National Hockey League

The goalie built up A TON of goodwill with us Mainers during his time in Orono. Is that goodwill being cashed in or does Sway have an endless line of credit in the Pine Tree State?

The old guard has almost entirely changed out. The voices I grew up with and so many of you welcomed into your lives on a nightly and weekly basis, the voices who described the greatest golden age a sports town has ever experienced, are now memories like those teams they called.

It's a stalemate that everyone has been saying will get done, but here we are, one week from opening camp and still without a deal.

In honor of the latest father-son duo in sports, let's take a look back at the combos that actually did it on merit and talent...

Apart from the Celtics who back up their words with action, which Boston ownership group do you trust the most to bring another championship back to Beantown?

Assuming the Celtics get the job done tonight - I mean, it's written in the stars, just look at the date (6-17), that's Boston's area code for goodness sake - which of the region's teams is best positioned to win the next championship?

Beyond the money (which admittedly at that price is pretty impossible to turn away) Hurley is signing up for a job in which he'd be the 4th guy to lead the Lakers in the last seven years. That's less than a 2-year shelf life on average.

The Boston Celtics are four wins away from being undeniable. They've been questioned and belittled all year, but with four more wins, they will complete one of the most dominant seasons ever played in NBA history.

For a rivalry to be at its best, you need two teams either at the peak of their powers or with a long standing history of hatred. The former immediately removes the Sox and New England Patriots from the conversation. The latter is hard to come by in today's age of athlete, where everyone seems "buddy buddy" with each other.

The numbers certainly on Boston's side, but hey, they weren't on Florida's last year either before the Panthers pulled off a 3-1 comeback of their own.