Monthly Archives: June 2012

The CHL Defections

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

Yet again another Michigan Hockey commitment has defected to the OHL.  Defenseman Connor Carrick is not the first person, nor will he be the last.  It isn’t always the OHL that is at fault, as the QMJHL and WHL have … Continue reading →

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College Football Playoff Official

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

This picture is from ESPN’s Facebook page (good thing they can spell COLLEGE), and these are all of the basic details that are available at the moment and have been hammered out.  Coincidentally the current BCS TV contract is up around … Continue reading →

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The NHL Draft Trades Recap

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

First and foremost, there cannot really be an analysis of who “won” or “lost” during the draft, and so I’ve decided to focus on another aspect of the draft weekend.  The NHL draft is unlike the NBA or NFL draft … Continue reading →

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A Well Overdue Rant on The NBA and Euro Cup

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

You can either agree with me or disagree with me on this, but nothing you say will change my mind.  The NBA is a league that is completely rigged and full of soft players.  Yes, I am calling the league … Continue reading →

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Sports Update: NHL Signings & College Football Playoff

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

Two days ago, Brad Stuart signed with the San Jose Sharks for 3 years at $3.6 Million per year.  This was to be expected since the Wings dealt him there prior to the July 1st start to free agency.  Even … Continue reading →

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Detroit Sports Update

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

Not sure if anyone noticed, but I dropped the WordPress from the URL and upgraded it to just thedailytraub.com; hopefully now it looks a little bit more professional. It was announced by the Nashville Predator’s GM yesterday that Ryan Suter … Continue reading →

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College Football News…Well, Michigan Football News

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

Some relatively interesting news coming out today, but once again another slow day in sports now that the Stanley Cup Finals are over.  In the college football world the Michigan Wolverines, according to Twitter, have agreed to a home and … Continue reading →

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Brad Stuart traded to San Jose

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

As of about fifteen minutes ago it has been announced that the Detroit Red Wings have traded Brad Stuart to San Jose for Andrew Murray and a conditional 7th round pick in 2014.  Detroit will only get the pick if … Continue reading →

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Potential 2014 Winter Olympic USA Hockey Team

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

This past week was Annual Congress for USA Hockey, and it is literally a week of nothing but meetings and people running around trying to make sure that things are running smoothly.  Since this year was the 75th Anniversary of … Continue reading →

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How Do You Replace A Legend?

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

Well unfortunately for the Red Wings organization, you don’t.  You cannot replace Nick Lidstrom, it is physically impossible.  The issue that now arises is what do they do to help their blue line, without putting a band-aid on it and … Continue reading →

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