A letter to Marc-Andre Bergeron

Dear Marc,
Hi there. How are things?
I’m hoping this letter finds you well. I wanted to tell you this in person, but I thought this would be less awkward.
I’m not really to sure how to put this best, so I’ll come straight out and say it.
Marc, it’s over.
I’m sorry. When we started this relationship, I had [...]

Week 9 NFL picks

Is this turning into one of the hardest seasons for picking football games or what?
A lot of big spreads aren’t being covered. A lot of teams just can’t put together consistent games from week to week. And home field doesn’t really mean anything.
So after a 6-7 week last week, I’m actually pretty happy with that.
A [...]

Price vs Halak

I’ve been reading quite a bit of stuff lately that says the Montreal Canadiens should have Jaroslav Halak as their number one goalie.
I couldn’t disagree more.
I think when people say this, they’re not looking at the overall picture. They’re simply looking at wins and losses, and trying to make a decision based on that.
Unfortunately, that’s not [...]

Montreal’s worst draft year

As everyone knows, the draft is an important part of any team’s chances to be successful.
The better you draft, the better your chances of being successful.
I was recently looking up the draft history of the Montreal Canadiens, and it’s easy to see why they had many years of suck-i-tude throughout the 90s and early 2000s.
1984 [...]

Week 8 NFL predictions

A much better result last week, as I went 7-6.
Okay, so not the greatest week, but a huge improvement on the 4-10 week the week earlier. But I guaranteed five wins, and I got them.
No such guarantee this week, but I’m pretty confident with this week’s picks.
I thought this week I would not only give [...]

The true meaning of loyalty

How much is a lifetime of loyalty worth?
Apparently, $25.
Enough for a ticket to a Dallas Stars game, but not a Toronto Maple Leafs game.
Lee Kirby has been a Leafs fan for life, but was so disappointed with the team this year, he put his loyalty up for bid on eBay.
“I will remove all Leaf Memorablia [...]

Montreal Canadiens review: 10 games in

So we’re 10 games into the hockey season, and what have we learned about the Montreal Canadiens?
A lot more than I thought we would have, actually.
When this team struggled out of the gate (going 2-5, but not really deserving their two wins), I was *this close* to writing about how Bob Gainey has got to go.
Now [...]

Toronto Maple Leaf jokes

So because the Toronto Maple Leafs havent won in seven games, the Toronto Star decided to have some fun.
They asked readers to send in their favourite Leaf jokes (thank to Dennis for the story).
You can read the full list here.
Here are my top 15 favourites:
15. What do you call a Toronto Maple Leaf with [...]

NFL picks, week 7

See what happens when you’re away on holidays for a week?
You don’t follow any football a week. You have no idea who is injured, who is questionable. You make your football picks too quickly. You make a quick post to get it up with no time to explain your reasoning.
So what else can you expect [...]

Keeper pool hockey trade

So I made my first ever hockey pool keeper pool trade.
And it was a doozy.
I traded Nicklas Backstrom (the goalie), Derrick Brassard and my fifth round draft pick to Nick for Carey Price, Joni Pitkanen and a fourth round draft pick. 
I think this was a deal that worked out well for both teams. Nick had three [...]