Posted on April 4, 2008 by thesportscorner
Part of us knew it already. But part of us didn’t want to admit it. Vancouver never had enough to make the playoffs, let alone win a round in it.
But who can blame fans for this false sense of hope?
I mean, if you thought the hot blonde babe with the mini-skirt at your school was [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NHL, Vancouver Canucks | Tagged: Canucks, Edmonton, Fans, Farewell, Hockey, Hope, Loss, NHL, Oilers, Playoffs, Sports, streak, Vancouver | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 28, 2008 by thesportscorner
Just days after the trade deadline, the dust is starting to settle. The hectic - yet sort of disappointing - Feb. 26 resulted in some big names being dealt, but more importantly, several rumoured players not moving.
Olli Jokinen, Michael Ryder, Bryan McCabe, were just a few stars among those staying with their original squads as [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NHL | Tagged: Campbell, Canada, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Deadline, Detroit, Foote, Hockey, Hossa, Huet, Montreal, NHL, Prospal, Richards, San Jose, Sports, Tampa Bay, Trades, Vancouver, Washington | No Comments »
Posted on February 22, 2008 by thesportscorner
Okay, one is guaranteed NHL shopping material, while the other is rumoured to be heading out of town as well.
On Friday, Atlanta failed to come to terms with any sort of extension on Marian Hossa’s contract, therefore, letting the rest of the league know that they will try and get something in return before the [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NHL | Tagged: Atlanta, Bryan McCabe, Contract, Fletcher, Hockey, Maple Leafs, Marian Hossa, Mats Sundin, NHL, Salary, Sports, Thrashers, Toronto, Trade | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 16, 2008 by thesportscorner
There is ten more days until the NHL trading deadline.
And the biggest deal so far is an Ottawa-Senators-Carolina-Hurricane swap that wasn’t all too thrilling.
The lack of trades so far this year is astonishing, and disappointing, for fans who follow the game. When the biggest deal made, before the previously mentioned one, was a Doug Weight for Andy [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NHL | Tagged: Blockbuster, Carolina, Deadline, Deals, Hockey, Hossa, Jokinen, NHL, Ottawa, Sports, Swaps, Trades | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 31, 2008 by thesportscorner
Besides having the best defencemen in the league and some dynamic young forwards, there is one glaring reason as to why the Red Wings are the best NHL team.
They shoot the puck.
It might sound too simple but there’s no other possible explanation.
Heading into tonight’s schedule, the Red Wings average 34.6 shots on goal a night, [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NFL, Vancouver Canucks | Tagged: Detroit Red Wings, Hockey, Naslund, Net, NHL, Puck, Salo, Sedins, Shots, Sports, Vancouver Canucks, Zetterberg | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 31, 2008 by thesportscorner
On the ice, the Europeans have broken the barrier many years ago. But off the ice, it’s a different story.
Players not from North America make up about 30 per cent of the league, not bad considering that number is constantly rising. However, how many of those Europeans end up working in a management position in [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NHL | Tagged: Canada, Coach, Europe, General Manager, Hockey, Loob, NHL, Sports, Statsny, USA | No Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2008 by thesportscorner
It’s on every fan’s list of how to improve the Canucks, and there’s no denying it.
Markus Naslund, the captain and the leader of this team, needs to start playing as such. I might be a couple years too late to point this fact out but I kept suppressing hope that Naslund would pop out of his [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NHL, Vancouver Canucks | Tagged: Canucks, Hockey, Life, Markus, Naslund, NHL, Slump, Sports, Vancouver | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 27, 2008 by thesportscorner
Martin Rucinsky, Geoff Sanderson, Brian Smolinksi, Marc Bergevin, and the list goes on.
Do these names sound familiar?
Those are some of the players Vancouver has acquired during the past few years on deadline day in order to see them flop come playoff time. It’s getting tiresome and repetitive.
