tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40243414630892797962024-03-13T20:16:12.372-07:00FAUXRUMORSWHEN NEWS BREAKS, WE'LL FIX IT!FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comBlogger1339125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-27592824292822152562015-01-17T07:50:00.000-08:002015-01-17T13:51:54.582-08:00Week 15 Picks<br />
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1) WE enter the second half of the NHL season. We hope to improve on last week's awful showing with picks from tonight's game. Our record coming in is <span style="color: red;"><b>110-59 for a .651 winning </b></span>%<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Columbus at Boston</b></span>: <span style="color: blue;"><b>Bruins</b></span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">(Lock of The Wee<b>k)</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Philadelphia at Buffalo</b></span>: <span style="color: blue;"><b>Sabres</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Toronto at St. Louis</b></span>: Blues<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>NY Islanders at Montreal</b></span>: <span style="color: blue;"><b>Habitants</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Carolina at Ottawa</b></span>: <span style="color: blue;"><b>Senators</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Nashville at Detroit</b></span>: <span style="color: blue;"><b>Red wings</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Colorado at Tampa Bay</b></span>: <span style="color: blue;"><b>Lightning</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Edmonton at Florida</b></span>: <span style="color: blue;"><b>Panthers</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Washington at Dallas</b></span>: <span style="color: blue;"><b>Stars</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Arizona at Minnesota</b></span>: <span style="color: blue;"><b>Wild</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Calgary at San Jose</b></span>: <span style="color: blue;"><b>Sharks</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Anaheim at Los Angeles</b></span>: <span style="color: blue;"><b>Kings</b></span>FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-15093115109553935122015-01-11T01:35:00.000-08:002015-01-17T13:35:42.052-08:00Week 14 Results1) Wow, that was a kick in the gut for sure! Our first terrible night on the season. On the day/night we went a putrid 4-7 to bring the season long total to <span style="color: red;"><b>110-59 for a still decent .651 winning </b></span>%. WE did mange to squeak out the 'Lock' in a shoot out. Really St Louis? Anyway, that stat is now 12-2 on the season.<br />
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2) We of course plan to get back on the horse next weekend when 12 games are on tap. Additionally, look for a post about the latest developments of the KHL issues and what that may mean for the NHL.<br />
As always, keep it here for all the latest!FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-86639295685362085952015-01-10T04:27:00.000-08:002015-01-10T04:27:00.049-08:00Week 14 Picks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1) The unofficial 2nd half of the NHL season. Most teams have hit the 40+ game mark, thus we're half way through the season. There are 11 games on the schedule today/night. Thus far on the season we are <b style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: red;">106-52 for a .671 winning %.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Boston at Philadelphia</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Bruins</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Nashville at Minnesota</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Wild</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Dallas at Colorado</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Avalanche</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Pittsburgh at Montreal</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Habitants</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Ottawa at Arizona</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Coyotes</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Detroit at Washington</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Capitals</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">NY Islanders at Columbus</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Blue Jackets</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Carolina at St. Louis:</span><span style="color: blue;">Blues</span></b> (<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Lock of The Week</span></b>)<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Winnipeg at Los Angeles</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Kings</span></b><br />
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1) Not really a shocker today to hear that the Toronto maple Leafs have let go their head coach Randy Carlyle. In fairness to him, <b><span style="color: red;">he really should have not been retained after last season</span></b>. he was the lamest duck coach of them all. The vultures started circling the day the season started and they simply were waiting for the team to tackle its first swoon and swoosh, he'd be gone. Sure enough once they finished a hot steak in November that had them as high as 3rd in the East, the bottom fell out of the team and they appeared to be free falling back to barely in the playoff picture.<br />
