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2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs - First Round ProspectusM.D. WrightApril 19, 2024 Are you ready for some PLAYOFF HOCKEY?!?! For some of us, we just wanted to survive the regular season after an electric playoffs in 2023. However, the 2023-2024 season was also exceptional and wild and crazy, as well. It actually didn't turn out … Continue reading 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – First Round Prospectus
The TRUTH About the So-Called "Divide" Between Black Men and Black Women The Truth About the So-Called "Divide" Between Black Men and Black WomenM.D. Wright9.28.2023 I implore men -- PARTICULARLY Black men -- to stop and think before responding to these buzzards on this fake place called Twitter/X and other antisocial media. This is not … Continue reading The TRUTH About the So-Called “Divide” Between Black Men and Black Women
2022 NFL Division-by-Division Standings Predictions 2022 NFL Division-by-Division Standings PredictionsM.D. Wright9.7.2023 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCEAFC EastMiami 12-5NY Jets 11-6Buffalo 11-6New England 7-10 AFC NorthCincinnati 13-4Baltimore 11-6Cleveland 9-8Pittsburgh 8-9 AFC SouthJacksonville 11-6Houston 9-8Tennessee 8-9Indianapolis 4-13 AFC WestKansas City 14-3Los Angeles 10-7Las Vegas 8-9Denver 8-9 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCENFC EastNY Giants 12-5Washington 11-6Dallas 10-7Philadelphia 9-8 NFC NorthDetroit 12-5Minnesota 12-5Chicago … Continue reading 2023 NFL Division-by-Division Standings Predictions
2023 NHL Stanley Cup Conference Finals ProspectusM.D. WrightMay 15, 2023 Here we are, at the Conference Finals matchups that everyone had to begin the season. Hockey playoffs can be unpredictable in pleasant ways, and unpleasantly predictable in others (if you know, you know). This is why hockey is the greatest sport with the greatest playoffs, … Continue reading 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Conference Finals Prospectus
2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs - Conference Semifinals ProspectusM.D. WrightMay 2, 2023 Going into these second round/semifinal series, one of the narratives you will hear spun is the significance of having too much time off from the last game played until the first game of the semis. I personally think it varies based on the … Continue reading 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Semifinals Prospectus
2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs - First Round ProspectusM.D. WrightApril 16, 2023 I wasn't going to write, because I'm swamped seven days a week with tons of writing, case briefs with legal stuff, and a fast-paced "day job." But I have a break for the rest of the month of April, so I'll relent and … Continue reading 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – First Round Prospectus
2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round ProspectusM.D. Wright5.13.2021 Well folks, it is about that time again. If it feels like we were just here seemingly a couple of months ago, it is because the 2019-2020 season did not officially reach completion until the end of September; or three-and-a-half months after the Stanley Cup is … Continue reading 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Prospectus
Cold, Hard Facts: Men Do Not Care About Women's Education, Wealth and Career StatusM.D. Wright1.1.2021 That's it. That's the message. That's all there is to it. I could save thousands of keystrokes and word counts and leave it there, but that would defeat the very purpose for writing, to begin with, wouldn't it? Besides, all … Continue reading Cold, Hard Facts: Men Do Not Care About Women’s Education, Wealth and Career Status
2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Official Conference Finals Series-by-Series ProspectusM.D. Wright9.6.2020 If you notice, the majority of people who still complain about the format of these playoffs, under the conditions, are fans of teams who have been eliminated. Of equal note, certain teams' fans who would have been silent about boycotts and walkouts if their teams … Continue reading 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Official Conference Finals Series-by-Series Prospectus
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The Effeminization of the Black Male M.D. Wright 9.19.2014 This has been brewing long before Kanye West broke out on stage in kilts or Young Thug paraded around at shows with lipstick, red nail polish, wearing young girls' skirts and calling members of his entourage "bae" and "my hubby." These last couple of years have … Continue reading The Effeminization of the Black Male
"I Don't Need No Woman"/"I Don't Need No Man"M.D. Wright1.6.2024 I see all these shortsighted "Men don't need women" and "I don't need no man" comments more and more. Sure, to SURVIVE, you don't (and that will be arguable in the coming months and years), but to fulfill your ultimate purpose, you absolutely DO. That's … Continue reading “I Don’t Need No Woman”/”I Don’t Need No Man”
2023-2024 NHL Division-by-Division Standings PredictionsM.D. Wright10.10.2023 A fresh, new, 82-game season is finally upon us. Are we finally back to some semblance of a growing league (i.e., escrow payments complete after this season?) About time. I intentionally did not do any countdowns, because the season would have taken even longer to arrive. Definitely a tactic … Continue reading 2023-2024 NHL Division-by-Division Standings Predictions
2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final ProspectusM.D. WrightMay 29, 2023 We're here. These aren't the teams anyone (other than one fanbase's fans, and not even the most ardent fans of the others had them here) penciled in here, nor with the way we got here. But we're here. And it should be a great Final. Can … Continue reading 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final Prospectus
