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BT's Top 50 NHL Players: Let the Argument Begin!

Who are the top-50 players in the NHL? Well...that definitely depends on who you ask. In an argument that has as many answers as who the best player in the NHL (alright......

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 11,233 reads 44 comments
BT's 2008/'09 NHL Season Preview: The Atlanta Thrashers

Preview: So after finishing the Northwest division, I'm ecstatic with how the division previews are going. There's been some great conversation and discussion over where teams will end up and ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 6,834 reads 16 comments
Cassel is King in New England

Matt Cassel is probably the smartest man in the world.I mean, who else would orchestrate the "Tom Brady wears a walking cast" storyline? Bill Belichick? Robert Kraft? ESPN?Yea right...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 3,959 reads 7 comments
Real Life Meets Sports: Richard Zednik's Sunday Night

Every so often an event happens that reminds us that a sport is the same now as it was when we were kids: it's still just a gameThere are those of us who are lucky enough to be blessed with ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 2,948 reads 8 comments
2008 MLB Preview: The AL East

Well, we're just over nine days away from Spring Training, and Baseball Fever has struck again! Ironically, a fever is probably the cure most Red Sox fans need after the Patriots...underperformed...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 2,918 reads 27 comments
2008 MLB Preview: NL Central

Bryan Thiel breaks down the National League Central for the 2008 season.

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 2,695 reads 20 comments
2008 MLB Preview: NL East

In all respects, the entire National League was flat out weird last season.The New York Mets spent an entire month forgetting how to win, and ended up getting supplanted by the Phillies in their quest for the 2007 NL East division title...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 2,656 reads 11 comments
The NHL Hall of Fame: Where Dino Ciccarelli Should Be

My mother doesn’t watch hockey. If my father and I are watching it on the TV, she’ll go upstairs and watch reruns of Ellen Degeneres. Reruns.She will admit to knowing one hockey player though: Dino Ciccarelli...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 2,624 reads 7 comments
BT's "Rookies" to Watch in the 2008/09 NHL Season

Every year, there are a ton of rookies who come into the season and show promise right off the bat, or even halfway through the campaign...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 2,557 reads 8 comments
The Boston Bruins vs. the Montreal Canadiens: A Trying Game Seven

Have you ever spent fourteen hours at a school? I wouldn't recommend it. Unless you can re-route your TV studio's server so that you can watch the Montreal Canadiens/Boston Bruins seventh game of their first round series...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 2,470 reads 1 comments
Bleacher Report's NHL Awards at the One-Quarter Mark

From the moment a season starts, people wonder where everyone will be at the end. Who'll be the break-out star? Whose going to be answering questions about retirement? Is anyone going to be ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 26 days ago 2,088 reads 2 comments
Takin' a T/O with BT: 'Making the Connection' with Pat Quinn

Ask anyone in Toronto and they'll remember Pat Quinn. Whether it was for drastically improving the beleaguered Leafs and taking them to two Conference Finals appearances, his trademark wad ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 2,064 reads 1 comments
The 2008 NHL Playoff Picture: Police Squad Makes It a Little Clearer

Well, here on Bleacher Report we’ve got our own little “playoff pool” going. It includes Derek Harmsworth, Danielle Marchell (if I’m pronouncing this right in my head ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 2,062 reads 7 comments
2008 MLB Preview: The AL Central

The great thing about sports is that no one's ever happy.Someone is always using the wrong stats, picking on the wrong team, using the wrong reasons to pick on that team, or just angry that their team has to take a few steps backwards...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 2,049 reads 11 comments
2008 MLB Preview: AL West

The AL West is boring. There I said it.I mean, what kind of division has four teams? Honestly, how can you be excited about a team that goes through a fire-sale every three years?The A’s ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,998 reads 9 comments
Rummaging Through Rob Ramage's Suit

Rather than appealing, Rob Ramage should just count his blessings. After all, of the three people involved in the crash on December 15th, 2007, he's the only one that could possibly return to a normal life following his jail sentence...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,896 reads 4 comments
Tedy Bruschi: After Tragedy, a Chance to Make History

Tedy Bruschi has played in the NFL for a while. He's been through preseason games, regular season games, Super Bowls, and Pro Bowls.But nothing quite like this.Granted this is Bruschi's fifth Super Bowl...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,771 reads 4 comments
Patrick Roy Fallout: Brawl Sparks Senseless Debate

Fighting in Junior Hockey—like all of these other "hot-button issues"— doesn't become hot-button until the wrong kind of publicity happens...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,648 reads 12 comments
NHL Central Division 2008-2009: Where Will the Surprises Come From?

So far we've gotten through two divisions—the Northwest and the Southeast—in my journey to preview all thirty NHL teams...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,632 reads 5 comments
BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Washington Capitals

They're back. What can I say, after a full offseason of the NHL and training camps just weeks away from opening, it's time for the return of the team-by-team, division-by-division team previews...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 3 months ago 1,625 reads 7 comments
2008 MLB Preview: NL West

So the 2008 season is underway—in Japan no less.In light of the Red Sox 6-5, ten-inning win, I guess it's fitting that I finally wrap up these previews with the NL West...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,607 reads 5 comments
Aaron Rodgers Hopes "Price is Right" After Brett Favre's Retirement

So Brett Favre has apparently retired from the NFL, signaling the end of an era. Now I know what you're saying: "Oh come on.....

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,554 reads 11 comments
Chris Pronger: A Lame Duck Suspension

"Well, I was there".That was Chris Pronger's response when asked if he had seen the new footage of his stomp on Canucks forward Ryan Kesler.The new footage that ended up landing him an eight-game suspension...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,529 reads 22 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT: As The Toronto Maple Leafs Change Colors...

Apparently, a lot can happen in two days. Just last night I was wondering what was going to happen with Andrew Raycroft, while contemplating how to construct an article about how two of the ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,434 reads 3 comments
NFL MVP: What About Randy Moss?

Someone's got to say it:Tom Brady is petty and self-centered—and his chin dimple isn't all that great either.(I will now pause as nearly every woman between the ages of 14 and 65 prepares an arsenal of pitchforks, torches, and blunt objects.

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,428 reads 7 comments

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Bryan Thiel Article Archive

BT's Top 50 NHL Players: Let the Argument Begin!

BT's 2008/'09 NHL Season Preview: The Atlanta Thrashers

Cassel is King in New England

Real Life Meets Sports: Richard Zednik's Sunday Night

2008 MLB Preview: The AL East

2008 MLB Preview: NL Central

2008 MLB Preview: NL East

The NHL Hall of Fame: Where Dino Ciccarelli Should Be

BT's "Rookies" to Watch in the 2008/09 NHL Season

The Boston Bruins vs. the Montreal Canadiens: A Trying Game Seven

Bleacher Report's NHL Awards at the One-Quarter Mark

Takin' a T/O with BT: 'Making the Connection' with Pat Quinn

The 2008 NHL Playoff Picture: Police Squad Makes It a Little Clearer

2008 MLB Preview: The AL Central

2008 MLB Preview: AL West

Rummaging Through Rob Ramage's Suit

Tedy Bruschi: After Tragedy, a Chance to Make History

Patrick Roy Fallout: Brawl Sparks Senseless Debate

NHL Central Division 2008-2009: Where Will the Surprises Come From?

BT's 2009/10 NHL Season Preview: Washington Capitals

2008 MLB Preview: NL West

Aaron Rodgers Hopes "Price is Right" After Brett Favre's Retirement

Chris Pronger: A Lame Duck Suspension

Takin' a T/O With BT: As The Toronto Maple Leafs Change Colors...

NFL MVP: What About Randy Moss?

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