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  • What is Darrelle Revis Worth to the Jets?

    Revis Island can be a lonely place for receivers.  At the moment it’s also a lonely place for a Darrelle Revis.  The man who was hands-down the best defensive player in the league last year is not practicing or spending time with his teammates, and it HAS to be a frustrating way to follow up [...]

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  • Ponikarovsky Signing Gives LA a Line of Corsi Kings

    For those of us that believe outshooting the opponent is the most surefire way to victory in the NHL, the LA Kings signing of Alexei Ponikarovsky should set off fireworks. 

    In his book, Moneyball, Michael Lewis referred to Kevin Youkilis’ as “The Greek God of Walks”.  For NHL GMs, Ponikarovsky could be Ukrainian for “Net-peppering Ninja”. 

    I [...]

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  • Sports Opinionated is 1 Year Old!!!

    Exactly one year ago, I decided to start the Sports Opinionated blog over on Blogger.com.  The goal was to give myself a creative outlet to express my many views on sports, whether misguided or fact-based. 

    My goal when I started was to write 2-3 posts per week on anything that I was passionate about and to [...]

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  • The NHL’s Most Intriguing Free Agents

    Let’s put it this way.  I don’t give a flying puck where LeBron is going on July 1st.  I care about celebrating Canada Day and seeing where NHL free agents end up.  As a fan, there are always players that are more fun to track than others, since they could have a big impact on [...]

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  • Published on Puck Prospectus: The Tomas Plekanec Contract

    Here is the latest analysis I wrote for the great team at Puck Prospectus.  Feel free to read it over there with this link or continue reading below. 

    The reason I wanted to explore the contract value was the initial reaction so many people had to the dollar figure.  I personally felt it was WAY too much [...]

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Departing ‘Dinho?

It’s only been a few short seasons since Ronaldinho’s over-hyped arrival at Milan.  He arrived with a lot of fanfare at a club that needed to sell tickets and jerseys. He was brought in as much for his fame as his talent, which had been dwindling at Barcelona.

For 21 million Euros, he brought two seasons [...]

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A Tactical Approach Needed for Milan to Defeat Manchester United

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With the Champions League clash against England’s Manchester United ahead, Milan’s manager, Leonardo, has a few tough choices to make.

Given that they lost 3-2 at home, they’ll need either a mountain of goals or at least a 2-goal victory at Old Trafford.  It’s not likely, but it’s possible.

Milan have received two pieces of great news [...]

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Serie A – Not So Lonely At the Top

Nobody likes a blowout. The best part of watching a match is the suspense. Being a fan is the most fun when the competition is close and fierce.

Unfortunately, in the last few years the Serie A has been a blowout. Inter has run away with the Scudetto and frankly the only competitions that mattered were [...]

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Milan Mid-Season Report: The Good, The Bad, and The Transfer Period

With the mid-season break almost upon the Serie A, it’s time for many teams to take stock and evaluate the progress their squad has made to this point.

The Rossoneri are currently sitting in second place in Serie A, five points off Inter in the race for the Scudetto. Milan have also advanced to the knockout [...]

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A Serie A Resurgence in the Champions League?

In the past few years, the Serie A has been relegated to a second tier player in the UEFA Champions League. Back in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons of the tournament, the Serie A held 3 of the 8 quarter final spots and in both seasons had a team in the semi-finals or finals.

In the [...]

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Champions League: Real Madrid vs AC Milan

The Champions League was back in action again today with the marquee match up featuring Real Madrid and AC Milan.

After blowing an early lead at the Bernebeu last week, it was time for Madrid to venture back to Milan for a match at the San Siro.

With Milan still riding a string of success to a [...]

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Can Milan Shake a Poor Finish and Bounce Back?

After making sensational comebacks against Roma, Real Madrid and Chievo, Milan need to mentally bounce back from blowing a 2 goal lead in extra time to Napoli. They better shake the memory quickly, as the battle with 4th place Parma is looming this weekend.

Let’s first examine the game with Napoli.

Milan scored two goals in the [...]

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Ronaldinho Isn’t Good Anymore

I know, he’s the 2004 & 2005 Fifa World Player of the year. I know he’s one of the most flamboyant, loved players to ever play the game. He used to be the role model for every offensive soccer player in the world. Just check out these 2 highlight reels 1 2.  I loved watching [...]

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