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2) Few who have examined this <b><span style="color: blue;">flawed roster </span></b>were shocked to see they are where they are (near .500) They were playing well above where we'd of expected, so Randy held on till now. There is no doubt he's a good coach and will likely find work elsewhere, certainly by next summer. In the mean time no TO fans we've talked to expect the new regime to improve the prospects of the team going forward. Additionally, the media has been <b><span style="color: #38761d;">trumpeting the expectation that Red Wings bench boss Mike Babcock will be the new boss in TO come next season</span></b>. We'd absolutely LOVE to see Mike re-up in the Motor City and spurn the mess that is the Maple Leaf organization. We warned Brian Burke(and he didn't listen) that <b><span style="color: red;">coming there is a HUGE mistake,</span></b> and Babcock despite the millions he'd receive would damage his resume with a tenure coaching at The ACC.FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-54652826978314161812015-01-06T05:05:00.000-08:002015-01-06T05:05:00.671-08:00Three Headed Monster?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) That's was the description one NHL insider told Fauxrumors the<b><span style="color: red;"> new Devils coaching strategy is headed towards</span></b> (if not already there). To refresh non NJ Devils followers, 2 weeks ago, right after X-mas GM LOu Lamarello fired coach <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #333333;">Pete DeBoer and replaced him with </span><b><span style="color: blue;">an <u>Islander-esque</u> move of having "co-coaches"</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">. Scott Stevens would handle the defense, and Adam Oates would in essence be the offensive coordinator. Now originally we were told that Lou had no intention of also going behind the bench, but our sources tell us that at the last second he decided it would be </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">best if there was someone who the players could relate to as being the boss</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">, even if he were a mere <b><u>'figure head'</u></b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #333333;">2) So why describe this as a 3 headed monster? Well, as our insider told us, </span><b><span style="color: red;">both Stevens and Oates were hoping to get the big gig</span></b><span style="color: #333333;"> after DeBoer was let go. When they got the call from Lamarello Christmas eve, the story goes, both expressed eagerness to take over and move the team in the direction they feel could get the franchise back to success. When told of Lou's 'unique' concept of co-coaches</span><b><span style="color: blue;"> both men were skeptical, but felt that in time they would be named the head guy.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #333333;">3) So already, we're told divisions are occurring in 'the room'. As Lamarelllo should have foreseen, </span><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">factions have already formed in the Devils dressing room</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">. Most of the forwards want Oates to be named head coach, while the defense, and definitely Cory Schneider want the defense-first Stevens to be named the permanent top guy. One of our NJ sources have even said that </span><b><span style="color: red;">there is friction even during games among the 2 coaches</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">. Both trying to impress the boss who is seen most games hands folded and not really doing much more than observing and making an occasional remark to a player.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #333333;">4) Lamarello is not a stupid man, and he has to know whats going on all around him. As such </span><b><span style="color: blue;">he is going to have to make a choice BEFORE the All star game in a few weeks</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">. The problem is that the 'loser' of this decision will likely not stay on to be a loyal assistant. Stevens already left the team last summer over difference with DeBoer and feels his time has come to be given the reins. Oates probably feels likewise, but we can't confirm this. Therefore in our opinion Lou should make his decision sooner rather than later before the season, already tenuous, becomes a total lost cause.</span></span></span><br />
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2) We will be back next Saturday when 'Week 14' commences and 11 games are scheduled. We are planning a post this week concerning the 'unique' situation behind the bench in Jersey. Also we promised a reader a "power rankings' so that is on the docket either this week or next. <br />
As always keep it here for all the latestFAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-73690599554480514902015-01-03T05:05:00.000-08:002015-01-03T18:28:54.583-08:00Week 13 Picks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1) It's the first week of the New Year and time once again to pick Saturday games. Thus far through 12 weeks we are a very healthy <b style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: red;">98-50, or a .662 winning %</span></b><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span> nnnn<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Ottawa at Boston</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Senators</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Nashville at Los Angeles</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Predators</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Toronto at Winnipeg</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Jets</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">St. Louis at San Jose</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Sharks</span></b>FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-54088394336560530672015-01-01T00:00:00.000-08:002015-01-01T00:00:16.628-08:00Happy New Year!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Happy New Year- 2015!! </b></span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">1) Just a quickie note to wish all our readers the very best this New Years! 2015 will be the </span><b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">10th calendar year</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">, (yes you read that correctly TENTH) we at FAUXRUMORS have been blogging.</span></span></b></span><br style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> 2) We are excited to begin the year where we left off; Providing hard hitting, unique commentary, rumors and rumor evaluation, and of course always with irreverent humor. Thanks to all of you for making this venture so much fun! As always, keep it here for all the latest in 2015 and beyond!</span>FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-91186314585605371562014-12-29T13:27:00.001-08:002014-12-29T13:27:46.501-08:00Good Bye Dany Boy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1) Not a surprise, but still kinda is to read about Dany Heatley being placed on waivers. <span style="background-color: white; color: #323232; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px;">Heatley, 33, signed a one-year contract worth $1 million over the summer with the Ducks, but has failed to produce any offence this season. T</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #323232; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px;">he former second overall pick has zero points in six games for Anaheim. (He's also played two games with the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League.)</span></span><br />
