BUNCH OF STUFF (HOCKEY, FOOTBALL, AUTO RACING)
So, the current playoffs aren’t in play when considering the NHL’s best-of-the-season … which helps to explain why Winnipeg’s CONNOR HELIBUYCK is among the Top 3 finalists for goaltender-of-the-year while Washington’s LOGAN THOMPSON is not … Once again the Jets goalie has been as shaky in post-season play as he was brilliant as the Jets claimed the Presidents Trophy which goes to the team with the best regular-season record … Other finalists: Tampa Bay’s ANDREI VASILEVSKIY and LA’s DARCY KEUMPER, who went to the West Coast in a one-for-one deal for Thompson … revitalizing both careers … Although all
emphasis on the Capitals’ surprising dominance of the
East Conference has gone to ALEXANDER
OVECHKIN becoming the league’s all-time leader of
goals scored, without Thompson Washington was just
another team.
Add BOBBY HOLIK to the NHL Rangers’ search for a
new coach.
So, how did your Washington Commanders do in the
NFL draft? Well, the Associated Press gave them a B plus
… which sounds pretty good until you consider 23 teams
in all got B’s … including nine with B plus – Seattle,
New York Football Giants, Denver, Cleveland, . Buffalo,
Baltimore, Atlanta and Miami as well as The Team
Formerly Known as Redskins … Top grade A plus went
to … sorry, none was seen worthy … Jacksonville,
Kansas City and the Las Vegas Raiders (of all teams) got
co-high A while the Rams and Buccaneers were A minus
… New Orleans was 32d and last with a C plus because?
The writer didn’t like the Saints passing on SHEDEUR
SANDERS … “and made TYLER SLOUGH
(40thoverall) the third QB selected earlier than
expected.”
Last year we really liked BO NIX, the Oregon QB who
wound up in Denver and had a better year than most
experts predicted ...This year we really like CAMERON
SKATTEBO, running back from Arizona State taken
105th by the Football Giants.
Once again we were reminded why NASCAR lost its
appeal to so many old-time fans … when the runnerup
and fifth-place finisher were disqualified in post-race
inspection Sunday at Talladega for, respectively, having
too many spoiler shims, three instead of two, and missing
a spoiler bolt. Oh, no … say it isn’t so.
Until next time ...
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