May 24
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eight playoff wins down, eight to go for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. James Neal had a hat trick and the Penguins finished off the lifeless Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Friday night in Game 5 of the Eastern conference semifinals to take the best-of-seven series 4-1. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/penguins-rip-ottawa-6-2-022901999–nhl.html
May 21
In recent years, the NHL has introduced “Ice Crews” which are essentially hockey’s version of cheerleaders. And the Florida Marlins and Cincinnati Reds have brought scantily clad babes to baseball now too. What do you think of these developments? blaspheme? or long overdue? We’ve accepted NFL Cheerleaders and NBA Dance Teams, but do hockey and …
May 16
Sports Jabber Radio has been off the air for over 3 years now but we had to come back to pay respects to one of the pioneers who launched SportsJabber.net. The MIGHTY One-Legged Janitor-Spock Klingon Warrior: Reg DeVone. Join Mark, Lee, Ben, and a HOST of other folks from both Cowboys Pride Radio and Sports …
May 14
Prediction: Chicago Blackhawks in 4 Result: Chicago Blackhawks in 5 Throughout the whole series, the Minnesota Wild fell on bad luck. In pregame warm-ups prior to Game 1, their starting goaltender Nicklas Backstrom injured himself extending to make a save off a rebound. It was Josh Harding, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, who had to …
May 13
This is one dedicated Chicago Blackhawks fan. Donna Lebano is probably Blackhawks fan of the year! This Mother’s Day was extra special for her as she welcomed Owen Michael into the world Thursday night. Lebano, Blackhawks fan extraordinaire, took in the Hawks defeat of the Minnesota Wild May 9th at the United Center. The Blackhawks …
May 12
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — When comparing the statistical careers of Mario Lemieux and Brooks Orpik, there are many, many differences in many, many categories. But on Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman achieved something that his boss never did in his NHL career: score a playoff overtime goal. Through 78 career postseason games, this playoff goal …
May 11
o. 1 Star: James Reimer, Toronto Maple Leafs Reimer kept the Maple Leafs’ playoff hopes alive with 43 saves, including 18 in the third period as Toronto edged the Boston Bruins 2-1. Tyler Bozak (shorthanded) and Clarke MacArthur were the goal scorers for the Maple Leafs as they forced a Game 6 Sunday at Air …
May 10
Senators, Blackhawks clinch series Unlike almost every othr night of the NHL plyoffs, last night was a bit of a snoozer with no game closer than four goals and two teams clinched. The Ottawa Senators are moving on to the second round after routing the injury-riddled Montreal Canadiens 6-1 to win the series 4-1. The …
May 08
I quietly hit the 500 post milestone on TSTOS a few posts ago. I can’t believe it. I started this blog in March 2007 during the midst of the Boston Celtics’ god awful 2006-2007 campaign, their worst season of all-time. I originally wanted to rant about the idea of the Celtics tanking the season, which …
May 07
When the Buffalo Sabres put their faith in general manager Darcy Regier to rebuild the organization, his first order of business was making a decision on the team’s first new head coach since Lindy Ruff was hired in 1997. It would be a decision that spoke volumes about the direction of the organization, and Regier’s …
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