Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone is the disgraced former captain of his JV hockey team and a reporter at the International Business Times. He has a signed rookie card of Martin Brodeur and a blog at WhenYouPutItThatWay.wordpress.com.
Author's Posts
Crosby vs. Ovechkin: A Tale of Two Lockouts
January 25th, 2013 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The queasy fear that began during the 2003-04 season and throughout the Stanley Cup finals turned into a reality on Feb. 16, 2004 when Gary Bettman announced the cancellation of the 2004-05 NHL season. But the disappointment for hockey fans was tempered at least in part by the...
Claude Lemieux: Proto-pest, Clutch Playoff Performer, Future Hall of Famer
November 14th, 2012 Not enough is said about Claude Lemieux’s eyes. The player who’s now regarded as the NHL’s proto-pest must have been terrifying to line up against, not only because he might score with a backhand shot as soon as he’d check you from behind, but also because those sharp baby blues. One might be tempted to describe them as...Preparing to Say Goodbye to Pixelated Evander Kane
I was starting to develop an unhealthy reliance on the pixelated version of Evander Kane. The Winnipeg Jets left-winger has been, to me, one of the last barriers to full blown insanity brought on by hockey starvation.Kane, who is the cornerstone of my franchise in EA Sports’ NHL ’13, has slowly become more valuable to me than...Player Unity The Best Part of NHL Lockout
Whenever Rob Ray is interviewed on Buffalo’s sports radio station one of his favorite stories to tell is the time Shayne Corson and Darcy Tucker tried to chase him into the Sabres’ dressing room after a tilt between the Maple Leafs and Sabres. The enforcer-turned-analyst never gets specific about what enraged the two Leafs, but...
It's Been A Long Summer For Red Wings Fans
September 16th, 2012 For the first time in a long time the Detroit Red Wings could struggle for a playoff spot. After a disappointing playoff loss to the Nashville Predators in the first round, Detroit has spent most of the summer doing nothing except making fans nervous to watch a team that no longer looks like one of the top eight in the west.The...
