Your “You Get A First Round! And You Get A First Round!” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 15, 2017April 13, 2017

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I don't know what to add. It's playoff season in two sports, Tonight's playoff action (boss): NHL: Leafs at Capitals - 7:00PM | NBCSN / CBC Predators at Blackhawks - 8:00PM | NBC / Sportsnet Flames at Ducks - 10:30PM | NBCSN / CBC NBA: Memphis at San Antonio - 8:00PM

Your “Wait, Ottawa has an NHL team?” Playoff Preview

The Maestro - April 12, 2017April 11, 2017

"What’s that? Ah — Playoffs? Don’t talk about — playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a game! Another game." I found myself quoting Jim Mora a lot at the end of last season, when my beloved Ottawa Senators missed the playoffs for the second time in

A Bitter Canucks Fan’s Totally Arbitrary NHL Playoff’s Preview

Beerguyrob - April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

So, it's playoff time again. And, once again, my hometown Ice Liouns are on the outside golfing in. Plus, five coaches got got within 24 hours of the end of the season, so it must be time for playoffs. The puck drops on the chase for Lord Stanley's mug on Wednesday, with

Wild Card Free Ballin’ Football Podcast and a Hard Look at the AFC Playoff Quarterback Situation

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Free Ballin' Football - January 5, 2017January 5, 2017

What's going on, everybody? Hope you all are fully recovered from your NYE hangover because we got some real meaningful football this weekend. That's right, it's the WILD CARD ROUND!!! Unfortunately for all of us, the AFC quarterback situation is... horrific. We talk about it at length on this week's podcast,

Your “Well, That Was Fun” Thursday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 14, 2016April 14, 2016

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I'm not going to lie - last night's sports action was quite delightful. All three hockey games gave us great tension, whether it was Tampa holding on to beat Detroit, Pittsburgh starting a third-string goalie and watching how he held up, or Chicago throwing everything at St. Louis for almost

Your “FINALLY! Games That Matter!” Wednesday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 13, 2016April 13, 2016

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I don't believe there's a person in North America - nay; the world - that feels any sympathy for Gary Bettman. But it does suck that, on the opening night of the NHL's two-month journey towards winning the best trophy in sports (come at me!), the vast majority of interest is focused

Western Conference Preview: Schrodinger’s Series

Beerguyrob - April 13, 2016April 13, 2016

The Western Conference opening round promises to be both watchable and unwatchable. Watchable in terms of the Blues-Blackhawks series, and possibly the Kings-Sharks series. But the other two seem destined to be unwatchable or - worse - ignored once people get a taste from the first games. But what happens

Your NHL Western Conference Preview & Tuesday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 12, 2016April 12, 2016

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First off, a small mea culpa. I confused my Dale Hunter incidents with my Ron Hextall incidents and assigned them to the wrong team. Thanks to Sill for pointing that out. Guess I shouldn't type & teach. For those who care, there are five NBA games tonight, and none of them have dire playoff consequences.

Eastern Conference Team Previews: Smrt People Weigh In

Beerguyrob - April 12, 2016April 12, 2016

HAWT TAEK: People on the internet are going to have opinions, and opinions about your opinions. Now, if it's something simple like screwing up a 23 year-old Dale Hunter hit, you're going to get caught on that within 5 or 6 comments. But take someone's sports team in vain? So, in

Your NHL Eastern Conference Preview & Monday Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 11, 2016April 11, 2016

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Psst - You know that Monday after Super Bowl, or Christmas Eve, when there's almost no sports worth watching on the teevee? Well, we've entered that two-day realm tonight. There's no hockey, and basketball only has one game worth caring about and that's on Wednesday. There have been some firings