NHL

Time for some changes – Of the four major sports in North America it always seems like hockey is the slowest to adopt new changes. It could be because of the steep tradition and hockey traditionalist that don't like changes but sometimes you just need to evolve the game. Watching games from this past Wednesday illustrated that point. First in Flyers vs. Sharks you had the Flyers seemingly win the game in the final seconds but it was ruled no goal because it just missed crossing the goal line before time expired. In basketball when a player shoots a ball after the clock expires it still counts as long as he got the shot off before time runs out. They don't say well time expired before th...

Beasts of the East – Good luck figuring out the Western Conference because you really can't. In the Eastern Conference it's a lot simpler. Eight teams of course get into the playoffs but there's only five teams that really have a chance. They are conveniently 1 through 5 in the standings currently. Tampa Bay and Atlanta have a shot but I don't think their teams are complete enough yet. Unlike last year, don't expect the top three seeds to get dumped. Illustrating the point that last year was no fluke, the 6th (Boston), 7th (Philadelphia) and 8th (Montreal) seeds are currently 5th 4th and 3rd respectively. While the teams they upset (New Jersey and Buffalo), except Washington, are curren...