When 2020 kicked off, if you’d told me about everything that was about to go down this year, and then said that I’d spend several months pretty much locked inside a bubble in the middle of Florida….I would’ve thought you were absolutely insane. I mean, are you kidding me?No way I would’ve believed that.And look, when it actually happened, yes absolutely I was dreading living inside that damn bubble as much as anyone.No family? No outside friends? No ... home-cooked meals?Umm….I was totally ready for it to suck, I’m not gonna lie. But you know what?The bubble, it actually turned out to be …...…When 2020 kicked off, if you’d told me about everything that was about to go down this year, and then said that I’d spend several months pretty much locked inside a bubble in the middle of Florida….I would’ve thought you were absolutely insane. I mean, are you kidding me?No way I would’ve believed that.And look, when it actually happened, yes absolutely I was dreading living inside that damn bubble as much as anyone.No family? No outside friends? No ... home-cooked meals?Umm….I was totally ready for it to suck, I’m not gonna lie. But you know what?The bubble, it actually turned out to be …...WW…

Dear 24-year-old Willie,Get out of there. As fast as you can.Turn back around and walk out of the hotel room.I know it’s more cocaine than you’ve ever seen in your entire life. And I get that it is 1979 after all, and pretty much everyone seems to be snortin’ coke … and you’re a little curious about how it might make you feel if you try some. But trust me on this one.Just leave.Now.You don’t even have to say anything, really. You could just pretend not to know what’s going on — like you walked into the wrong room or something. I mean, you’ve never so much as experimented with drugs before...…Dear 24-year-old Willie,Get out of there. As fast as you can.Turn back around and walk out of the hotel room.I know it’s more cocaine than you’ve ever seen in your entire life. And I get that it is 1979 after all, and pretty much everyone seems to be snortin’ coke … and you’re a little curious about how it might make you feel if you try some. But trust me on this one.Just leave.Now.You don’t even have to say anything, really. You could just pretend not to know what’s going on — like you walked into the wrong room or something. I mean, you’ve never so much as experimented with drugs before...WW…

During every pregame skate, I used to look into the crowd and wonder what the fans could see.I mean, like, what could they really see?Could they see the cuts on my hands — and the blood on my laces — from obsessively lacing and relacing my skates again and again?Could they see the bags under my eyes from having gotten just two hours of sleep for the fifth straight night?Could they see the pain I was going through from trying to work up the nerve to tell the coach that tonight was the night when it was just all too much, and I couldn’t play?I’ve been an NHL player for 11 years. And until...…During every pregame skate, I used to look into the crowd and wonder what the fans could see.I mean, like, what could they really see?Could they see the cuts on my hands — and the blood on my laces — from obsessively lacing and relacing my skates again and again?Could they see the bags under my eyes from having gotten just two hours of sleep for the fifth straight night?Could they see the pain I was going through from trying to work up the nerve to tell the coach that tonight was the night when it was just all too much, and I couldn’t play?I’ve been an NHL player for 11 years. And until...WW…

Joey Moss was the greatest person I have ever met. And while I’m not sure if what I’m about to write will do his legacy justice, I feel as though I have to try. After all, trying was exactly what Joey was about. Ask anyone who has been around that dressing room in Edmonton, or heard him sing the Canadian or U.S. national anthems, or seen him dance to “La Bamba.” He was as passionate as they come. I have countless stories and so many fond memories of our time together and honestly, I could go on forever. But I will do my best to paint a picture of the man Joey was, and also of the...…Joey Moss was the greatest person I have ever met. And while I’m not sure if what I’m about to write will do his legacy justice, I feel as though I have to try. After all, trying was exactly what Joey was about. Ask anyone who has been around that dressing room in Edmonton, or heard him sing the Canadian or U.S. national anthems, or seen him dance to “La Bamba.” He was as passionate as they come. I have countless stories and so many fond memories of our time together and honestly, I could go on forever. But I will do my best to paint a picture of the man Joey was, and also of the...WW…

When 2020 kicked off, if you’d told me about everything that was about to go down this year, and then said that I’d spend several months pretty much locked inside a bubble in the middle of Florida….I would’ve thought you were absolutely insane. I mean, are you kidding me?No way I would’ve believed that.And look, when it actually happened, yes absolutely I was dreading living inside that damn bubble as much as anyone.No family? No outside friends? No ... home-cooked meals?Umm….I was totally ready for it to suck, I’m not gonna lie. But you know what?The bubble, it actually turned out to be …...…When 2020 kicked off, if you’d told me about everything that was about to go down this year, and then said that I’d spend several months pretty much locked inside a bubble in the middle of Florida….I would’ve thought you were absolutely insane. I mean, are you kidding me?No way I would’ve believed that.And look, when it actually happened, yes absolutely I was dreading living inside that damn bubble as much as anyone.No family? No outside friends? No ... home-cooked meals?Umm….I was totally ready for it to suck, I’m not gonna lie. But you know what?The bubble, it actually turned out to be …...WW…

