heart Stories - Amazin' Avenue
Runnin' Utes show heart, still lose
I'm disappointed...but I'm not. I didn't really have faith Utah could win Thursday night and, what do you know, they didn't. But I also was bracing for a blowout because, well, that's exactly how almost every road game has gone this season. To my surprise, the Runnin' Utes were within a possession...
I'm Saving Hockey: A BTN April 10th Recap
Ben's Grandpa walks silently to the center of the room and gently places a soapbox on the floor. Slowly, with care and considerable wincing, he steps up on top of it; with a slight scrape and a few creaks, the sun-faded pine protests feebly. Clearing his throat, he begins to deliver his...
I'm Saving Hockey: A BTN April 3rd Recap
I'm sure by now you are either celebrating your team's successful playoff bid with bubbly, clicking to the NHL.com standings page with fingernails that have been chewed to the nub, or moping in your mom's basement with the tiny little drapes on the tiny little windows closed and Miracle playing on...
I'm Saving Hockey: A BTN March 13th Recap
What a week for Zdeno Chara: he makes routine checks all year, and then a check he's made everywhere else on the ice just so happens to be made right before a stanchion and "boom", undies bundled. What made this hit such a tough sell were the approaches to defending his play: Chara went for the...
I'm Saving Hockey: A BTN February 6th Recap
I'm proud of you guys. You got the poll right last week! Too bad I had to rig it like an election in Zaire. Now I need to really get down to business here, because a good soldier like Daniel Paille went down this week to the count of 4 games and I need to say something about this headshot issue....
A New Section: Ben's Grandpa Joins Up
Editor's note: My grandpa has been an avid reader of Behind the Net since the day I started here, so it was interesting to me over Christmas vacation when he came up and asked if he could contribute to the site every once in awhile. I asked him when he first became interested in hockey stats...
Kyle Whittingham might've lost his team tonight
Kyle Whittingham is a good coach. Kyle Whittingham has done some amazing things at Utah. But tonight, Kyle Whittingham lost his team. If you're a head coach, that is the most damning offense you could have and now comes the real fight - winning them back. What transpired in South Bend tonight was...
Disappointing Result for Australia
Australia may not be receiving a figure skating spot in the Olympics, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Their hopes were took a hit at Nebelhorn. Ladies skater Cheltzie Lee missed on an individual berth while the hopes of ice dancers Danielle O'Brien and Greg Merriman were dashed after...
Rebellious Who?
Some articles have been referring to Mirai Nagasu's "rebellious" streak. Take Phil Hersh's in the Tribune, for example. Here are some excerpts: "It was a little due to careless training and helped me realize I'm not as young as I was," she said. "Being young, I could just hop onto the ice and...
A Modest Proposal To Fix The Mets
Clearly the Mets are broken. Currently at 10-12, my advanced projections systems see them finishing a meager 74-88, far behind the disappointing Mets teams of recent history. To this point, most Mets fans and media members have shown surprising patience. It has become exceedingly clear to me and a...
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