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Off the Crossbar: Housley Preps Sabres for Playoffs
April 5th, 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 the sophomore bench boss. “Boy, they sure look silly now.” After a convincing 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators at home...
Off the Crossbar: Beardless Thornton Reconsiders Sasquatch Look
January 18th, 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 the season Martin Jones reaches 40 wins? And how would Joe Thornton perform without his signature chin rug? After a disappointing...
Off the Crossbar: Nylander Saga Finally Gets Some Media Coverage
December 1st, 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 what will become of the restricted free agent. Since the end of last season, finding an article, interview, talk show or podcast on the player’s situation or...
Off the Crossbar: Matthews & Rielly Eyeing Gretzky’s Record
October 13th, 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 the Leafs’ teammates have had record-breaking starts to the 2018-19 season, they know they’ll have to elevate their play...
Off the Crossbar: 2018-19 Season Brought to You By Google Ads
September 24th, 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 adding corporate logos and brand messages to several new areas that have always been blank. “There’s a global media opportunity with tremendous brand...
Off the Crossbar: The Newest Ovechkin Threat
September 4th, 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 storm. Born to Washington Capitals superstar, Alex Ovechkin and his wife, Nastya, Sergei entered the world on Saturday, Aug 18, 2018....
