Nelson, Derek Laxdal, and John Stevens have been fired. In three seasons as the Stars coach Bowness had a record of 89-62-25. Bowness led the Stars to the Stanley Cup Finals inContinue reading “Reach For The Stars”
Category Archives: Rifkin’s Rift Tide
A Blow To The Max
By : Mike Rifkin Mets pitcher Max Scherzer pulled himself out of his start on Wednesday. On Thursday the club announced that Scherzer has a strained oblique and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks. On top of the fact that ace Jacob DeGrom has yet to throw a pitch this season, although theContinue reading “A Blow To The Max”
Leafs of Change
By: Mike Rifkin The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. On Saturday night the Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated by the two time defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Maple Leafs have notContinue reading “Leafs of Change”
Top Players Come Through
By: Mike Rifkin The New York Rangers trailed 3-2 with 5:45 left in the third period when Mika Zibanejad scored to tie the game at three and sent it to overtime. In overtime with the Rangers on the power play Artemi Panarin scored sending the Rangers to the second round for the first time sinceContinue reading “Top Players Come Through”
Trade Deadline Acquisitions Coming Through
By: Mike Rifkin The Tampa Bay Lightning’s quest for a third consecutive Stanley Cup continues as they defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Game Seven. Nick Paul who the Lightning acquired from the Ottawa Senators at the trade deadline produced both Tampa goals. In the seven game series Paul had two assists to goContinue reading “Trade Deadline Acquisitions Coming Through”
Early Tests For Tua And The Fins
By : Mike Rifkin The 2022 NFL schedule was released Thursday night and the first four games for the Miami Dolphins could tell us what way the season can go. The four games are at home vs the division rivals New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills, at Baltimore Ravens, and at the defending AFC ChampionContinue reading “Early Tests For Tua And The Fins”
The Kids Are Alright
By: Mike Rifkin Despite being down 2-1 in their First Round series to the Pittsburgh Penguins there are some positives for the New York Rangers. One of the biggest positives has been the play of the young players. One of the major discussions prior to the series was the lack of experience with the RangersContinue reading “The Kids Are Alright”
Comeback Complete
By : Mike Rifkin and Mark Halpern On Thursday night the New York Mets scored seven runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7. It was the largest ninth inning rally for the Mets in 25 years. The rally was started and ended by Starling Marte, who singled to start the ninthContinue reading “Comeback Complete “
Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Predictions
By: Mike Rifkin The best playoffs in all of sports the Stanley Cup Playoffs are here. Here are my first round predictions with stats from the regular season meetings. FLAMES VS STARS CGY 2-0-1 vs DAL Matthew Tkachuck/ Andrew Mangiapane 2 goals/1assist each vs DAL Markstrom 1-0-1 : 3.33 GAA/.878 Save percentage vs DAL –Continue reading “Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Predictions”
Vegas Golden Knights Statement Address
By : Mike Rifkin For the first time in their franchise’s history the Vegas Golden Knights have missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vegas was considered a Stanley Cup favorite prior to the season. They went from expansion team to going all in. Vegas made a lot of interesting decisions throughout the season the first wasContinue reading “Vegas Golden Knights Statement Address”
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