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Where Do The Oilers Go From Here?

By : Mike Rifkin The Edmonton Oilers were swept in the Western Conference Finals by the Colorado Avalanche, losing 6-5 in overtime in game four. For the Oilers it was their first Western Conference Finals since 2006, where they defeated the Anaheim Ducks in five games before losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in seven gamesContinue reading “Where Do The Oilers Go From Here?”

Something Bruin In Boston

By : Mike Rifkin On Monday night the Boston Bruins announced they had fired head coach Bruce Cassidy. Cassidy had a record of 245-108-46 and led the Bruins to the playoffs every year in his six seasons, including going to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2019. This year the Bruins fell to the Carolina HurricanesContinue reading “Something Bruin In Boston”

Split Decision

By : Mike Rifkin In what was one of the biggest series of the first half of the Major League Baseball season the Mets and Dodgers series lived up to they hype this weekend. The two best teams in the National League split a great four game series in Los Angeles. On Thursday Tony GonsolinContinue reading “Split Decision”

Heavyweight Battle

By : Mike Rifkin On Thursday night the two best teams in the National League will begin a four game series as the New York Mets will travel to Los Angeles to play the Dodgers. In 2021 The Dodgers took six of the seven meetings. The Mets are coming into LA hot, after sweeping aContinue reading “Heavyweight Battle”

Rangers Vs Lightning : Eastern Conference Finals Preview

By: Mike Rifkin On Wednesday night the New York Rangers will host the two time defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals. It will be the second time these two teams have played in the Eastern Conference Finals, the first being in 2015 which saw the LightningContinue reading “Rangers Vs Lightning : Eastern Conference Finals Preview”

Lightning Vs Panthers : Inside The Series

By: Mike Rifkin The Tampa Bay Lightning’s quest for a third consecutive Stanley Cup will continue after sweeping the President Trophy winning and in state rival Florida Panthers on Monday. Trophy winning and in state rival Florida Panthers in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In Game One the story was special teamsContinue reading “Lightning Vs Panthers : Inside The Series”

Extending Brandon Nimmo

By Mark Halpern and Mike Rifkin The New York Mets currently sit in first place in the National League East. One of the things the Mets had going for them going into the offseason was that they had figured out part of their core going forward However there is a player who has the greatestContinue reading “Extending Brandon Nimmo”

Reach For The Stars

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”

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”