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U.S. Open Preview: Twenty to Watch at Bethpage

To golf fans, the official start to summer is the United States Open Championship, the second of the four grand slam events...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 5 months ago 503 reads 1 comments
Red Wings-Penguins: Third Liners Help Force Game Seven

In a series full of superstars, it was the role players who made the difference in the Pittsburgh Penguins' crucial 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Finals on Tuesday in Pittsburgh...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 5 months ago 39 reads 3 comments
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Ignoring Obstruction a Problem For The NHL

I think all hockey fans are excited about the quality of play during this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs. The games have been exciting with equal measures of breathtaking skill, intensity and physical play...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 5 months ago 307 reads 6 comments
Stanley Cup Finals: Game Four Preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins will attempt to even the best of seven Stanley Cup Finals series at two games apiece, when they host the defending champion Detroit Red Wings at Mellon Arena tonight...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 5 months ago 250 reads 4 comments
Penguins-Red Wings: Who Will Win Lord Stanley's Mug?

I learned a valuable lesson in the Conference semifinals: Never underestimate the heart of a champion. It looked like the Detroit Red Wings were vulnerable heading into their Western Conference ...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 6 months ago 618 reads 14 comments
Gary Bettman Needs to Negotiate, Not Litigate, Coyotes Situation

Sometimes swallowing your pride and making a good, long term decision is the hardest thing to do. It's never easy to admit you've been out maneuvered, especially if you have a unhealthy level of personal dislike for your opponent...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 6 months ago 365 reads 11 comments
Stanley Cup Conference Finals Predictions

To me, Chris Berman will always be the Swami. His fearless, if sometimes off-the-wall, NFL predictions have long been one of my favorite SportsCenter segments. But there is fear today in Boomer's Bristol, Conn...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 6 months ago 525 reads 12 comments
Gary Bettman Needs To Get a Blackberry

I'm not sure what type of smart phones the National Hockey League executives are using these days, but I think the time has come for Commissioner Gary Bettman to trade his in for a new Blackberry...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 6 months ago 229 reads 3 comments
What's the World's Ultimate Sporting Event?

According to vancouver2010.com, I'm a mere 287 days from realizing one of my sporting dreams. On Feb. 12, 2010 I'll be arriving in Vancouver for ten glorious days as a spectator at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 7 months ago 37 reads 1 comments
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Second Round Predictions

Picking seven out of the eight first round Stanley Cup Playoff series correctly was almost enough to make me forget my less than stellar Masters predictions - well almost...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 7 months ago 299 reads 1 comments
Team Canada 2010: My Early Selections

In 302 days, one of the most anticipated hockey tournaments ever held in North America begins. Of course, we are talking about the men's hockey competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 7 months ago 143 reads 0 comments
Luke Schenn for John Tavares: Sounds Like A No-Brainer To Me

Word out of Toronto is that Leafs' GM Brian Burke has already called both the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning to express his interest in trading up for the first or second pick in the upcoming NHL draft...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 7 months ago 585 reads 22 comments
National Hockey League: Round One Playoff Predictions

It only took 1,230 regular season games, but the National Hockey League is finally ready for games that really matter. After an interesting six month season, the last weekend was surprisingly anti-climatic...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 7 months ago 653 reads 6 comments
Breaking Down the Masters, Hole-by-Hole: Numbers Two, Three, and Four

(Updated at 8:00 PM EDT on Sunday, Apr. 12) Over the course of the Masters Tournament, we'll be providing an update on holes two, three and four at Augusta National...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 7 months ago 196 reads 0 comments
Ten Who Could Challenge Tiger at Augusta

Okay, let's be clear about something right from the start. Tiger Woods will win the 2009 Masters. In my opinion, that's more a statement of fact than a prediction from another so called golf expert with dubious credentials...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 7 months ago 708 reads 6 comments
The 10 Greatest Masters Of The Last 35 Years

It's not a stretch to say that the 1975 Masters Tournament changed my life. Prior to that glorious weekend in April, I had a normal 11-year olds' knowledge and interest in the game of golf...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 8 months ago 637 reads 1 comments
Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson: Showdown at Augusta?

