Oh Josh. Joshy Joshy Josh. It’s not always when I can tell you that hockey players disagree with you about your take, but here we are. Yesterday Josh and Marty got into a blog off about the two hits Tkachuk put on Kassian when the Flames played the Oilers. https://youtu.be/owDK0bqIFP4 Blah Blah Blah, we’ve seenContinueContinue reading “#TeamKassian”
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Thank you, Brad Marchand.
Good evening all. I can honestly say I never would have expected I’d have the desire to type up an article from my bed at 10:46pm…but alas here we are. Why am I typing this? Brad Marchand. What did Brad Marchand do? Well…see for yourself. https://twitter.com/nbcsphilly/status/1216917923236843521?s=21 Ha….haha….HAHAHAHAHAHA. I love it. This is like peak karmaContinueContinue reading “Thank you, Brad Marchand.”
HOT TAKE: Tkachuk deserved what Kassian dished out.
After having a wonderful debate within the TFTB team, I’m writing a rebuttal to what Elsass put out. If you want to see what he said, then drop by his article and give it a read. https://twitter.com/ThoughtsFTB/status/1216836065148968960?s=20 My take on the situation is vastly different. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to sit hereContinueContinue reading “HOT TAKE: Tkachuk deserved what Kassian dished out.”
Kassian vs Tkachuk
Over the weekend Zack Kassian and Matthew Tkachuk had a kerfluffle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owDK0bqIFP4 A lot of people are calling for Tkachuk to be in as much trouble as Kasisan for this event. Saying he stated it, the hit was dirty, Tkachuk is a goon. Which is all bullshit! The reason the hit looks so bad isContinueContinue reading “Kassian vs Tkachuk”
Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and some magic.
Honestly, coming into this season, I was worried that we were approaching the phase where our stars are getting older and our Cup chances are dropping. Especially with the Penguins being as injury prone as they are. Well, the injury prone issue is alive and well this season, having at one point lost our leaderContinueContinue reading “Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and some magic.”
NHL All Star Jersey Review
Wholly Shit, just when I thought they were starting to get it right the NHL has produced another crap-tastic jersey. Continuing along with the trend of embracing the host city in the jersey design the NHL decided to put the logo of every team on a music scale. Which for those of you who don’tContinueContinue reading “NHL All Star Jersey Review”
Mutiny Returns Victorious
In the long-awaited return of Mutiny Inline, the team found itself victorious with a 10-2 win over Buck Hockey. Goaltender Tyler Hazenstab made his Mutiny debut in between the pipes and was nothing less than spectacular after giving up the game’s first goal on a flukey bounce. Mutiny did not let the early goal botherContinueContinue reading “Mutiny Returns Victorious”
RUMOR MILL: Penguins trading Murray?!
OH EM GEE. THE PENGUINS ARE TRADING MURRAY?! WE SHOULD HAVE KEPT FLEURY!!! RAGEEEEEEE. On the real though, according to NHL Trade Rumors, the Penguins are in fact in talks to trade Matt Murray. Let’s take a look at the current rumored trade: The Penguins will trade Matt Murray and future considerations to the LosContinueContinue reading “RUMOR MILL: Penguins trading Murray?!”
Mutiny: Season Preview
The long awaited return of Mutiny Hockey Club
Best of the Decade: Honorable Mentions
The 2010’s in the sports world was an absolute roller coaster. So much happened that it’s difficult to really narrow down which moments were exactly the best. The decade was felt with shock, awe, triumph, disappointment, passion, and every other emotion you can think of. I’ve been working on this for quite some time butContinueContinue reading “Best of the Decade: Honorable Mentions”
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