Adam's Sports Stuff
We talking some hockey, some sports, and some random adventures.
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Talking baseball: Vol. 38 (opens the original)
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I am not really annoyed by the fact the Houston Astros won their division and are hosting an American League wild-card series with only 81 wins, while the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 82 wins, are sitting at home on the outside of the National League playoff picture.I know that is supposed to annoy me. I know it annoys a lot of Pirates fans. And I also know that it does look frustrating and create an “imagine if they were in the American League” narrative that will only further be used to try and pr
Contenders, pretenders, and lottery teams for the 2026-27 NHL season (opens the original)
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It is time.The 2026-27 NHL season begins on Tuesday, so let’s talk some more about which teams should be good, which teams might be bad, and everything in between. The Stanley Cup contendersCarolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Washington CapitalsI said this in my Friday piece, but I really don’t have a great idea on one individual team that stands out the most as a Stanley Cup contender, but I do see one of these five teams standing at cente
The View From 522: A typical Steelers-Bengals game, and more NFL Week 3 thoughts (opens the original)
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1. There are a few things about the modern sports-watching experience that have become progressively worse over the years. Putting everything on a different streaming service is rapidly becoming one of the most annoying. I was watching college football on Saturday, both for work and my own personal amusement, and I saw an update on what was happening in the Penn State-Wisconsin game and thought, “Holy crap, I need to see the end of this game.” And then I realized it was on Peacock, requiring me
Week in review: Here comes hockey season, and peak sports time (opens the original)
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Checking back in with a recap of some articles from the past week.This is the best time of the year to be a sports fan because you have the Major League Baseball playoffs starting, the NFL beginning to hit its stride, and the NHL and NBA regular seasons on the verge of beginning.It is also the busiest time of the year for a freelance sports writer. This past week focused on a lot of NHL previews and NFL coverage.Here are some of my favorite articles from the week.Subscribe nowG
10 thoughts and predictions at the start of the 2026-27 NHL season (opens the original)
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The 2026-27 NHL season starts next week, and I have some thoughts and predictions sure to go wrong.Let’s talk about 10 of them, including… The rising salary cap and the contracts that will define it.The team that might be in the best long-term position with it.Which Eastern Conference teams that missed the playoffs a year ago that could win the conference this seasonGavin McKenna.Make-or-break goalies.And more.1. Forget everything you ever thought you knew about NHL contracts and their values.
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