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2) Its 'Winter Classic' week that will bring the Hawks into DC to play the suddenly hot Caps on New Years day. Look for our analysis on this event. As always, keep it here for all the latest!FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-68838155184104124412014-12-27T05:59:00.001-08:002014-12-27T05:59:43.375-08:00Week 12 Picks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1) The seemingly endless Christmas break is finally ended. We off the next leg of the NHL season that concludes at the All Star Break. Tonight (all night games this week) there are a big 13 games schedujled. WEe bring our record of <b style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: red;">91-44 for a .674 winning %</span></b><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. into the day.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Boston at Columbus</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Bruins</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">NY Islanders at Buffalo</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Sabres </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Detroit at Ottawa</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Red Wings</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Carolina at Tampa Bay</span></b>:<b><span style="color: blue;"> Lightning</span></b> (<span style="color: #38761d;">Lock of the Week</span>)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) Nice timing Lou <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">(The Grinch</span></b>) Lamarello! <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Devils </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> have fired coach Pete DeBoer, the team confirmed today. </span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;">General manager/team president Lou Lamoriello will not address the change, however, until he talks with the team's players on Saturday morning before they are scheduled to play the cross town rival, Rangers. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;">The Devils (12-17-7) have lost seven of their past eight games and 13 of 16 since Nov. 22. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: #333333;">They have </span><b><span style="color: red;">the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference and are nine points out of a playoff spot</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;">DeBoer, 46, went 114-93-41 in 3½ seasons with the Devils. </span></span><br />
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<br /><br />1) Firstly we here at FAUXRUMORS want to thank each and every one of our many loyal readers. We wouldn't be here without you!<br /><br /><br />2) During this all too long hockey hiatus, we at the FAUXRUMORS group, want to wish all of you and yours the best this holiday season! We will be back, covering the season in earnest tomorrow. Until then we at FAUXRUMORS want to say <span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span style="color: red;">MERRY</span></strong></span> <span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">CHRIST</u>MAS</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">EVERYONE</span></strong><strong style="color: black;">!</strong></span></div>
FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-16073110020264493792014-12-21T05:12:00.003-08:002014-12-21T05:12:24.817-08:00Week 11 Results1) Our pre-holiday edition of our weekly picks is in the books. For the day/night we went a very mediocre 7-6 to bring the season totals to <b><span style="color: red;">91-44 for a .674 winning %</span></b>. As an aside there were an amazing 5 of the 13 games that went beyond the 60 minute mark to be decided. Of those we went 2-3. Of course one, the Sharks winning in OT helped us to extend our 'Locks' record to 8-3. WE will be back at this again next Saturday the 27th when the NHL ends its self imposed 3 day X-mas break with 13 big games<br />
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2) Many of our readers who have not been with us from the beginning (2006-2007) have been asking us about a certain <b><span style="color: blue;">blog irritant</span></b> and why he continually pesters the blog disparaging us as well as our readers. Those who have been with us from the beginning know his checkered <b><u>quasi-psychotic</u></b> tendencies. We look at it as <b><span style="color: blue;">comic relief</span></b> for the blog, as he is now harmless, and unless he starts to write threatening responses we won't edit/restrict/erase his usual inane ramblings<br />