Since the Baltimore Ravens were established in 1996, they have played the Pittsburgh Steelers 44 times, including four times in the playoffs. Over the last 20 years, it has been arguably the NFL’s fiercest rivalry. We got former Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward and former Ravens safety Ed Reed to discuss the rivalry, and what it means to play football in the AFC North.Hines WardMy man, Ed Reed. First things first: I got one question for you. I know you’re coaching in Buffalo now … so do you have the Steelers game circled on the Bills’ schedule?Ed ReedHaha. Naw, man. I don’t have December...…Since the Baltimore Ravens were established in 1996, they have played the Pittsburgh Steelers 44 times, including four times in the playoffs. Over the last 20 years, it has been arguably the NFL’s fiercest rivalry. We got former Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward and former Ravens safety Ed Reed to discuss the rivalry, and what it means to play football in the AFC North.Hines WardMy man, Ed Reed. First things first: I got one question for you. I know you’re coaching in Buffalo now … so do you have the Steelers game circled on the Bills’ schedule?Ed ReedHaha. Naw, man. I don’t have December...WW…

It was like something out of The Godfather.Just as I was all alone in my dark hotel room, the phone rang.Brrrrrring.I had just arrived in Nashville for the 2016 All-Star Game. After I landed, I went out with a few of the guys. We hung out on Broadway at the honky-tonk bars and had a blast.I was lovin’ it.I had been traded under some pretty suspicious circumstances two weeks earlier, and my life had been turned upside down, but hey, I was an All-Star. I was reunited with some of my old Sharks buddies. My wife was about to have twins. All the drama was behind me. In my mind, it was...…It was like something out of The Godfather.Just as I was all alone in my dark hotel room, the phone rang.Brrrrrring.I had just arrived in Nashville for the 2016 All-Star Game. After I landed, I went out with a few of the guys. We hung out on Broadway at the honky-tonk bars and had a blast.I was lovin’ it.I had been traded under some pretty suspicious circumstances two weeks earlier, and my life had been turned upside down, but hey, I was an All-Star. I was reunited with some of my old Sharks buddies. My wife was about to have twins. All the drama was behind me. In my mind, it was...WW…

“Look, man ... are you sitting down?”You never want to hear those words coming from the other end of the telephone. Especially when they hit you on the landline. It’s never good news, right?It’s November, 1998. I’m down in the basement with my girlfriend watching a movie. Matter of fact, it was a LaserDisc. Yes, the LASERDISC, buddy. Welcome to 1998. Get comfortable because we’re taking a trip now. Starter jackets and backwards snapbacks and the six-CD-changers and all that. How ’90s are we talking? O.K., let me put it to you like this. I’d just been in my first Nike commercial. The...…“Look, man ... are you sitting down?”You never want to hear those words coming from the other end of the telephone. Especially when they hit you on the landline. It’s never good news, right?It’s November, 1998. I’m down in the basement with my girlfriend watching a movie. Matter of fact, it was a LaserDisc. Yes, the LASERDISC, buddy. Welcome to 1998. Get comfortable because we’re taking a trip now. Starter jackets and backwards snapbacks and the six-CD-changers and all that. How ’90s are we talking? O.K., let me put it to you like this. I’d just been in my first Nike commercial. The...WW…

To the 106 players about to live their championship dream on Sunday, Now that I’ve been out of the league for a few years, a lot of people ask me what I miss the most. And besides the obvious — playing the game I love — it’s an easy answer.It’s the brotherhood. We had a special group in Seattle, and we had a lot of fun. I wasn’t really into the Ping-Pong games our team was famous for, but I definitely miss the cornhole tournaments. The card games on the plane. And even just watching film with the guys and the talks we’d have in the cold tub or the sauna. But more than...…To the 106 players about to live their championship dream on Sunday, Now that I’ve been out of the league for a few years, a lot of people ask me what I miss the most. And besides the obvious — playing the game I love — it’s an easy answer.It’s the brotherhood. We had a special group in Seattle, and we had a lot of fun. I wasn’t really into the Ping-Pong games our team was famous for, but I definitely miss the cornhole tournaments. The card games on the plane. And even just watching film with the guys and the talks we’d have in the cold tub or the sauna. But more than...WW…