NY 500 VI

NY 500 #16
It was a very interesting Christmas weekend around New York sports. The Giants kicked off the festivities on Thursday night with the loss to the Eagles. It was an ugly loss, but not as ugly or atrocious as the Jets loss on Saturday to the Patriots. Eli and Fitzpatrick did not do a good job at all of leading their teams and putting their team in a position to win. The Giants defense did a better job of saving the game than the Jets defense, and the Giants didn’t just roll over when they got punched in the mouth. I have no words for the Jets loss—nor would I like to think of this game. As I said on Saturday after the game, this is a game you throw away and never look at again, and that is what I will be doing. For the Giants, they are in the playoffs and have nothing to worry about until 2 weeks from now.

The Knicks didn’t deliver a late Santa gifts to their fans—although they came close and showed people around the NBA that they will be a tough team to beat late in the season. I think this Knicks team is the best that they have had in a long time. I am not a fan by any means, but I would be very optimistic about this team. The Nets had a tough week facing the last two NBA Champions in back to back nights. It was a tough stretch and the team is currently 8-22 at the 30 game mark is on track to be what everyone predicted they would be. The two NBA teams are extremely parallel to the two football teams in the Big Apple.

The Rangers are still one the best teams in the NHL being top 10 in goals per game, goals against, power play percentage, and penalty killing. Stepan leads in points with 26, while new Ranger Michael Grabner leads in goals with 14. The Rangers lost twice this week, but with games against Ottawa, Arizona, and Colorado it should be an easy week. The Islanders have teetered off in middle of the season being middle of the line, however had a good week winning against Boston and Buffalo. Their Captain John Tavares leading in points with 24. At 13-14, the Islanders have to keep up.

The Yankees and Mets haven’t had major news this past week with signings, and that is good for Yankee fans and not so much for you Met fans. As I have expressed before, the Mets will need to bluster their roster to compete in a highly competitive National League, and also keep up with the improving Washington Nationals. The Yankees will have their work cut out for the young group—having to compete with the Red Sox and a tough improving American League.
Sources:(espn.com, nfl.com)

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