New Orleans coach Sean Payton began the Superbowl quite conservatively. Keeping Drew Brees in shackles, Payton initially made some tepid efforts at establishing a ground game. As the game went on you could almost sense Payton’s confidence growing. If he was overwhelmed and a bit shell-shocked by the magnitude of the game in the first [...]
ICE…I’ll say it - I was so impressed with the way the Toronto Maple Leafs stepped up their game last night in the face of the tragedy that has enveloped Brian Burke and his family. Class guys like Kessel, Giguere, Phaneuf and Kaberle, they know what to do; you do what you can. Everything at [...]
With six minutes to go in last nights Leafs game it was expected and normal that the mind would begin to wander. The sports fan, we agree, is allowed and encouraged to luxuriate in moments of fantasy and expectation. Phaneuf and Beauchemin? One of the top five defensive pairings in the NHL. Yeah, baby. Jonas [...]
GRID IRON..Warren Sapp and Chris Collinsworth have echoed my sentiments from yesterday; if Dwight Feeney is hobbled or out, the New Orleans Saints are bolstered immensely in their chances of winning Sunday. Both Sapp and Collinsworth pick the Saints to win outright if Feeney is hobbled. It is a fascinating development and one that requires [...]
GRID IRON..can’t shake the feeling that people are underestimating the effect Dwight Feeney’s absence may have on the Indianapolis Colts in this weekend’s Superbowl. Feeney’s boisterous excursions into the opposition’s territory allow the Colts to create a serious rush using only their line. Without a 100% Feeney, the whole outlook of their D must be changed. [...]
ICE.. I suppose the “stats brigade” upbraided Cliff Fletcher for trading that goal machine Gary Leeman for undersized Doug Gilmour back in 1992; as a matter of fact, I remember them doing precisely that, as I tried to explain what a watershed moment for the franchise the acquisition of “Killer” represented. Over a decade later, [...]
GRID IRON..Mike Chappell of The Sporting News suggests that Dwight Feeney is almost as important to the Indianapolis Colt defence as Peyton Manning is to their vaunted offence. Feeney is “questionable” for the Superbowl and a recent ESPN report suggested he is dealing with a torn ligament. If Feeney can’t play, or is unable to [...]
