If you’re a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, nothing’s more terrifying than the notion of Ben Roethlisburger getting hurt — he’s the face of the franchise and despite Santonio Holmes’ trophy case, Big Ben is the reason why the Steelers have won two world championships in recent years. So, yeah, if he gets injured = nightmare for Pittsburgh. But maybe it won’t be so bad. Because at the recent Pittsburgh Penguins victory parade, some dude flashed a ridiculous arm, cannoning a ball from the crowd a few stories in the air and through an open window. Simply. Stunning.

Big ups to No Guts, No Glory for the vid

I don’t pretend to know anything about hockey beyond what I learn from NHL 09. Primarily what I’ve learned from NHL 09 is that most people online, unless they’re really good, have one method of scoring. It’s all they know. If you stop them at this method they will be lost and will be forced to adjust and then, as Sun Tzu might have said, you will have totally pwned that n00b.

But that doesn’t help me much with learning actual hockey stuff. Which is why I read blogs. To that end, Chi City Hockey has an interesting proposal today: The Hawks should ignore potential pickup Mats Sundin and instead go after Penguins third-line center Jordan Staal:

His name? Jordan Staal. His age? 20. Explosive? You better believe it. Potential? Sky high. His talent? 2nd-line center now, with 1st-line center in his sights down the line. But why would any team in their right minds be looking to move a guy like this? Most teams wouldn’t. Unless you are the Pittsburgh Penguins and have the likes of Sidney Crosby (age 21) and Evgeni Malkin (age 22) centering your top two lines (not to mention, making almost $9 mil each per year).

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Good news, friends: this financial crisis currently entangling the U.S. and now global market? It ain’t quite at rock bottom yet. (When it does hit rock bottom, people that know what they’re talking about have told me to buy a Johnson & Johnson or GE or UPS, in hopes of hitting a solid double when the market recovers. If this sounds like a bad idea or you know something else, all stock and financial tips can be sent to rcorazza at mouthpiecesports dot com. I will write you mediocre blog posts in return for your favor.)

We know it’s affecting the sporting world to a point, but as Darren Rovel of CNBC mentions today, it’s likely a  franchise is going to go bankrupt.

The best guess, according to those in the know, is that if the bear market continues, a team will likely file for bankruptcy by February or March. Who is it going to be? It’s hard to say unless you analyze every owner’s unique financial situation. But it’s generally believed that if a team files in the near future, odds are it will be an NHL team, they reason. That’s because it’s the sport with the least cash flow and probably has the owners with the lowest net worth. In fact, since 1974, a major professional sports team has filed for bankruptcy five times and every single one of them was a National Hockey League Team.

Poor, hockey. Always the little guy getting picked on. And what’s even crazier is that the Penguins — who you’d traditionally think of as a pillar of stability in the NHL — have filed for bankruptcy twice, and still have been able to survive.

So, I guess anyone putting their money on a certain Boston franchise to file for bankruptcy may not even get the end result they’re looking for. Dang.