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3) As we mentioned the NHL X-mas break starts Wednesday through Friday. We are probably going to drop at least 1 post before then. As always keep it here for all the latest!!FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-29022619437195228952014-12-20T02:57:00.000-08:002014-12-20T02:57:00.167-08:00Week 11 Picks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1) The pre-holiday edition of our weekly picks. There are 12 games being played today/night in the NHL. We of course risk our amazing record through 10 weeks of <b><span style="color: red;">84-38, or .689 winning %</span></b>. <br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Philadelphia at Toronto</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Maple Leafs</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Washington at New Jersey</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Capitals</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1</span>) Apparently GM Craig Mc Tavish either had a change of heart, or as our sources tell us t<b><span style="color: red;">he decision to fire Eakins was made from the top.<u> Owner, drug dealer Daryl Katz</u> </span></b>gave the directive after watching his team lose yet another game last night o the NY Rangers. To review only 10 days ago when asked about Eakins job security he said:" “<b><i>Coaching is under scrutiny, but in my mind, at this time, to make a coaching change … we’ve changed assistant coaches. We’ve brought in co-coaches. We’ve brought in former coaches. Four coaching changes … as I said earlier, those coaches were all delivering the same message. We need a higher level of execution.”</i></b><br /><br />2) Evidently that thought process has changed. Insiders tell Fauxrumors that Katz has become incensed when his team not only continued to lose, but <b><span style="color: blue;">appeared to stop competing/caring</span></b>. This even prompted goalie Viktor Fasth to have a visible emotional out burst after getting pulled a few days ago. Calling out his team mates out in front of everyone while on the bench. <br />
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3) McTavish takes over this <b>train wreck</b> and is amazingly the<b><span style="color: #38761d;"> 6th coach since 2008, and very likely won't stay through the rest of the season so we very well may be looking at # 7 soon</span></b>. In our opinion the problem hasn't been coaches but <b><span style="color: red;">poor talent management</span></b>. Although they have had oodles of 1st overall/lottery picks the past 5 years it takes more than 1st rounders to make a playoff contender, let alone a Cup contending team. It takes talent along with leadership. A<b><span style="color: blue;"> mix of youth and veteren leadership is the usual recipe and management has yet to grasp this.</span></b><br />
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2) Look for week 11's picks upcoming next Saturday when 12 games will be decided. Other interesting stories are also lurking about and we're sure our loyal readers are eagerly awaiting our unique take on them.<br />
As always keep it here for all the latest!FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-87513292337398812292014-12-13T00:32:00.000-08:002014-12-20T02:52:44.363-08:00Week 10 Picks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1) Here we are in week 10 of the NHL season. There are a 'baker's dozen' (13) games on tap. To review thus far our record is<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> 74-35 for a .679 winning % </span>going into today's slate of games:<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Washington VS Tampa Bay</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Capitals</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">NY Islanders VS Chicago</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Islanders</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Columbus VS Pittsburgh</span></b>:<b><span style="color: blue;"> Penguins</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Anaheim VS Winnipeg</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Ducks </span></b> ( Lock of the week)<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Minnesota VS Arizona</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Wild</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: red;">NY<b> Rangers VS Vancouver</b></span>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Rangers</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Martin Brodeur is back in the NHL!. After an amazing run of 21 years in New Jersey, Brodeur signed with the St. Louis Blues last week. He made his first start on Thursday, looking OK in a 4-3 loss to the Predators. Then this past Saturday, he earned his 689th career win, and first in St Louis, in relief against a familiar foe the Islanders. Don't get us wrong,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="color: #333333;"> while </span><b><span style="color: red;">it was nice to see a legend return in our opinion it won't help, but hinder the Blues season</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">2) The whole Brodeur situation is very odd, because the Blues and Brodeur don’t seem like they should be a fit. Why? T</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="color: #333333;">he Blues already have two pretty good goaltenders in veteran Brian Elliott and youngster Jake Allen. While Allen has struggled a bit, and right now Elliott has a mild injury. While Elliott is listed as 'week-to-week', there have been conflicting reports as to just how long he’ll be out, however few are saying his season is in jeopardy, which means at some point the </span><b><span style="color: blue;">Blues are going to have a log jam in net with three guys and only two spots</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">3) </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="color: #333333;">It’s possible that the plan here is to just use Brodeur as a stop-gap until Elliott is back and then go forward with the Elliott-Allen pairing. But the rumor mill now says that the </span><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Blues could be looking to move Elliott, </span></b><span style="color: #333333;">which would leave them with Allen and Brodeur to carry their Cup hopes. That would seem to be an <b><u>insane</u></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> strategy, especially since Brodeur hasn’t been all that good for going on 2 years now. F</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">rom a purely Blues’ perspective, it makes little sense. They’re one of the league’s better teams, in a position to make a run at the team’s first Cup. