Entries from December 2009

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Don’t Look Too Hard at Lucky

ICE..goaltending problems continue to plague the Philadelphia Flyers. With starter Ray Emery injured and back-up Brian Boucher also out, the Black and Orange turn to Michael Leighton, he of the .851 save percentage and 4.17 GAA in eight games this year. With goalies like Jaroslav Halak and Tomas Vokoun apparently in play, isn’t it time [...]

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Edge of the Deep Green Sea

She hangs herself in front of me
Slips her dress like a flag to the floor
And hands in the sky
Surrenders it all…
-The Cure
Brittany Murphy was an amazing talent who brought such courage and conviction to her roles. The screen crackled and radiated with energy whenever she appeared; it is difficult to envision two great films, 8 [...]

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Ferguson Jr Represented An Eager, Inspired, Lust for Stupidity

GRID IRON..I get it. A man is dead and we do not speak evil of the recently departed. But get out of my face with the gushy sentiments about Cincinnati Bengal Chris Henry. If you have the time, or inclination, scroll through Henry’s arrest record and note his predatory behaviour towards the innocent and the [...]

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Still Ain’t Got No Quarrel With Ali

Back in the University days, I would love watching how wealth invariably found either wealth, or the suitable ornament. Clear skin, white shiny teeth, Polo jumpers and tight, expensive jeans, the gruesome scions of confiscated riches and degenerate bullies could spot their type at a miles distance. We would call their inevitable nuptials “Mergers”, not [...]

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Would You Take Investing Advice From the Meridian?

GRID IRON..an impressive collection of New England Patriots came to the defence of receiver Randy Moss after a couple of Carolina Panther defenders boasted that Moss had quit during their game on Sunday. Now, it should be noted the bragging was rather odd given the Panthers lost.  But, of more interest, were the forceful comments from [...]

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

This One Goes Out To The Ones I Love

THE PUB..Man, what a great night I had at the Rail. I walked in and d’oh!, that bloody MMA nonsense was on. I marched up to Len and said, when is this crap over? Primordial, mouth-breathing scum looked over with undisguised hostility. Boom, Len puts me in the Rail version of the penalty box…I was [...]

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Oh Yes I Did; Posting Result of Klitschko Fight While Bout is Still ON

In something more akin to a sparring session than an actual fight, Vitali Klitschko plodded to a dull and uneventful decision win over Kevin Johnson in Switzerland this afternoon. Well, since I’m actually writing this while the bout is in the seventh round, I’m taking a bit of a leap but trust me, nothing is [...]

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Condemning Colangelo; Knives Will Be Out When Bosh Skips Town

ICE.. I bundled up and trudged down to the Rail to catch the Dallas - San Jose game last night. The subtext to the match was the looming free agency of both Evengi Nabokov and Marty Turco. Both have longstanding relationships with their teams that have, unfortunately, been marred by post season meltdowns. The two [...]

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Red Wings Hone In On New Goalie

GRID IRON..Peter King’s S I piece on the season, and possibly career, ending injury suffered by Minnesota Viking linebacker and defensive leader E J Henderson made for amazing reading. The player does not have the high profile of other defensive stars but, apparently, is viewed as the ignition key on the vaunted Viking D. How [...]

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Welcoming Winter with a Couple of Wagers

ICE..the Atlanta Thrashers are facing an enormous dilemma with Ilya Kovalchuk. As long as their star refuses to sign a contract extension, they face the possibility of Kovalchuk walking away for nothing at the season’s end. They cannot, and will not, let that scenario transpire. If you were Toronto Maple Leaf GM Brian Burke, would [...]