Clyde E. Dawkins
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I'm a big sports fan, especially hockey, and I've been a fan of villainesses since I was eight! My favorite shows are The Simpsons and Family Guy, etc.
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2025 Division Finals Preview
Well, folks, the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs has arrived, and it's always as very interesting setting. Eight teams with four wins in the playoffs already in their proverbial belt, now standing four wins away from the Final Four, and all trying to obtain the remaining 12 wins to capture the Stanley Cup--the greatest prize in sports. Of the eight remaining teams, only one has never hoisted the Cup in their existence, but the journey will be absolutely amazing.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: You Have to Play SIXTY Minutes, Blues
This was quite the wild series between the Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues, wasn't it? The Blues weren't supposed to be here. They were supposed to be in tear it down/rebuilding mode, but a funny thing happened after the Four Nations break: they forgot how to lose games. A huge tear in March that included winning twelve straight games, and all of a sudden, the Blues were in the playoffs just two years after they decided to tear it down.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Unbalanced
"Beyond the Gates" Week 10 Review
OOOOOOH BOY!!! You know, in sports, I always say that the only time that a short playoff series is any good is if there's a lot of depth and close moments. By a short playoff series, I usually mean one that ends in a sweep. When it comes to championship series, I usually mean ones that end in a sweep or in five games (in a best-of-seven). This past week, the tenth from Beyond the Gates, was short. On April 29 and 30, the show was preempted due to European soccer (or football for those in Europe), and I find that suspect. CBS' other two soaps were moved to affiliates, but they couldn't do the same for Beyond the Gates? Hmmm.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Geeks
What Went Wrong: Everything's Bigger in Texas, Including the Screwjobs
As a wrestling fan, I know a screwjob when I see one, and on the evening of May 3, 2025, every fan of the Colorado Avalanche saw it. It was loud, live, and in living color. We were cheated out of Game Seven, though let's face facts: the screwjob started from Game Two on.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: What a Waste
Boy, did you idiots fuck this up! Albert Einstein said it best: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result." Another saying comes to mind: "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled is convincing the world that he doesn't exist." I have a play on that last one. The greatest trick that the Los Angeles Kings ever pulled was convincing everyone, myself included, that they would beat the Edmonton Oilers out this season.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: A Season Ends, but So Does a Legendary Career
After the Eastern Conference's Final Four was filled up, it was the West's turn to start the possible process of thinning out their numbers. The first of the three West Game Sixes that took place was between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Minnesota Wild, and that was a series that saw a split in the first two games in Vegas. The Wild took Game Three, and looked like they would take Game Four, only for overtime to be forced, and Ivan Barbashev to strike. Thanks to an offside call against Minnesota in Game Five, overtime was needed again, and it was Brett Howden who struck for Vegas.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: Little Brother Complex
A wild Thursday saw four Game Sixes played. Four teams looking to advance, while four others looked to stay alive. The first of the four Game Sixes took place in Ottawa, though it really shouldn't have. The Battle of Ontario series, the first since 2004, was done and buried. The Toronto Maple Leafs had won the first three games. It was over. Then the Senators won Game Four in OT. OK. It was in Ottawa, they had to give the home fans something, and they got it. Game Five was back in Toronto. It would be finished off there, right?
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Unbalanced
A Look Back: The Triple H/Batista Rivalry (Part II: Backlash)
When we last left this rivalry, Batista had done it. He had reached the top and captured the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 21's main event against Triple H, who had been Batista's longtime mentor in Evolution. It was a long road for Batista, which saw him win the Royal Rumble and left with a tough decision; one that became much easier once it was uncovered that Triple H tried his damnedest to send in the direction of SmackDown's WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: How Badly Did the Avalanche Break This Team?!
Well, Tampa Bay Lightning, I'm about to say some words that are long overdue: Consider your Stanley Cup window shut. I'll say this. The Bolts did surprise a few people with their late season surge. After all, the team was coming off a very embarrassing first round loss to their in-state rivals, the Florida Panthers. They also lost Steven Stamkos to the Nashville Predators during the offseason, and they were actually on the verge of possibly missing the playoffs by January. But a funny thing happened. They won games. And kept winning. The Bolts actually made it to 2nd place and had a good chance of winning the Atlantic. They didn't, but still, 2nd place means home ice.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: Les Habitants Ousted in Five
On the eleventh day of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, we finally saw an elimination, and it was the New Jersey Devils who were eliminated on Tuesday by the Carolina Hurricanes. One elimination down, 14 more to go. So who would be #2? Maybe I should just give it away and say "deux." Game Five saw the Montréal Canadiens back in DC looking to extend their series against the Washington Capitals. When this series matchup was made, my mind shifted back to 2010. We all remember that year. Caps were the Presidents' Trophy winners, and the Habs were pretty much "also rans." Yet Montréal took out Washington in seven games and went on a wild and long run.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Unbalanced
Stating the Obvious: The NBA Playoffs Severely Lack Parity
Yesterday marked four years that I've been writing on Vocal. I've written over 1600 stories, and I've written a lot of sports stories. Those who really know my writing notice that while I write about the NFL, NHL, MLB, and even the CFL, I don't really mention the NBA a lot. If you take away the NBA Finals game recaps I write, I almost never write about the NBA. There's a reason: the NBA isn't as exciting as it was when I was a kid, and that has a lot to do with the fact that there is next to no parity in the Association.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: Devils are 1st Team Out, but Made it Interesting
You know, what I'm about to say can be saved for another story, but as I watched the manic playoff action from both the NHL and NBA, it hit me. Both leagues' playoffs started on the same day, and this was Day 11. The NBA already had four eliminations, but at the time, the NHL, no eliminations yet. This was still true when the Ottawa Senators won Game Five to stay alive yet again. The New Jersey Devils were looking to do the same. They were down 3-1 in the series, but they put up three goals in the first period of Game Five against the Carolina Hurricanes.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Unbalanced
