Author Archives: Johnny Violence

A few nights ago the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers were in a duel. A shoot out that last seven shooters is rare anymore. So for one to appear with that much star power should have been a treat. Not to mention it was on National Television in prime time. This should have beenContinueContinue reading “Shootout Controversy”

Sports are a funny thing. They make us have overly passionate feelings about people we have never met. For example all 13,917 Islanders fans last night at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and their unhealthy relationship with former captain John Tavares. In case you missed it Johnny and the Leafs made their first visit to NassauContinueContinue reading “Tavares Homecoming”

Any and every athlete of any capacity has their favorite, or “go to brand”.  There are many to choose from and usually we make our decisions based on reliability, popularity, and style. Whether it is for apparel, gear or body fuel, everyone has “that” brand that they trust most. Throughout the entire world of sports,ContinueContinue reading “Top 10 Sports Companys”

In sports there’s nothing better than a Dynamic Duo. Much like the duo of Benny Buckets and Johnny Violence. Each person in the duo is capable of great things on their own, but when paired together become an unstoppable force. So for the first official Buckets of Violence article we decided to break down theContinueContinue reading “Top 3 Duos of Every Sport”

Three weeks left in the college hockey season. If your a bubble team you have to start your push this weekend to make up ground in your conference and national standings. If your outside the top 13 in the National rankings you’re in trouble. If your in the top 13 your fighting like hell toContinueContinue reading “College Hockey Weekend Preview”

Look let’s be honest everyone hates the Philadelphia Flyers, but here is the deal…in two years they are going to be nasty. They have been tearing the NHL apart since the beginning of February. If you watch them it is easy to see the potential in this team. They are well balanced with a youngContinueContinue reading “Why the Flyers are two years away from a Stanley Cup.”

For those of you who don’t know, Spittin Chiclets is a Barstool sponsored podcast that features two former NHL players, Ryan Whitney, and Paul Bissonnette. They talk hockey and recant stories to two Stoolies, one being Rear Admiral and the other Producer Mike Grinnell. The podcast at its best is a peak behind the curtainContinueContinue reading “The 5 best/worst things about Spittin Chiclets”

Sports is laced with famous duos, Pippen and Jordan, Messier and Gretzky, James and Wade, Kane and Toews, Curry and Durant, Malkin and Crosby. If you read over that list again you will notice two things. One, every pair has won multiple championships together. The second thing is that all the pairings come from eitherContinueContinue reading “Buckets of Violence”

The following is a correspondence between Johnny Violence and devinted Thoughts From The Bench reader Mike. Mike: Here is a hot take: #GMJR is going senile. You gave up talent for slightly less talent and youth. Plus waaaaay too many draft picks. Eventually a time is going to come where we will have to rebuild,ContinueContinue reading “The Great Penguins Debate”

Last night the Toronto Maple Leafs signed star center Austin Mathews to a 5 year extension that will average 11.6 million a year. This was something that Toronto had to do. Mathews is a number one center and will be for a long time, so you have to pay him the type of money thatContinueContinue reading “Money Problems in Toronto”