The goalie with the most losses in NHL history? Come on down Gump Worsley, loaded with a robust 353 failures. Third on that list, at 347, is Toronto Maple Leaf Curtis Joseph. Hardly a trophy that Cujo would want adorning his mantel piece. But would the goalie, especially after racking up win 450 last night against [...]
The Los Angeles Kings employed Jonathan Quick between the pipes last night. The 22 year old was tagged with the 2-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, giving up one goal, but his stats reflect a growing feeling in La La Land that they may have uncovered, with the third round pick in the 2005 [...]
The NFL firings have begun, most of them richly deserved. Eric Mangini, Steve Marinelli and Romeo Crennel have been given their walking papers by the New York Jets, Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns, respectively, and we can expect a host of others to walk that ignoble plank. All eyes are on the Buffalo Bills and [...]
The drama is vital and intense as the NFL kicks off its final week of regular season play. Jobs are on the line in locales like Dallas, Philadelphia, New York, San Diego and Denver. But hell yeah, this is also bettors paradise, a day I love for it’s wildness, inconsistency and potential for those big [...]
Toronto Maple Leaf conspicuous non efforts, like last nights numbing 8-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, would be easier to take if the possibility existed that John Tavares was arriving in 2009. But with the Leafs cruising at a .500 clip, the possibility of a meaningful lottery pick is diminishing. Clearly, Ron Wilson is squeezing [...]
Here are the stats on Curtis Joseph this year; win loss record of 0-4, save percentage .838, goals against average of 4.33. Last night the Leafs opted to use Justin Pogge instead of Cujo and, despite back to back games, Ron Wilson has indicated he will play either Pogge or Vesa Toskala tonight. The veteran [...]
On Saturday, about 4pm, I remembered that the Holyfield- Valuev fight was close to getting underway in Switzerland. Hmm, I thought. I’d heard Thomas Hauser rage against the Internet pirates who were stealing signals and, well, a light bulb went off in my head. What if I could be one of those reprobates? I channelled [...]
Peyton Manning was 29 of 34 for 364 yards last night, rallying his Indianapolis Colts with 17 unanswered fourth quarter points to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-24. Put aside your favourite teams, your fond memories, your biases and inclinations, and answer this question. Has there ever been a better quarterback than Peyton Manning? Did you [...]
The New York Jets are 0-3 on the West Coast this season. They travel to Seattle this Sunday to play the Seahawks in a game critical to their post season ambitions. Be careful with the Hawks - their offense on Sunday will be composed entirely of players who were back-ups at the seasons start…the Tennessee [...]
You hearing what I’m hearing? That the Sedin twins, Daniel and Henrik, will refuse to re-sign with the Vancouver Canucks at the end of the season and, instead, make there way to Brian Burke and the Big Smoke. The twins currently pull in three and three quarter million a year and are adamant that they [...]
