Author: Etienne Marcel Pourtout
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Backhand Slapshot: NHL Playoff Preview (Boston vs. Montreal)
Music to listen to: Do Me by Bell Biv DeVoe If there’s a playoff series that represents old school hockey its the seemingly annual matchup between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadians. Both franchises have had legends of the game wear their uniforms and represent arguably the best ever in their positions. Patrick Roy. Bobby…
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Backhand Slapshot: NHL Playoff Preview (Buffalo vs. Philadelphia)
Music to listen to: Ghetto Life by Rick James While many argue that the biggest rivalry among the Original Six franchises, Boston and Montreal, will meet in this year’s playoffs, the biggest rivalry among teams that entered the NHL in the first “expansion” era in 1967 has been Philadelphia against Buffalo. The two franchises met…
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Backhand Slapshot: First-round breakdown (Washington vs. New York)
Music to listen to: At The Movies by Bad Brains (1) Washington Capitals vs. (8) New York Rangers The Rangers needed a loss by the Carolina Hurricanes in the final day of the regular season to back into the final spot of the playoffs while the Capitals have overcome a mid-season swoon to finish with…
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Beanball: 2011 MLB Season Predictions
Music to listen to: I Will Follow by U2 My post containing my Major League Baseball predictions is always an enjoyable one because I get to take chances and showoff my prognostication skills. Here were my picks from last year: http://pourtoutpancakes.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-2010-mlb-predictions.html I correctly predicted the Cy Young winners of both leagues, the AL MVP, got…
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Backdoor Cut: NBA Power Rankings
Time for an updated NBA Power Poll Music to listen to: Champagne Supernova by Oasis 1- Los Angeles Lakers: They’re rounding into form at the right time and have an outside shot of getting the top overall seed in the West. Going 15-1 since the All-Star Gam e will do that for you. 2- Chicago…
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Three Man Weave: NCAA Men’s Basketball Southwest Region Preview
Time to review what we learned from the Southwest Region so far in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and what to look forward to this weekend. Music to listen to: Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas -If you’re looking for your next head coach, take a visit to Richmond, Va. Tremendous moment for the basketball…
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