Dave Nonis and the Canucks need a different approach [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NHL, Vancouver Canucks | Tagged: Bourdon, Brunnstrom, Canucks, Cooke, Deadline, Florida, Forsberg, Hockey, Jokinen, Kesler, Morrison, Naslund, NHL, Nonis, Rumour, Sports, Trades, Vancouver | No Comments »
Posted on January 26, 2008 by thesportscorner
We are doing what we do because we are passionate about sports. We write voluntarily for a self-made blog because we have a goal of writing professionally for the sports media one day.
And along the way, you can get a confidence boost. Especially when you actually meet those who are living your dream.
Today, my fellow TSC [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, Sports | Tagged: BCIT, Broadcasting, Craig MacEwen, Don Taylor, Journalism, Kevin Quinn, Play by play, Print, Radio, Scott Rintoul, Sports, Sportsnet, TV | No Comments »
Posted on January 18, 2008 by thesportscorner
If you missed it, last night showcased a potential winner for the NHL Goal of the Year. Yes, if the season ended now, I would choose that goal, no questions asked.
Columbus Blue Jacket’s Rick Nash not only capped off a three-point night with this incredible tally, but he also scored it with 21.5 seconds left [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NHL | Tagged: Ballard, Blue Jackets, Columbus, Coyotes, Goal, Highlight, Hockey, Morris, NHL, Phoenix, Rick Nash, Sports, Tellqvist, Toews | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 14, 2008 by thesportscorner
Okay, before I start explaining my bold claim, the question of ‘why Peter Forsberg’ comes to the mind of some readers I’m sure.
My question is, why not Forsberg? Especially come playoff time, Foppa should be the weapon of choice.
The injury-proned Swede has 154 points in 133 playoff games, putting him in the top 25 all-time [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NHL, Vancouver Canucks | Tagged: Bieksa, Canucks, Cowan, Forsberg, Hockey, Injury, Morrison, Naslund, NHL, Nonis, Peter, Salary Cap, Sports, Sweden, Vancouver | 8 Comments »
Posted on January 11, 2008 by thesportscorner
What? Is this a joke?
The NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of last month’s game after the league ruled that the official scorer gave Shaquille O’Neal one foul too many, resulting in him being fouled out.
This means that the 117-111 win in overtime by the Hawks on December 19 [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NBA | Tagged: Atlanta, Basketball, Hawks, Heat, Miami, NBA, O'Neal, Replay, Shaquille, Sports, Stern | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 11, 2008 by thesportscorner
There would have been no NHL in New York if it wasn’t for one man.
His name is Howie Morenz.
The Babe Ruth of hockey was one of the greatest players of his time and he deserves way more recognition then he currently receives. King Clancy, who played against Morenz, once said this about him.
“Morenz was the [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NHL, Quick Fact of the Day | Tagged: Americans, Duggan, Hockey, Howie, Madison Square Garden, Montreal, Morenz, New York, NHL, Quick Fact of the Day, Rickard, Runyon, Sports, USA | No Comments »
Posted on January 10, 2008 by thesportscorner
It’s the continuation of a common trend and the beginning of a failure.
The trend being long multi-year contracts spanning over 10 years and the failure being Gary Bettman’s aim to prevent such contracts.
Much like many other things Bettman has set his ignorant fingers upon, the NHL salary cap is crumpling right before his eyes. How [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NHL | Tagged: Bettman, Capitals, Contract, Dipietro, Flyers, History, Hockey, Leonsis, Money, NHL, Ovechkin, Richards, Salary Cap, Smyth, Sports, Washington | 3 Comments »
Posted on January 9, 2008 by thesportscorner
It’s an opportunity for fans across the hockey map to witness their favourite stars all compete in the same game, so how come it means nothing to many?
The All-Star game is a classic, a tradition as some might call it, but over the years, it’s value has been deteriorating. Whether it be the lack of excitement [...]
Filed under: Hosea C, NHL | Tagged: All-Star game, Bettman, Brodeur, Chara, Crosby, Hockey, Iginla, Luongo, NHL, Ovechkin, Phaneuf, Pronger, Rory Fitzpatrick, Sports, Thornton | 6 Comments »