Steve Silverman Articles - Page 42

The Dallas Stars played superb hockey during the regular season as they earned the No. 1 spot in the Western Conference. They will have home ice advantage against any opponent they face in the Stanley Cup playoffs other than the Presidents Trophy-winning New York Rangers. Head coach Peter DeBoer has a strong and confident team, […]

The Minnesota Vikings are going to have a new look on offense this year, and that was assured the moment the team decided that it didn’t want to bring Kirk Cousins back as the QB1. Once Cousins signed with the Atlanta Falcons, the Vikings signed Sam Darnold to serve as the team’s stand-in quarterback. That […]

The Detroit Lions made a huge jump last season as they won the NFC North title and won two postseason games before falling short in the NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Lions made progress in multiple areas on both offense and defense, but the belief was that they had to make […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning appear to have fallen quite a bit from their halcyon days of 2020 and 2021 when they won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships. Head coach John Cooper’s team has been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in each of the last two years, and a plethora of expensive contracts may […]

After the Boston Bruins dominated Game 1 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers, the home team reversed its fortunes and overwhelmed the Bruins in Game 2 to tie matters up. After the Panthers built a huge advantage in the third period, the game debilitated into a series of cheap shots and fights. A […]

The Colorado Avalanche is one of the scariest teams in the NHL. An objective look at the roster reveals that the team is loaded with superstar players who can take over a game at any time. As they line up against the Dallas Stars in their second-round series, it does not seem as if the […]

The Detroit Lions were one of the top stories in the NFL last season. They turned potential into production as they rose to the top of the NFC North and were able to win two playoff games in the same season for the first time in the Super Bowl era. Head coach Dan Campbell has […]

The Oakland Athletics were the worst team in baseball during the 2023 season, finishing the year with a 50-112 record, a full 40.0 games behind the first place Houston Astros in the American League West. The A’s appeared destined to founder again in 2024, but they have been a big surprise in comparison to last […]

The Florida Panthers came into the NHL postseason with a profound determination to bring home the Stanley Cup. While all 16 of the playoff teams had the same aspiration, the Panthers made it all the way the Stanley Cup Final a year ago where they were stopped short by the Vegas Golden Knights. Head coach […]

Bill Belichick was the unabashed leader of the New England Patriots during his long run as coach of the team that included six Super Bowl triumphs. The first of those came at the conclusion of the 2001 season when Tom Brady led the Patriots to an upset over the explosive and heavily favored St. Louis […]

The Chicago Bears lost a key player in their history with the death of former quarterback Bob Avellini Saturday. Avellini was the team’s starting quarterback from 1975 through 1978, and he played nine years with the team before the end of his career after the 1984 season. He was 70 years old. Avellini was known […]

The Chicago Bears have been the NFL’s dominant team throughout the offseason. They had the Nos. 1 and 9 selections in the recently completed NFL Draft and they selected USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick. He is expected to become the team’s QB1 this season and great things are expected. They also […]

The pressure on both the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs was thick and nasty as both teams prepared for Game 7 of the first-round Stanley Cup series. The Bruins were trying to avoid blowing a 3-1 series lead in the opening round for the second years in a row and earn their first series […]

The Los Angeles Angels are struggling in their first season without Shohei Ohtani. They have seen Mike Trout go down with a torn meniscus and they have fallen to last place in the American League West. As the Angels host the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians, veteran Angels manager Ron Washington had advice for Cleveland’s […]

The Minnesota Vikings are banking on first-round draft choices J.J. McCarthy and Dallas Turner playing lead roles, potentially as soon as this season. But general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has many responsibilities in trying to build a contender in Minnesota. That includes finding undrafted rookie free agents who can make a contribution to the team. This […]

The Dallas Stars served notice during the regular season that they are a legitimate threat to win the Stanley Cup. They finished with 113 points, which was just one point behind the Presidents Trophy-winning New York Rangers. But as much as the Stars proved during the regular season, they are in the process of showing […]

The 2023 season for the New York Jets was over almost before it started. When superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers went down with an Achilles injury in the first quarter of the season opener against the Buffalo Bills, all the plans that head coach Robert Saleh had made for the team basically went out the window. […]

The New York Islanders made a change at midseason when general manager Lou Lamoriello did not like the way the team was playing and he decided to part company with head coach Lane Lambert. Lamoriello replaced Lambert with Hall of Famer Patrick Roy, and the coaching change had the desired effect as the Islanders turned […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins failed to make the playoffs for a second season in a row. They were a major disappointment throughout the majority of the season before putting on a surge at the end of the regular season. They made a run at a spot in the postseason, but they fell short. Nearly two weeks […]

The Minnesota Vikings have tied themselves to a rookie quarterback with the hope that he will lead the team out of mediocrity and into championship contention. The Vikings could have run it back with Kirk Cousins if they had wanted to and offered the veteran quarterback a king’s ransom the way the Atlanta Falcons did, […]

