NHL trade deadline

The NHL trade deadline is approaching and teams that need help in the playoffs will be very busy. The deadline is on Feb, 26th, 2008 and there are a number of big names out there. However, Mats Sundin will not be a player getting traded. He has decided to stay in Toronto and not waive his no-trade clause. Sundin's name was in the center of all trade rumors a month ago.

The big names that are rumored to be traded are: Patrick Marleau, Marion Hossa, Brad Richards and many others. This seems like a very tough and intense trade deadline. Hopefully it turns out like the NBA trade deadline, which included many blockbuster deals.

Canucks fans, don't get your hopes so high hearing those rumors. I expect the Canucks to do nothing or they may decide to pick up a useless player for draft picks. Even if the Canucks don't do anything, the trade deadline will be very intense.

The Canucks

How can I have a sports blog in Vancouver without talking about the beloved Canucks. Well here is the first and hopefully the last post about the Vancouver Canucks.

Unlike everybody in Vancouver, I hate the Canucks. Every year I hope they don't make the playoffs or are eliminated very quickly. They usually make the playoffs and are eliminated in the first or second round.

The reason I don't like the Canucks is that I'm so sick and tired of hearing about this team over and over again. I even hear about the Canucks all day when the NHL season is over. I find it pretty boring and not entertaining. I especially hate it when people tell me that the Canucks are going to win the Stanley Cup. I've been hearing that for about 5-10 years now and it hasn't happened yet. It probably won't happen anytime soon either. The team seems to be very inconsistent and needs improvement. However, the GM of the Canucks hasn't really made any good moves after firing Brian Burke. He has only made one good move since he's been here and that was when he brought in Roberto Luongo.

I haven't heard anybody tell me that this is the Canucks' year yet. I think I just stopped paying attention or maybe the Canucks fans are starting to give up on their team. I hope they don't make the playoffs and a rival wins the Stanley Cup. That should drive Canucks fans crazy.

Shaquille O'Neal to the Phoenix Suns

On Wednesday, February 6th, 2008, the Miami Heat traded Shaquille O'Neal to the Phoenix Suns for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks. This was probably the most unexpected trade in the sports world. Two years ago Shaquille O'Neal helped the Miami Heat win the NBA championship. However, Shaquille O'Neal was not the same player he was two years ago. O'Neal seemed very lazy and not motivated to play anymore. Therefore the Heat traded O'Neal to the Suns.

The Suns believe O'Neal is the missing piece in the puzzle and that he will help the Suns win a NBA championship. Others believe O'Neal will not help the team at all and will destroy the chemistry the Suns.

I disagree with the people that say O'Neal will destroy the team. Shaquille O'Neal is the most dominant center to ever play in the NBA. He may be getting older, but he can still help a team win, especially when you have a player like Steve Nash, who makes everyone around him better. O'Neal also makes everyone around him better because he draws double coverage, leaving other players open. I believe that O'Neal will help the Phoenix Suns get to the NBA finals this season and possibly even win the championship this year.

Randy Moss

Randy Moss is coming off a Super Bowl loss in which his team was favoured to win. Randy Moss is a player that doesn't take losing very well. In the past when Randy Moss was on a losing team, he would just give up.

Randy Moss started his career in 1998 with the Minnesota Vikings. All was well as the Vikings were at the top of the NFL with a very explosive offence. When 2004 rolled around the team started to age, and the Vikings were starting to lose more often. The season ended with Randy Moss giving up on the Vikings. He walked out during the last 5 minutes, while his team was still playing. Randy Moss hit the bottom, and ended the season off with 767 yards, which is almost 900 yards less then the previous season. Randy Moss even told the media that he plays when he wants to play, which was completely ridiculous. The Vikings decided to trade him, and the Oakland Raiders decided to gamble on him.

Randy Moss started the 2005 season with the Oakland Raiders and he had decent statistics, but nothing phenomenol. In 2006, Randy Moss completely gave up on the Raiders and ended the season with a career low, 550 yards receiving. The Oakland Raiders decided to trade Randy Moss to the New England Patriots, because he wouldn't put any effort into it.

Randy Moss was traded to a team that always wins and has 3 Super Bowls in the last 7 years. He started every game for the New England Patriots in the 2007 season. He ended the season with a career best 23 touchdowns. All of a sudden Randy Moss was good again because his team was good. He wanted to put effort into it.

I believe Randy Moss is a sore loser. He gave up on his teams when they were losing and he didn't want to play at all. He started to try all of a sudden because the New England Patriots are one of the best teams in the NFL. A player like this shouldn't even be traded to play on a classy organization like the New England Patriots. The Oakland Raiders should have traded Randy Moss to a team like the New York Jets. Hopefully a good team doesn't sign Randy Moss for next season.