Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Penguins just got handed a suspension for elbowing Ranger’s defenseman Ryan McDonagh in the head in a 5-2 loss. Cooke is known as a dirty player who has amassed a lengthy portfolio of suspensions and injured players.
Yesterday in a close 108-105 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves did what only NBA legend Moses Malone could do on the court.
After the trade deadline everyone wants to analyze the winners and losers after the trading frenzy is over. Most of the teams this season are still in the playoff hunt, with the 7th and 8th spot in the Eastern Conference and 4th-8th spots in the Western Conference still up for grabs.
Today the Toronto Maple Leafs traded forward Kris Versteeg to the Philadelphia Flyers for their first and third round draft choices. Versteeg has 14 goals and 21 assists, while playing on the Leafs third line.
Colorado Avalanche forward Peter Forsberg officially retired from the NHL for good this afternoon. After making the Avalanche and obtaining his work visa, Forsberg only lasted two games in the 2010-2011 season.
Last week I advanced my overall record to 7-3, by predicting both the Packers and the Steelers to make the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is one of the world’s most watched television shows, with the Black Eyed Peas as the half time show this year, the stage is set for a great game and an amazing event.
The Vancouver Canucks net minder Roberto Luongo has been marked as one of the best goalies of the 2000s. Luongo has stopped just as many pucks as any other goalie in the league over the past 10 years, but he is nothing more than great numbers in the history books. At age 31 Luongo was supposed to be the best goalie of the 2000s hands down since he burst onto the scene in the 2000-2001 season with the Panthers.
