BY Mike Rifkin Thursday was a tough day for Los Angeles sports fans. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw and Kings Center Anze Kopitar will both retire following their respective seasons. Both players are future Hall Of Famers in their respective sports and will be honored by their organizations. Clayton Kershaw was the seventh overall pick inContinue reading “LA LEGENDS”
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Connor’s Challenge
BY Mike Rifkin Connor McDavid is without a doubt the best Hockey player on the planet. McDavid has led the Oilers to back to back Stanley Cup Final appearances, losing both to the Florida Panthers. When we judge athletes today, we usually judge them on the amount of championships they’ve won, not the individual accolades.Continue reading “Connor’s Challenge”
2024 Pacific Division Preview
By Mike Rifkin 2023 Standings X FACTORS DUCKS : TREVOR ZEGRAS :. After posting back to back 23 goal and 60 plus point seasons, Zegras had six goals and 15 points in 31 games last season. Zegras has been the center of the Ducks rebuild, but during the summer Zegras’s name came up in tradeContinue reading “2024 Pacific Division Preview”
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”
Nate’s Notes Profiles: The NHL Career of Jimmy Carson
BY Nate Moser The Wayne Gretzky trade rocked the hockey world. Some hockey fans never thought they would see The Great One play in any other jersey other than the Edmonton Oilers. In August of 1988 though, arguably the greatest player in the sport was dealt to the Los Angeles Kings. The full deal wasContinue reading “Nate’s Notes Profiles: The NHL Career of Jimmy Carson”
Killing It
By Mike Rifkin The Rangers defeated the Hurricanes 3-2 in Overtime to take a 3-0 series lead in the series. One of the big reasons the Rangers are having success is their special teams, but in particular their Penalty Kill. The Rangers penalty kill was third in the NHL during the regular season at 84.48%Continue reading “Killing It”
Quick History
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”
Royal Pains
By Mike Rifkin The LA Kings came out of the All-Star break with an impressive 4-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, and most people thought that was what they needed to get out of this almost two-month funk they’ve been in. Well, on Tuesday night, they lost by a touchdown to the BuffaloContinue reading “Royal Pains”
Leafs Of Change
By Mike Rifkin On Friday, Toronto Maple Leafs President Brendan Shannahan announced the team would not renew the contract of General Manager Kyle Dubas after five seasons as the team’s General Manager and nine years with the organization. In the regular season, the Leafs had a record of 221-109-42. This year the Leafs won theirContinue reading “Leafs Of Change”
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF PREVIEW: WESTERN CONFERENCE
By: Mike Rifkin Central Division Prediction: Avs in five (2) Stars vs. (3) Wild: These two teams split their four regular-season meetings. Roope Hintz led the way for the Stars by having four goals and seven points in the four meetings. Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin, both of whom had bounce-back seasons combined for fiveContinue reading “STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF PREVIEW: WESTERN CONFERENCE “
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