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NHL Should Have Punished Penguins, FSN Pittsburgh

The National Hockey League messed up, and if vulgarity weren’t frowned upon in journalism, I would not have used the word “messed.”

If the NHL cared about its credibility, not to mention if it wanted to gain a little public exposure that it desperately needs, the league would have come out quickly and harshly against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

On Jan. 7, Simon Gagne of the Philadelphia Flyers should have been credited with a short-handed goal. But also on Jan. 7, Lowell MacDonald Jr., producer for FSN Pittsburgh’s Pittsburgh Penguins broadcasts, failed to send the league a video replay from an overhead camera that clearly showed that a goal was scored.

Based on lack of clarity in the other views, the referee declared no goal, only for FSN Pittsburgh to show the home viewers the overhead camera view right after play resumed.

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General Sports

May 21 2009 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

NBA and NHL conference finals are underway but we manage to spend 40 minutes figuring out which team Michael Vick might end up on. You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

This week’s topics include:

  • Recapping the Boston/Orlando series
  • NBA conference championships
  • Rooting interests and fan violations
  • Preakness
  • Michael Vick’s future team:  we examine the possibilities of all 32 NFL teams

This week’s trivia question is:  Who is the only Major Leaguer to have three 100+RBI seasons three years in a row with three different teams.   The answer after the jump.

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General Sports

May 14 2009 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

Two game 7s in hockey, NBA conference semis coming down to the wire, and some horse racing talk for you. You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

This week’s topics include:

  • Orlando blowing Celtics series
  • Will Denver beat LA?
  • Mark Cuban vs Kenyon Martin and his mom
  • Bruins vs Penguins (spoke too soon)
  • Ryan’s problem with Bill Simmons / Chuck Klosterman is king
  • Preakness Picks
  • Delaware legalizes sports gambling
  • Peter King is ridiculous/a douche
  • Maxim’s top 100 babes of 2009
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April 9 2009 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

Ryan and Vin run through this week’s top stories including the tragic death of Angels’ Adenhart. You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

This week’s topics include:

  • Recap of the worst Final Four in recent memory
  • Death of Angels pitcher
  • Other athletes deaths and plane crashes
  • Adam Eaton booed at Phillies ring ceremony
  • Augusta or Bar Rafaeli?
  • Fenway to host Winter Classic
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NHL NHL General

NHL Power Rankings (week of Feb. 17-24)

After a couple of weeks with dealing with food poisoning, and other various matters, which I deem more important than breathing, I am back with the post-all star edition of the NHL power rankings. Before I begin, let me say this, as someone who is a family member of a victim of domestic abuse, please, if you think anything is going on, or you know anything is going on, please call the police, get them involved. Especially if there are young children around.

Going back to the fun and games department, it seems that all is not well in the land of the Coyote, and their playoff hopes are going downhill. The main question in the west is, who are the legit contenders, besides San Jose? Detroit’s defense is horrible, the Wild cannot score, the Blackhawks are owned by the Wings, and everyone else is mediocre at best.

Over in the east, it looks like the Devils are putting the curse to the the East, as they skyrocket to the two seed. The Flyers are trying to catch them, while the Bruins are starting to slide a little. Where did your team end up?

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NHL Power Rankings: All-Star Edition

Here we are, at the all-star beak. Teams are starting to separate themselves from the pack in the West, while in the East, things are getting a little top heavy. New Jersey is playing better without Broudeur, Boston is sick despite their injury situation, and Montreal is starting to rebound after a cold end of 2008. Over in the west, San Jose is just keeping it on cruise control, while the Detroit and Chicago are locked in a death struggle for the Central. The Northwest is looking worse and worse by the day, but you could blame that all on Peter Budaj. How did your team finish this week?

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NHL General

The Case For Sean Avery

Trash talk, it’s done everywhere, in every sport. We hear it every week, from the disgruntled former player all the way to good friends just getting pumped up for a game. It’s good harmless fun, right? Not according to the National Hockey League. Sean Avery of the Dallas Stars is now testing the limits of what is acceptable and unacceptable “trash talk”.

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NHL General

NHL Power Rankings (for the week of Dec. 1 – 6)

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Now that the holiday season is here, it was time for a change. So, after a long look at the formula I was using for the power rankings, it took a major change. Instead of using a complicated formula, I make it easier to understand. The new power rankings are based on the league ranks and points. This will serve the purpose I wanted it to, keep the bias out, and see through mirages.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, my turkey award goes to the Dallas Stars, who couldn’t win a game if they were paid to. Oh, wait, they already are paid to win. San Jose stays at number one, but finally the Flyers and Hawks are where they should be, instead of at the bottom.

What did we learn this week? The Rangers are a flat out fraud, while the Kings maybe one of the dark horses to make the playoffs. Where did they end up?

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General Sports

Concussions in the NFL and NHL

As defined by the Centers for Disease Control, a concussion is a clinical syndrome characterized by immediate and transient alteration in brain function, including alteration of mental status and level of consciousness, resulting from mechanical force or trauma. Translated, a concussion is a blow to the head that causes a change in brain function.

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman is probably one of the most recognizable names on the planet. He was a six time Pro Bowler, three time All-Pro selection, and a former Super Bowl MVP. Aikman was one of the cogs of the Dallas Cowboys’ dynasty in the 1990’s. Yet, when he retired, just a shell of who he was, in 2001, Aikman was reported to have suffered at least ten concussions in his career.

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NHL Power Rankings (for the week of Nov. 16-22)

The second week of the SportsColumn NHL power rankings sees a shake-up…at the bottom of the standings. People on the Island are rejoicing as the firing of Barry Melrose wasn’t the cap to a horrid week for the Lightning.

The top three teams stay the same, and at the rate things are going, the Sharks should be able to clinch the President’s Trophy by the end of the month.

This week’s Shaker Award winners are the Nashville Predators, while the Anahiem Ducks take home the Titanic Award. Nashville jumped an amazing nine spots to twelve this week, while the once top five ducks, fell to thirteenth from the aforementioned fifth spot.

Where did your team finish up?