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="color: #333333;">4) They tried to upgrade the position late last season when they made a blockbuster trade to get Ryan Miller. Most liked that deal at the time, but it didn’t work out, and the Blues ended up spending a few top assets for a few weeks of mediocre goaltending. True, here they’re not spending any assets on Brodeur, so the risk factor is lower. But the odds of success are lower too! The other non discussed is the</span><b><span style="color: red;"> negative possible impact on the acting #1 goalie Jake Allen</span></b><span style="color: #333333;">. Brodeur has never been a 'mentor' to any of his former backups, and having a guy who is used to being 'the guy' around could fracture the locker room</span></span></span>FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-28889639808725360052014-12-07T22:22:00.000-08:002014-12-20T12:50:30.568-08:00Week 9 Results1) Week 9 is complete. For the day/night we had another rather solid outing, going 8-4 on the day to elevate our season total to <b><span style="color: red;">74-35 for a .679 winning %</span></b>. Another, in this case bad trend, is the ability to win better than 75% of my picks yet missing another 'Lock' like we have done 3 weeks in a row now. That stat is now a very mediocre 6-3 on the season!<br />
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2) We of course will be back here next Saturday when another slew of NHL games are on tap. We also are writing/planning a few other posts in the upcoming week. Don't forget the christmas (holiday if you're an atheist) trade freeze is i n effect in 2 weeks so rumours are sure to pop up, and look for our perspective on the Marty Brodeur signing!<br />
As always, keep it here for all the latest!FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-73915418743465479122014-12-06T03:30:00.000-08:002014-12-06T11:49:15.977-08:00Week 9 Picks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1) We enter the second quarter of the NHL season. Thus far our week end picks have yeilded a record of <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">66-31 or a .680 winning % </span>Like the last few weeks there are a dozen games on tap today/night in the NHL<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Ottawa at Pittsburgh</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Penguins</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Philadelphia at Los Angeles</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Kings</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Vancouver at Toronto</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Maple Leafs</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Montreal at Dallas</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Stars</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">NY Rangers at Detroit</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Red Wings</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Columbus at Tampa Bay</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Lightning </span><span style="color: #38761d;">(Lock of the Week)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Washington at New Jersey</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Devils</span></b><br />
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1) As we get into week 9 of the NHL season a few teams are quickly becoming <b><span style="color: orange;">'</span><span style="color: red;">after thoughts</span></b>' as they sink deeper and deeper out of playoff contention. While it still relatively early (most teams have 55+ games left the writing is on the wall for several teams. With teams playing each other combined with the 'loser point' it become very <b><span style="color: #38761d;">difficult if not impossible to overcome double digit deficits</span></b>. So with 3/4 of the season to go there are already in our opinion 4-7 teams that could fit that description. 4 are not a shock, and two are.<br />
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2) As of this post we believe that the following teams are <b><span style="color: red;">clearly becoming irrelevant</span></b> with respect to the playoff race, and although fans are still amazingly still going to Oilers games the other 4 teams might have completely empty buildings before the All Star Game!<br />
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<li><b>Columbus</b></li>
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3) In addition to those 5 it could be argued that the <b><span style="color: blue;">Flyers and Avalanche</span></b> are fast also getting to that point as well. Our hesitancy to place them into the above 5 is their rosters should be far better and more likely to have a bit of a turn around in the remainder of the season, but they better get moving soon. We may very well see some coaching turnover with one of these 7 teams in the next few weeks. <b><span style="color: #38761d;">How in the hell does Dallas Eakins still have a job</span></b>!?! </div>
FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-63065306220116031262014-11-30T10:38:00.000-08:002014-12-06T11:46:48.631-08:00Week 8 Results1) Week 8 is complete. On the day/night we went a solid 9-3 to elevate the season total to <b><span style="color: red;">66-31 or a .680 winning %.</span></b> Like last week, we had a great week BUT lost our 'Lock' to bring that stat down to 6-2. We will be back at this ofcourse next saturday when another 12 games are scheduled. Also look for a post concerning teams already becoming irrelevant with only 1/4 of the season complete.<br />
As always, keep it here for all the latest!FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-30962855426642623772014-11-29T08:25:00.000-08:002014-12-22T03:47:55.974-08:00Week 8 Picks!<br />