Is this finally the year for a much-anticipated head-to-head showdown between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at the Masters? Woods, the undisputed No...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 8 months ago 197 reads 2 comments
National Hockey League: Picking Your 2008-'09 Award Winners

With just a little over two weeks left in the regular season, it seems like as good a time as any to give the league general managers, coaches and members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association some help with their end of season award selections..

Written by Joe MacDonald about 8 months ago 78 reads 5 comments
Call Me Crazy, But I'm Still Taking Sidney Crosby To Build A Team Around

At the start of the current NHL season, TSN conducted a survey of the 30 NHL general managers and asked them the following question: If you could pick one player to build your team around for ...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 8 months ago 386 reads 24 comments
NHL Point System Needs Changes

I think it’s time we say enough is enough when it comes to the ridiculous NHL point system currently in place. Of course I’m talking about the league’s infamous “three-point ...

Written by Joe MacDonald about 8 months ago 447 reads 9 comments
Detroit Red Wings: Fantasy Prospect Report

The Detroit Red Wings have a reputation among hockey fans and National Hockey League insiders as being one of the best franchises at identifying and developing talent selected after the first round of the annual NHL entry draft...

Written by Joe MacDonald about about 1 year ago 679 reads 2 comments
Dallas Stars' Fantasy Prospect Report

It's hard to build up young talent in an organization without first-round draft picks, and that's the situation the Dallas Stars faced this spring...

Written by Joe MacDonald about about 1 year ago 537 reads 3 comments
Columbus Blue Jackets: Fantasy Prospect Report

Few teams have more elite talent in their systems than the Columbus Blue Jackets. Of course, selecting in the top six or seven on a consistent basis will tend to have that effect...

Written by Joe MacDonald about about 1 year ago 632 reads 8 comments
Colorado Avalanche: Fantasy Prospect Report

The Colorado Avalanche have long been one of the league's best identifiers and developers of young talent in the National Hockey League. In fact, six of the team's top eight scorers in 2007/08 were drafted by the organization...

Written by Joe MacDonald about about 1 year ago 631 reads 3 comments
Chicago Blackhawks: Fantasy Prospect Report

The fact that the Chicago Blackhawks had six players under the age of 24 in their staring lineup by the end of last season says all you need to know about the club's recent success in identifying and developing young talent...

Written by Joe MacDonald about about 1 year ago 348 reads 3 comments

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Joe MacDonald Article Archive

U.S. Open Preview: Twenty to Watch at Bethpage

Red Wings-Penguins: Third Liners Help Force Game Seven

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Ignoring Obstruction a Problem For The NHL

Stanley Cup Finals: Game Four Preview

Penguins-Red Wings: Who Will Win Lord Stanley's Mug?

Gary Bettman Needs to Negotiate, Not Litigate, Coyotes Situation

Stanley Cup Conference Finals Predictions

Gary Bettman Needs To Get a Blackberry

What's the World's Ultimate Sporting Event?

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Second Round Predictions

Team Canada 2010: My Early Selections

Luke Schenn for John Tavares: Sounds Like A No-Brainer To Me

National Hockey League: Round One Playoff Predictions

Breaking Down the Masters, Hole-by-Hole: Numbers Two, Three, and Four

Ten Who Could Challenge Tiger at Augusta

The 10 Greatest Masters Of The Last 35 Years

Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson: Showdown at Augusta?

National Hockey League: Picking Your 2008-'09 Award Winners

Call Me Crazy, But I'm Still Taking Sidney Crosby To Build A Team Around

NHL Point System Needs Changes

Detroit Red Wings: Fantasy Prospect Report

Dallas Stars' Fantasy Prospect Report

Columbus Blue Jackets: Fantasy Prospect Report

Colorado Avalanche: Fantasy Prospect Report

Chicago Blackhawks: Fantasy Prospect Report

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