The San Francisco 49ers saw their season end in heart break once again when they fell to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. The Niners pushed hard in that game and extended the game to overtime, but they dropped a 25-22 decision. The Niners have come close in recent years, getting to the […]

Patrick Mahomes acknowledged that he would like to make a run at being considered the greatest quarterback in NFL history, but that he is a long way from overtaking Tom Brady to earn that status. Patrick Mahomes explains how he will surpass Tom Brady as the GOAT 🐐 pic.twitter.com/HdyB3rk8wa — IMPAULSIVE (@impaulsive) May 2, 2024 […]

Daniel Jones is looking forward to the start of the 2024 NFL season and a return to the New York Giants. His 2023 season came to an end when he tore his ACL, and that meant Jones was unable to show head coach Brian Daboll that he was worth the four-year, $160 million deal he […]

The Boston Bruins have been able to surprise their critics throughout the 2023-24 season. The retirement of future Hall of Famer Patrice Bergeron and game-changing center David Krejci was supposed to doom this team and drive them out of the playoffs. Instead, the Bruins flirted with a second consecutive Presidents Trophy and they ultimately finished […]

As a star wide receiver at Washington in the dearly departed Pac-12, Rome Odunze was familiar with intense rivalries. In addition to in-state rival Washington State, the Huskies had a border war rivalry with the Oregon Ducks as well as several battles with USC and UCLA. Now that he is a member of the Chicago […]

The 2024 NFL offseason has belonged to the Chicago Bears. The league’s oldest team had the No. 1 and No. 9 draft picks at their disposal, and general manager Ryan Poles made up his mind that he would use those choices to improve the team’s long-suffering offense. The No. 1 pick was used on USC […]

The Minnesota Vikings suddenly find themselves in a tough position in the NFC North. A year ago, the Vikings came were the defending division champions. However, the 2023 season saw the rise of the Detroit Lions and a resurgent Green Bay Packers team that found their footing with Jordan Love at quarterback. When Kirk Cousins […]

Drake Maye was one of the brightest stars of the recently completed NFL Draft. He was sought by the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants, but the New England Patriots were unwilling to make a deal and they selected him with the No. 3 pick in the selection process. Joe cool! Congrats bro🔥 https://t.co/yHW7dMqdkt — […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are rolling right now, sitting in first place in the National League West with a 4-game lead over the second place San Diego Padres. They have been getting production from their lineup, and pitcher Tyler Glasnow is well on his way to becoming the team’s ace starter in his first year […]

The Atlanta Falcons appeared to address their quarterback needs when they signed veteran signal caller Kirk Cousins in the offseason. That signing signaled that the Falcons had stepped up dramatically at the QB1 position and they could focus on other areas in the NFL Draft. It was clear that the Falcons had needs on the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have been one of the top teams in the NHL for the last three seasons. They have also made the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the last six years. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour has led a team that combines aggressiveness and skill and one that can take advantage of mistakes to […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning appeared to be one of the NHL’s most dangerous teams in the final weeks of the regular season. At one point in the season, the Lightning appeared to be in jeopardy of missing the playoffs, but they rode the hot hand of Nikita Kucherov and leadership of Steven Stamkos to secure […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins surged at the end of the regular season and made a run at the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Despite a record of 8-2-2 in their last 12 games, the Penguins failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Pittsburgh had made the NHL postseason for 16 consecutive […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a familiar position as they take on the Boston Bruins in their first-round series of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They find themselves trailing by a 2-1 margin to their long-time rivals after dropping Game 3 at home on Wednesday night. Star forward William Nylander has been conspicuous by his […]

As the 2023 college football season kicked off in late August and early September, it was clear that Marvin Harrison Jr. was the best receiver in the nation. The Ohio State star had demonstrated excellent hands, route-running ability, the courage to come through in the clutch and a certain level of confidence that fewer players […]

The New England Patriots appeared to be a team that was in control of the 2024 NFL Draft. It seemed clear that the Chicago Bears would select Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick and the Washington Commanders would take Jayden Daniels with the second pick. The Patriots were in position to draft North Carolina […]

There is little doubt that Charlie Woods would like to follow in his father’s footsteps when it comes to a career in golf. The younger Woods has been playing alongside Tiger Woods in a number of televised events over the years, and he has displayed a golf swing that has many excellent attributes and could […]

Everything is heightened during the NBA playoffs. The intensity coming from the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics has been notable as physical play has picked up from the often-routine regular season. In addition to the teams’ players and coaching staffs, fan reaction has gone over the edge as well. While both teams have been […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are often the subject of the blame game in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Despite having one of the most exciting and offensively explosive teams in the NHL, they have failed regularly in the postseason. While they start every playoff season with hope, they end it with regret. The Maple Leafs are […]