The Battle of the Streaks: Miami Heat vs Chicago Blackhawks

In what is my first basketball related post, let me just remind you that I am a Knicks guy...but in no way am I as passionate about the basketball as I am about hockey.

So, my opinion may be biased, but then again, so is Stephen A. Smiths. The one difference between myself and Mr. Smith is that I don't like to yell to try and get my point across....UNLESS YOU ATTACK HOCKEY THE WAY YOU DID THE OTHER KNIGHT YOU HOCKEY HATING MAN YOU!!!.

Seriously, though, there are no ties in hockey. And hockey is harder. And faster. And there is without a doubt, 100% certainly more parity in the NHL than the NBA. Still, basketball can be fun to watch and I respect the hell out of players who play the game the right way.

But, back to the main point of this post, I would like to chime in and throw in my two cents on the debate of which streak is more impressive.

And it wont even take that long.  The Miami Heat, defending NBA champions, have won 16 straight games. The Chicago Blackhawks are on a 24 game point streak, losing only three of those games in shootouts. 

Bottom line: The Blackhawks have had more success in more games played, in a season where they had one week of training camp and a tough schedule. Meanwhile, the Miami Heat haven't even had the longest winning streak of the season out of all teams.

Debate over. Call me when they string more wins the the Clippers. 

Marc Staal Eye Injury Fuels Visor Debate

In what was one of the scariest moments that a hockey player could experience on the ice, it is comforting for fans around the league, not only the Ranger faithful, to know that Marc Staal is expected to make a full recovery after taking a puck in the eye the other night.

After seeing him kicking in pain and bleeding all over the ice all while holding his eye, it was fair to assume to worst.

Limited vision.

Loss of sight.

Shattered eyeball.

Career threatening.

You name it and it was possible.

Luckily, after being checked out by two specialists today, it looks like Staal is going to make a full recovery. However, I take that report with a grain of salt due to his previous concussion symptoms. In what is a well known tragedy at this point, Chris Pronger's career is pretty much over due to an eye injury. His vision has not been affected but he started experiencing concussion symptoms after the injury. We can only hope that Staal does not experience the same kind of effects and that he is back relatively soon.

Having said that, one thing still remains uncertain. Will visors finally be mandatory in the NHL and should they be?

Follow me after the jump for my thoughts on this debate.

Champions League: Manchester United Robbed Against Real Madrid

Last night, in the final 16 of the Champions League, we had witnessed what was supposed to be a classic on our hands. Two of the biggest clubs in the world of Futbol squared off to decide who moves onto the final 8 of the biggest club tournament in the world.

For the first hour or so, things seemed to be going Manchester United's way. They were leading 1 - 0 courtesy of Nani's low cross into the box and Sergio Ramos' inadvertent clearance that ended up in his own goal.The Red Devils had victory secured and where well on their way to advancing.

However, one of the most erroneous red cards in Champions League history had changed the whole game.

Follow me after the jump for more.