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The Art of Winning by Bill Belichick

Tough loss for the Knights, they had chances. They killed off a 5-minute power play in overtime, impressive, but then the two big guys for the Oilers got a fast break. As I saw that develop, I thought to myself "it's over" and a moment later it was. Also, a big missed penalty by the refs on the Oilers right before that, should have been an OTPP for Vegas, clearly a trip. McNabb might be out for a while too. Roy was fined over 7k for his cross check in the game, he was not suspended. Your Knights will get a chance to win on Saturday but will have to do it on the road. It appears no lead is safe against the Oilers, who have come back to win six games in a row. Panthers are back in the series against the Leafs, though it wasn't looking great for a while. They were down 3-1 and came back to win 5-4 in overtime. Leafs lead the series 2-1, game four Sunday. Jets beat the Stars to even that series at 1-1, game three on Sunday.

The Browns have four or five QBs right now, so if Sanders does not make the final cut maybe the Cowboys will pick him up. Deion won a Super Bowl down there, so it would be a big story. Jerry would want to do it just for the headlines.

They need to generate more offense if they are going to win this series, they had the same issue early on against Minnesota. I expect Vegas to have a strong performance tonight. Enjoy the game!

This brings up a good point. I also think that kind of training is likely to create a bad habit of defending only the body, so if a real encounter happens, they could be more vulnerable to head strikes. I have seen many fighters, of various experience and skill levels, go for head shots first.

It's been a full year now without a drink. I promise this is the final update

Dallas joins the group of three teams that won the opening game on the road in the round. Toronto won against Florida and has a 2-0 lead in that series. Capitals and Golden Knights try to even things up on their home ice Thursday, Hurricanes and Oilers try to go up 2-0 before heading back home. Big games! Mood: Excited

You don't have to wait for the other person to attack you for it to be a legit self-defense situation. If someone is threatening you and is withing striking distance, you may need to throw the first punch.

The Utah Hockey Club is now the Utah Mammoth. Pretty good name, great color combo and I like the logo. The NHL more than other sports has a trend of team names that do not end in S, we had a new one with the Kraken a few years ago and now another new one with the Mammoth, which is an upgrade from Hockey Club, also lacking the S.

Game one road wins for the Hurricanes and Oilers. Games on Wednesday are Panthers/Leafs game two, and game one of Stars/Jets.

Aaron Rodgers is still available though I am guessing that the Cowboys salary cap situation makes that impossible. For a cheaper option, maybe Jerry can talk Brett Favre out of retirement.

Ravens have released Justin Tucker.

Looked like Toronto was going to turn game one into a blowout, they had a 4-1 lead after two, but it got interesting. They did win it 5-4. Two game one's on Tuesday, Carolina Washington and Edmonton Vegas, both on ESPN. The NY Islanders, with a three percent chance of getting the top pick, got it. Followed by the Sharks, Blackhawks, Utah, and Preds for the top five. The Sabers, after another tough year, pick ninth. That franchise can't catch a break.

One of the craziest games I have ever seen. The Blues got up 2-0 early and it felt like they were going to win, even when the Jets cut it to 2-1, the Blues quickly bounce back to make it 3-1, and I thought it was over. Then a truly insane turn of events late in the third, sending it to overtime, then double overtime. This is what makes the Stanley Cup playoffs the most amazing sporting event in the world. A fantastic second half of the season by the Blues and they pushed the President's Trophy winner to the absolute limit. Nothing to be ashamed of. Heck of a great run and series.

The NHL draft lottery is today at 7pm eastern, to see who gets the #1 pick. Then at 8pm Eastern Florida and Toronto play game one. Game one of Dallas and Winnipeg will be Wednesday.