Author: Michael

The NHL preseason gets started this weekend, and a perennial Stanley Cup contender has found itself in a strange position after one of its goalies simply didn’t show up to a mandatory medical exam.
Vegas Golden Knights netminder Robin Lehner hasn’t appeared in an NHL game in over two years. He suffered an injury that led to hip surgery in 2022 causing him to miss both the 2022-23 and 2023-24 NHL seasons.

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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers definitely heard ESPN analyst Mel Kiper’s comments about the rise of two high safeties in the NFL. Because he subtly roasted him for it during his post game press conference after Thursday night’s 24-3 win over the New England Patriots.
Kiper complained this week that the NFL’s increasingly significant problems on offense, particularly with the passing game, are as a result of  an increase in Cover 2-heavy defensive schemes. Particularly those where safeties play further off the line to prevent deep passes.

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