Scott Taylor's Blog, page 95

Pros and Cons: Do the Vikings Really Want AP Back?

As the Minnesota Vikings prepare to face the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field this Sunday, the face of Adrian Peterson still looms large over the Vikings organization. He stares at them from pictures on the wall, covers on game programs … Continue reading →

Pavelec Awesome, Perreault Scores Shootout Winner

The road magic continues. Oh yeah, and the Ondrej Pavelec magic continues, too. Mathieu Perreault scored the only goal of a six-round shootout to give the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. After Chris … Continue reading →

CFL Picks Week 20: Teams Get Set for Post-Season

By The Coach and Dr. Football The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will not make any noise on the field this week. With a win in the snow in Calgary last week, the Bombers finished 7-11 and wrapped up their 2014 season. … Continue reading →

Jets Play Even With Powerful Pens, Lose in Shootout

The Winnipeg Jets can win the Stanley Cup. Slow down, Tweetie. That’s not to say they will win it. That’s not even to suggest they’ll make the playoffs. Heck, there are 68 games left this season. But on Thursday night … Continue reading →

NFL Picks Week 10: It’s Not If, but When AP Comes Back

By The Coach and Dr. Football Adrian Peterson has completed his plea deal in Texas and for most insiders that means he’ll be playing football in Minnesota before you know it. Still, for others, there is the outrage. “We have … Continue reading →

Jets Get Revenge on Preds, Improve to 7-5-1

On Tuesday night, the Winnipeg Jets played another perfect Paul Maurice hockey game. Maurice’s Jets got early power play goals from Andrew Ladd and Mark Scheifele, then locked down the Nashville Predators until Blake Wheeler scored an empty-netter as Winnipeg … Continue reading →

Red-Hot Jets Look for Revenge Against Preds

One of the teams that made the Winnipeg Jets look like a second-tier National Hockey League club during the first homestand of the season will return to MTS Centre on Tuesday night. A very good Nashville Predators team, an outfit … Continue reading →

Best Road Trip Ever? Hutchinson Shuts Out Blackhawks in Chicago

If the Winnipeg Jets make the playoffs and have what they would call, a successful season, the franchise will probably look back at a four-game road trip in October and November and say, “That was the turning point.” Sunday night … Continue reading →

Jets Play Perfect Road Game, Pavelec Leads Shootout Win

Sure it might have been better, optically, had the Winnipeg Jets won in regulation time. Screw optically. Saturday night, thanks in no s all way to the performance of goalie Ondrej Pavelec, the Jets went into Madison Square Garden and … Continue reading →

Jets Get Day Off to Prepare for Rangers-Hawks Back-to-Back

Coaches love to split an 82-game season into 10-game increments (with a big 12 to finish). This year, Paul Maurice’s Winnipeg Jets are exactly the same as they were under Claude Noel last year — 4-5-1. Over the next 10 … Continue reading →