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1) Its week 8 of the NHL season. Time for our weekly picks. Am even dozen games are slated for today/night. Our record through the first 7 weeks is a gaudy <b style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: red;">57-28 for a .671 winning %</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Philadelphia at NY Rangers</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Rangers</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Buffalo at Montreal</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Habitants</span></b> ( <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Lock of the Week</span></b>)<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Washington at Toronto</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Maple Leafs</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Ottawa at Tampa Bay</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Lightning</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">New Jersey at NY Islanders</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Devils</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Pittsburgh at Carolina</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Penguins</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span style="color: red;">Columbus at Nashville</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Predators</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">St. Louis at Minnesota</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Blues</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;"> Dallas at Colorado</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Avalanche</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Chicago at Los Angeles</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Kings</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Calgary at Arizona</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Flame</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Anaheim at San Jose</span></b>: <b><span style="color: blue;">Sharks</span></b>FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-58317790034237673722014-11-24T06:49:00.000-08:002014-11-28T08:20:58.318-08:00At The Quarter Poll-2014 Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">2) First in the </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>East</b></span></span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">:</span><br />
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<li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Pittsburgh</span></b>- <b>118</b></span></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Montreal</b></span>- <b>115</b></span></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">NY Islanders</span></b>- <b>112</b></span></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Tampa Bay</span></b>- <b>109</b></span></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Detroit</span></b>- <b>100</b></span></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Boston</span></b>- <b>95</b></span></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Ottawa</span></b>- <b>93</b></span></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Toronto</span></b>- <b>91</b></span></li>
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<li style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Florida</span></b>- <b>89</b></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: blue;">NY Rangers</span></b> -<b>88</b></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Washington</span></b>- <b>84</b></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: blue;">New Jersey</span></b>- <b>80</b></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Philadelphia</span></b>- <b>76</b></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Carolina</span></b>- <b>60</b></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Columbus</span></b>- <b>56</b></li>
<li style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Buffalo</span></b>- <b>53</b></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Anaheim</span></b>- <b>113</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Nashville</span></b>- <b>112</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">St. Louis</span></b>- <b>110</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Vancouver</span></b>- <b>110</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Calgary</span></b>- <b>102</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">LA</span></b>- <b>99</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Chicago</span></b>- <b>95</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Minnesota</span></b>- <b>93</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Winnipeg</span></b>- <b>84</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">San Jose</span></b>- <b>83</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dallas</span></b>- <b>76</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Arizona</span></b>- <b>73</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Colorado</span></b>- <b>72</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Edmonton</span></b>- <b>53</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">4) <b><span style="color: red;">Synopsis East</span></b>: Positives: A nice surprise to see the Islanders become relevant in the NY metro area. Hopefully they can keep it up. Detroit playing a top tier team proves they have <b><span style="color: blue;">one of the best coaches in the business</span></b>! Fla stying in the race, also nice to see. Negatively the demise of <b>Columbus is the most shocking</b>. Yes, they have had injuries, but to fall out of the playoff race this early? Changes are coming there for sure. Also Flyers playing mediocre hockey won't be tolerated long. In <b><span style="color: lime;">Buffalo they were supposed to suck, but this bad? </span></b> Sorry Ted, we've been big supporters through the years, but unless you can get more out of this collection, your days as a head coach are done! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">5) <b><span style="color: red;">Synopsis West</span></b>: Good surprises: Nashville and Vancouver! New coaches definitely making a difference. <b><span style="color: blue;">Laviolette typically does well his first season with teams</span></b>, then his players start to figure out he's just a New England douche and they tune him out. WE can <b>understand why Willie Dejardens was so sought after</b> this past summer. The 'Nucks are playing very well. Additionally who thought Calgary would be here? We certainly didn't. On the flip side, <b><span style="color: lime;">Colorado has to be the biggest disappointment thus far</span></b>. Many (including us) figured they'd push the big boys for conference supremacy. Now the playoffs are looking quite unlikely! Edmonton, like Buffalo wasn't supposed to win, but <b><span style="color: red;">come on'. enough already Oil! </span></b> <b><u>How does Dallas Eakins still have a job!</u></b>?!</span></div>
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