HockeyRhetoric

Seven months ago there wasn’t a person in this country who didn’t know that Leno was moving to prime-time and that Conan would be taking over The Tonight Show at the 11:30 time slot. Now look, there’s not many people my age that care less about late night television talk shows than I do but even I was curious enough to tune in on Conan’s first week. I wanted to see what his stage would look like, how his jokes would be received, and how well he was able to interact with the guests. NBC and other media folks had made such a big deal out of what was happening with The Tonight Show, I eventually gave in. After watching a couple of nights worth of shows I thought it was cool and seemed pretty well done if you’re into that sort of thing but I’m not and so I didn’t make a habit of turning on Conan at 11:30 every night. » Read the rest of this entry «

Before I get into this, let me ask a totally subjective and slightly ridiculous question. If you could pick any defensemen to have on your team for the next five years, anyone in the league, how far do you objectively have to go down that list until you get to Tyler Myers? Forget about contracts and money. Just based on talent and what’s reasonable to expect in the following years, where does Tyler Myers rank on your list? » Read the rest of this entry «

Every once in awhile I reread Robert Greene’s 48 Laws of Power . It’s certainly one of the texts that has helped me to personally define myself. I first picked it up around the same time that I was applying to undergraduate schools. My high school GPA was pretty average and I was a little disappointed with how few doors had opened for me during the process. 48 served as a guide for how to basically avoid social manipulation and kick down the closed doors that I wanted to walk through. I think everyone should read it but then again I say that for a lot of books. » Read the rest of this entry «

I think Jason Pominville breaks more sticks than anyone on the Sabres. I’ll be honest, this infuriates me. It happens too often and I don’t think it’s just bad luck.

I’m about to drop some serious hockey stick knowledge so strap yourselves in. » Read the rest of this entry «

Baseball is a very analytical sport. There are numbers for everything so competitive integrity really matters. When a prominent player admits that he used steroids, it’s always a big deal to the people that care about baseball. In my opinion, Major League Baseball has done a great job of keeping the playing field consistent. The talent level is what has changed. The good thing is, talent, for the most part, is relative to the time period. When someone learns a new, innovative way to train, it’s only a matter of time until every other professional knows about it. The problem, or one of the problems at least, is that steroids only benefit a small percentage of the athletes that play baseball. So baseball became unfair. » Read the rest of this entry «