2022-2023 NHL Division-By-Division Standings PredictionsM.D. Wright10.9.2022 As always, a preface: these points predictions are only markers and not exact representation of the total point distribution. We know there's always some math geek with entirely too much free time who will come back and state, "You can't possibly have this many points, because there are only … Continue reading 2022-2023 NHL Division-By-Division Standings Predictions
2022 NFL Division-by-Division Standings PredictionsM.D. Wright9.7.2022 I've probably paid less attention to the NFL during this past offseason than at any other time in my 43 years. In fact, I am certain. Despite that, and some personal misgivings about the state of the professional NFL game, we're back for another year of meaningless predictions that … Continue reading 2022 NFL Division-by-division standings predictions
2021-2022 NHL Division-by-Division Standings Predictions M.D. Wright 10.11.2021 A fresh, new, 82-game season is finally upon us. And without the madness, we should finish such a season for the first time since 2018-2019 without losing regular season games. We couldn't be happier. Hopefully, those who took hockey for granted are now grateful to have the … Continue reading 2021-2022 NHL Division-by-Division Standings Predictions
2021 NFL Division-by-Division Standings PredictionsM.D. WrightSeptember 11, 2021 Won't belabor the point, because I am already late with this... I usually have it done during preseason after the final game with the starters, but things have certainly changed from the times when I used to write four or five pieces for my column per week. … Continue reading 2021 NFL Division-by-division standings predictions
2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final ProspectusM.D. Wright6.27.2021 Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay LightningStanley Cup FinalGame 1: Monday, June 28, 2021, 8 PM EDTAmalie Arena, Tampa, Florida Before we get started, you're lying (or you're a Habs fan, and therefore still a liar on two fronts) if you thought Montreal would be here. Secondly, many people … Continue reading 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final Prospectus
2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Final Four ProspectusM.D. Wright6.12.2021 We're here. No "Conference Finals" this year. We know that the conferences and alignment are mismatched for obvious reasons. We shall not dwell there. This is all about the matchups. Most people might have seen two of these teams making it here at the beginning of … Continue reading 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Final Four Prospectus
Nobody needed a game like this more than Kaapo Kakko. The 2019 second pick had been in a bad scoring slump. In fact, it was exactly two months since his last goal. That drought ended tonight with Kakko coming through in a big way with two goals during a Rangers’ 5-3 win over the awful Sabres at Madison Square Garden.
It’s kinda funny too. Early into the game facing an opponent that entered winless in their last 13 (0-11-2), I had this thought on Twitter. One which proved prophetic.
As you can tell, I got my wish. Many fans of this team have wanted to see Kakko get another chance playing with Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome. Thankfully, Kris Knoblauch noticed that Colin Blackwell was ineffective for some shifts and finally stuck Kakko on the second…
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2020 NFL Division-by-Division Standings PredictionsM.D. Wright9.7.2020 I almost didn't do this. Not because I forgot that the season was approaching. Not due to any asterisk that people may attempt to place next to any team's accomplishments due to politics that alter the sports landscape (which is despicable enough), but I've literally been too enthralled in … Continue reading 2020 NFL Division-by-Division Standings Predictions
2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Official Conference Semifinals Series-by-Series ProspectusM.D. Wright8.22.2020 It surely felt good to have some fresh blood in the playoffs this year, no? Sure, there are the usual (big market) suspects that are present most years. However, when you watch the way the Vancouver Canucks showed (and dismantled the defending Stanley Cup Champion … Continue reading 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Official Conference Semifinals Series-by-Series Prospectus
2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs - The Qualifiers: Series-to-Series & Round Robins PredictionsM.D. Wright8.1.2020 Well, it has been a while, hasn't it? I haven't written in this space literally all year. Not about hockey or any other sport. I am just grateful that we actually have hockey at all; much less what should be a … Continue reading 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – The Qualifiers: Series-to-Series & Round Robins Predictions
2019-2020 NHL Division-by-Division Standings Predictions M.D. Wright 10.1.2019 Another NHL season is upon us, and most every team has reason to -- at the very least -- be quite excited about what their assembled talent can accomplish in the upcoming season. Whether it is a team that is expected to contend for the Stanley Cup … Continue reading 2019-2020 NHL Division-by-Division Standings Predictions
2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Semifinals Prospectus M.D. Wright 4.25.2019 The conference semis kick off tonight, and we're going to jump right into it; fresh off back-to-back heart-racing Game 7s the past two nights. EASTERN CONFERENCE Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders Game 1: Friday, April 26, 2019, 7 PM EDT Carolina proved to … Continue reading 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Semifinals Prospectus
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