After a wonderful weekend in the City of Champions, my welcome back to the greatest city that doesn’t end in an H was abruptly smacked in the face with the news of my pride and joy, literally anything to do with Nashville, losing their longtime Hall Of Fame Goaltender to a fabulous life of muchContinueContinue reading “Rinne On My Parade”
Tag Archives: National Hockey League
The RFD Buffalo Sabres
Thoughts From the Bench Offices, December 5th, 2018 The growing NHL season has been full of surprises. Once iconic playoff teams falling on hard times as a new batch of emerging young stars lead their teams into prevalence. One such story are the Sabres of Buffalo. Lead by Jack Eichel, this team has been inContinueContinue reading “The RFD Buffalo Sabres”
Seattle Joins the NHL
Seattle Washington, December 4th 2018, Somewhere Martin Crane is sitting in his lazy boy recliner reading a news and the front page reads NHL Expansion comes to Seattle. He would quietly fold his paper look at Eddie and say, “well boy do you like hockey?” Let Thoughts From The Bench be the first to sayContinueContinue reading “Seattle Joins the NHL”
The Nitty Gritty
The rival Philadelphia Flyers came to visit for the first Pennsylvania Derby of the year. A contest that the Penguins dominated last year winning all four meetings in the regular season and dominating the first round playoff series against their Cold War rivals. So naturally when the Penguins need a game to boost their confidenceContinueContinue reading “The Nitty Gritty”
Thank You, Keith Tkachuck.
As a young kid growing up in America it was tough being a hockey fan. We sucked on the international stage, American players were largely considered talent-less goons, and there were only a few heroes to look up to. Yet in the vast ocean of darkness one player shined as bright as his Canadian counterparts.ContinueContinue reading “Thank You, Keith Tkachuck.”
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