As the 2012 NHL season wound down last year, and it became apparent that the Buffalo Sabres were again going to miss the playoffs, I wrote 2 different posts on this blog, one titled “Why Lindy Ruff Should Be Fired” and “Lindy Ruff’s Last Stand”, both calling for the coach to be relieved of his … Read More
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Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Syracuse Crunch, a minor league hockey team, used from 2000 until 2010. The Crunch play in the East Division of the American Hockey League, and are currently affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning. They have always had a reputation as a “rough and tumble” style of hockey team, and in February of … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1966 Topps hockey card of former Toronto Maple Leafs star Dave Keon. Keon played 15 of his 22 professional seasons for the Leafs, including on 4 Stanley Cup-winning teams in the 1960s. An eight time NHL All Star, he was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs in 1967, and also … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 4
Part 4 of the Buffalo Bills’ 2012 season review looks at the holes the team has, and some ways they can fill them. Last season, in pointing out the team’s needs and possibilities of filling those needs through free agency, I never even mentioned the possibility of bringing in Mario Williams or Mark Anderson, since the team’s history … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a college football program that plays in the Mountain West Conference, the University of Wyoming Cowboys. This logo was first used in 1965 and is still the team’s official logo today. The program has had many coaches who’ve gone on to great careers, like Bob Devaney, Fritz Shurmur, Fred Akers, Pat Dye and Dennis Erickson. … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
Courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1989 Score football card of one of the great Pittsburgh Steelers from the team’s 1970s Super Bowl era, running back Franco Harris. He played 13 seasons in the NFL and made the Pro Bowl 9 times, and played on all 4 of the Steelers’ Super Bowl-winning teams. Franco, who had … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 3
Part 3 of the Bills’ 2012 season review will take a look at the current roster of defensive players. The one thought I have as far as the job Dave Wannstedt did as coordinator is that he did little to put the players in position to make plays. His “scheme” was supposed to be simplistic … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is the logo of a team that played one season – 1943 – in the National Football League, and is officially known in NFL records as the “Phil-Pitt Combine”. During World War II, both the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers lost players to military service due to the war effort, and combined rosters for … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1956 Topps football card of former Los Angeles Rams’ fullback Paul “Tank” Younger. Younger played in the NFL from 1949 until 1958, in an era when players went both ways, so he also was a standout linebacker for the Rams. He was 4-time Pro Bowler, and a member of the Rams’ “Bull Elephant” backfield along … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Season Review – Part 2
In part 2 of the Buffalo Bills’ season review, we’ll look at the players, by position, on the offense. In past season reviews of the team, it was a little easier to figure on where the players would fit, or what role they might play, the following year, since the coaching staff remained the same. The … Read More