The Detroit Red Wings enter the Stanley Cup playoffs committed to Chris Osgood, he of the 3.18 GAA and .884 save percentage. With other favourites, Boston and San Jose, parading playoff no-hopers (Savard? Thornton? Marleau?) in leadership positions, I’ll suggest shopping for a price as we approach this year’s tournament…Mathieu Schneider and Andrei Markhov, engines [...]
I found the crowd at Saturdays Toronto - Montreal game to be surly and ill mannered. If a patron stepped out to purchase a beverage, yokels behind inevitably had feet planted in the seat before the first drop of suds could be poured. Moronic chants, invective and foul language are what passed for discourse in [...]
The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the verge of finishing last in NHL attendance for the second straight year. The St Petersburg Times reports the Lightning have slashed prices on 90% of their tickets for next season. With young star Steve Stamkos emerging as a frontline performer, it is really only a matter of time [...]
FIRST ACED THE MOVES has passable speed and plunges in value while adding a journeyman. Hot Shot Jules rates second best.
SECOND Deep and talented group contest this claiming event. ZETETIC certainly has a fitness edge off a couple of outings at the Fair Grounds. Debuting for Steve Asmussen he’ll need the “A” game to hold [...]
The race is not always to the swift, my father would tell me, but they’re the ones you want to bet…Woodbine gets underway this afternoon and we’re going to try and take a bite out of the whole card. Usual caveats apply; these are fat buggers, having spent the winter watching curling and drinking Molson’s. [...]
Jay Cutler ignored Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, refusing to return his calls, and that appears to have been the impetus for his shocking trade to the Chicago Bears. Cutler ran the second best offense in football last year and now wanders over to a desultory unit with limited first rate talent. The Bronco’s, despite [...]
The Columbus Blue Jackets are poised to dip their toes in playoff waters for the first time in franchise history. The leader of the team is, unquestionably, the sublime Rick Nash. When Ken Hitchcock took on coaching responsibilities in Nov 2006 Nash was a hell bent for the net scoring demon. He has been transformed [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs are now four years removed from their last playoff run. While enjoying some revelry with the Manchester United fan club a while back I was, as a notable loudmouth, approached by a recent arrival to the Big Smoke and invited out for a Cohiba. The arrival, an accountant, reasonable and sharp, [...]
