Scott Taylor's Blog, page 111

Kings Teach Defending Champs A Lesson

Here’s a good rule of thumb for any hockey team: Don’t take a dumb penalty early in the third period with a shaky 2-1 lead. Wednesday night in Chicago, Blackhawks’ forward Brandon Bollig took a stupid interference penalty at 1:14 … Continue reading →

Players Turn Down CFL’s Offer For Lots of Good Reasons

Let me preface this by saying that I do not believe there will be a major Players’ Strike in the Canadian Football League. However, I do believe the opening of training camps will be delayed unless something remarkable happens between … Continue reading →

The Immediate Future of Your Favorite Team

This weekend, the Las Vegas Hilton, released its annual pre-season odds on your favorite team. The LVH’s annual over-under on each team’s win total is, we’re told, “hotly anticipated.” Apparently, this is the list that starts all other lists. Most … Continue reading →

35 Years Ago Today, the Jets Were Champions

It was a different time and a different place, but it sure was fun. If you’re a Jets fan and you were born after May 20, 1979, you have never experienced what it was like to win… Lyle Moffat eventually … Continue reading →

Rangers Prove One Thing: Lundqvist is Better Than Tokarski

The Montreal Canadiens aren’t dead yet. But after losing two games at home to the New York Rangers, the priest has his rosary out. Down 2-0 isn’t the end of the world (see: the Los Angeles Kings), in order to … Continue reading →

Price Out for Series, Habs in Trouble. Hawks Might Be Too Good Anyway

The morning after the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks played an almost perfect Stanley Cup playoff game, one of their two potential Eastern Conference opponents, the Montreal Canadiens, were dealt a terrible blow. Montreal’s Team Canada gold medal winning goaltender Carey … Continue reading →

In Game 2, Habs Had Better Be Better

In the cold light of dawn, the Montreal Canadiens 7-2 home loss to the New York Rangers looks even uglier. Losing a series opener is one thing. Getting blown out in your own barn is quite another. If nothing else, … Continue reading →

The Conference Finals: We Love Habs And Blackhawks

You can just about bet that the suits in New York City don’t really care who wins in the West. After all, if the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angels Kings – or vice-versa — in the Western final, it … Continue reading →

Botterill New Interim GM in Pittsburgh

Perhaps the biggest news that came out of the firing of Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero and head coach Dan Bylsma on Friday is that Winnipeg’s Jason Botterill has been named the team’s interim GM. Born in Edmonton, he … Continue reading →

Habs Whip Boston, Break NBC’s Collective Heart

@staylorsports Winnipeg’s Dale Weise scored the game’s first goal while Max Pacioretty and (the very last Winnipeg Jets 1.0 draft pick) Danny Briere rounded it out as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Wednesday night. And they … Continue reading →