Off the Crossbar: Eric Staal Is the Happiest Man in the World Right Now Jeff Seide | March 27, 2021 Your first kiss. Your wedding day. The birth of your child. For many, these are the happiest moments in life. For Eric Staal, Friday, March 26, 2021, has to be…
Off the Crossbar: Bogosian Set to Win Cup and Conn Smythe with Lightning Jeff Seide | February 24, 2020 Now that defenseman Zach Bogosian has signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning, odds are the team will win the Stanley Cup and the blueliner will also take home the Conn…
Off the Crossbar: Cherry Secretly Working with Hurricanes Marketing Jeff Seide | May 10, 2019 After an exhaustive and lengthy investigation, sources have confirmed that Don Cherry, co-host of the popular “Coach’s Corner” segment on Hockey Night in Canada, has been secretly working for the…
Off the Crossbar: Housley Preps Sabres for Playoffs Jeff Seide | April 5, 2019 Citing dramatic improvement over last season’s 62-point, 31st place finish, Buffalo Sabres head coach Phil Housley is pumped for his team’s upcoming playoff run. “Most everyone counted us out,” said…
Off the Crossbar: Beardless Thornton Reconsiders Sasquatch Look Jeff Seide | January 18, 2019 Entering the 2018-19 season, many questions swirled around the San Jose Sharks. Was the landscape-altering deal for Erik Karlsson enough to catapult them into Stanley Cup contenders? Would this be…
Off the Crossbar: Nylander Saga Finally Gets Some Media Coverage Jeff Seide | December 1, 2018 The end of the William Nylander saga is near. It’s crunch time for mainstream media outlets, especially TSN, the Toronto Star and Toronto Sun to begin their initial coverage of…
Off the Crossbar: Matthews & Rielly Eyeing Gretzky’s Record Jeff Seide | October 13, 2018 Toronto Maple Leafs’ center Auston Matthews and defenseman Morgan Rielly hope to shake off their slow starts to the season and eclipse Wayne Gretzky’s surreal 215-point season of 1985-86. While…
Off the Crossbar: 2018-19 Season Brought to You By Google Ads Jeff Seide | September 24, 2018 While many teams are tweaking their rosters, the NHL is making changes to the ice itself. More specifically, the advertising under it. In advance of the 2018-19 season, teams are…
Off the Crossbar: The Newest Ovechkin Threat Jeff Seide | September 4, 2018 Move over, Connor McDavid. Look out, Sidney Crosby. Get out of the way, Taylor Hall. Here comes Sergei Aleksandrovich Ovechkin. The less-than-a-month-old baby is already taking the hockey world by…
Off the Crossbar: Scotiabank ATM Fees Rise to $3,999.50 Per Use Jeff Seide | July 2, 2018 * originally published in Sept. of 2017 In a coincidence of epic proportions, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) announced they’ve signed a 20-year, $800 million agreement to re-name their…
Off the Crossbar: Dubas to Lead Leafs After He’s Done with His Homework Jeff Seide | May 17, 2018 Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan ushered in a new and radical era for the team by naming twelve-year-old Kyle Dubas as the team’s 17th general manager in franchise history.…
Off the Crossbar: Caps & Jackets’ OTs Taking a Toll Jeff Seide | April 22, 2018 Four of the first five games in the first-round tilt between the Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets have gone to overtime. With each game having been decided by the…