Pierson Scheinberg is a student who lives in California, and attends the College Preparatory School. Pierson lived in Baltimore, Maryland until August 2017 when he moved to the Bay Area. Pierson is an avid golfer who enjoys watching all sports. He is a writer and sports analyst for At the Buzzer.
The hockey world watched in awe on Tuesday, as the first round Stanley Cup Playoff game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay lasted until the fifth overtime period.
After the Stanley Cup Qualifiers decided who could move on to play for the Stanley Cup, we are down to 16 teams remaining in the NHL bubbles in Edmonton and Toronto.
With the NHL Stanley Cup Qualifiers finished, we now have 16 teams and are ready for the Stanley Cup Playoffs to begin this Tuesday.
Friday was an action-packed day in the NHL as the Panthers, Predators, Penguins, Oilers, and Wild all saw their 2020 Stanley Cup hopes disappear upon their elimination. There would have been six teams eliminated if the Toronto Maple Leafs hadn’t scored three goals in the final five minutes of regulation to force overtime. In overtime, Toronto Maple Leafs’ Alternate Captain, Auston Matthews scored the game-winner to force a Game 5 against the Blue Jackets this Sunday.
This Friday, Cameron Tringale was unfortunately disqualified from the PGA Championship after he signed an incorrect scorecard after his round.
Much to everyone’s surprise, the five seed Pittsburgh Penguins were eliminated by the twelve see Montreal Canadiens after Montreal won 2-0 on Friday. The Canadiens won the series 3-1, and the Penguins have lost 9 of their past 10 post-season games.
The thing that I find most absurd and up to chance is the overtime rules for the round-robins.
The Oilers were one of the best teams in the Western Conference during the regular season, and they nearly qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Unfortunately, they will have to go through the Chicago Blackhawks as the fifth seed.
Patrick Mahomes will be deeply invested in the Kansas City area after he signed a ten-year contract worth just shy of half a billion dollars with the Kansas City Chiefs. Mahomes’ roots with Kansas City grew a little bit deeper on Tuesday when he became a partial owner of the Kansas City Royals.
Just before the start of the abbreviated MLB season, the Canadian government announced that the Toronto Blue Jays would not be allowed to play in their home arena, Rogers Centre nor anywhere else in Canada. The Canadian government is worried about a spike in coronavirus cases if they were to have many MLB teams traveling in and out of Toronto.