Blake’s Takes: Being Right…and a Mascot Fight!
On this week’s Blake’s Takes, I’ll mostly be bragging about predictions I made that are coming true. Plus, a rant on how much I hate ESPN. Let me know what you think in the comments.
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2018-19 Panini NHL Sticker Collection Box Break #2
Last month, I purchased two full boxes of 2018-19 Panini NHL Stickers. My first box had quite a few foil stickers, and very few duplicates. So I was excited to open the second box of Panini stickers, and hoped that the collation would be as good as the first box.
Blake’s Takes: New and Unloved Teams
Welcome to Blake’s Takes, where I look at the players and teams that stood out to me during the past week of hockey.
Book Review: Bernie Federko: My Blues Note
Nearly 29 years after he skated his last shift, former St. Louis Blues center, honored Hockey Hall of Fame member and current Blues color commentator Bernie Federko finally penned an autobiography. Entitled “Bernie Federko: My Blues Note,” and co-authored with Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic, the former superstar recounts his 14-year NHL career and what came … Continue reading “Book Review: Bernie Federko: My Blues Note”
Box Break: Farfield Triple Deke Box
Last week I dropped in to my local Target store to shop for leftover Halloween candy, to leave a few snakes hidden in the toy aisle and nab the latest issue of Cosmo (hair care tips, bro!). I decided to swing by the cards to see if there were any overpriced Upper Deck tins I … Continue reading “Box Break: Farfield Triple Deke Box”
Blake’s Takes: Stay Away, Slava Voynov
Welcome to the third installment of Blake’s Takes. This week, we will look at some career milestones, the Bolts’ big bet, and a player we don’t want back in the NHL And I finally have an opinion on The Global Series.
Movie Review: Ahockalypse
There are bad movies. There are movies so bad that they are good. And then there are movies that are so bad you want to turn it off because you’re embarrassed to be watching it. Ahockalypse falls into that last category. Ostensibly, the film is about a hockey team that fights off a zombie horde. … Continue reading “Movie Review: Ahockalypse”
Wilson Deserved 20-Game Suspension
20 games is a long time to learn a lesson Capitals forward Tom Wilson received a 20-game suspension on Wednesday for delivering an illegal hit to the head to Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist in a preseason game on September 30. It is a decision that has been met with both resounding praise and harsh criticism … Continue reading “Wilson Deserved 20-Game Suspension”
Box Break: 2017-18 Upper Deck Trilogy
S’up, y’all? Let’s look at another box of cards I wasn’t willing to pay full price for. This is another “four cards per pack, eight packs per box” hobby box which seems to be the going rate for products sitting around the just-above-C-note suggested retail price. Upper Deck Trilogy Hockey has been around for a … Continue reading “Box Break: 2017-18 Upper Deck Trilogy”
Box Break: 2017-18 SP Authentic
There are two products I look forward to when the new season starts. One is Upper Deck’s flagship Series One and Series Two, and the other being SP Authentic. These two releases seem to be very solid year after year. So I stopped by my local shop and picked up a box for $100. I … Continue reading “Box Break: 2017-18 SP Authentic”