Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
This fall, a guy from Chicago sold us on hope and change we could believe in -- and he's delivered in spades.
The man I'm referring to is of course none other than Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz, who has overseen the Hawks' transformation from the most moribund franchise in all of ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Some of you may be reading this post because you are optimistic that it will have something to do with delicious heinie. Sorry to let you down, but we have other places on this site for you to find such material.
No, my friends, this is merely a play on the ...
Posted in Barry Melrose, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Blackhawks, Erin Andrews, ESPN, Hick Flick's ramblings, Major League Baseball, Marijuana, New York Yankees, NFL, NFL Draft, NHL, Stanley Cup | 4 Comments »
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Well, we have three games down in some of the Stanley Cup playoff quarterfinal series after Sunday's games, so it seems like a good time to see what we missed over the weekend and to take stock of where our predictions stand.
Early returns aren't nearly as embarrassing as they could ...
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Friday, April 17th, 2009
In one of those rare weeks where it seems like everything is going on at once in the sports world, I have determined that it is better to say a little bit about everything on my mind rather than go in-depth about any of it.
- It looks like that Boston ...
Posted in Asshole Patrol, Boston Celtics, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cubs, Duke, Hick Flick's ramblings, I Hate New York, Kevin Garnett, Milton Bradley, NHL, Rich Rodriguez | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
The Stanley Cup playoffs have at long last arrived, starting with several games tonight.
There are some who say these playoffs are the best in all of sport (we'll take March Madness, thanks) with its rich tradition and, of course, Lord Stanley's Cup, from which the winning team can drink whatever ...
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
I will say this about the NHL trade deadline: Things always, always happen. If you're team is a buyer they'll buy and if they're sellers they'll sell, so it's at least an interesting day.
Indeed, the best thing about the next few games after the trade deadline is seeing the new ...
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
The Tampa Bay Lightning aren't a very good hockey team. In fact, they're pretty bad. Well, they're not New York Islanders or Atlanta Thrashers bad, but, yeah not very fun team to watch.
How bad, you ask?
Well, just for instance, Tuesday night rookie center Steven Stamkos had a hat trick against ...
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