The Columbus Blue Jackets will have a short walk to the stage on the floor of the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York to make their first round selection on Friday night. It's a short walk, but an uncomfortable one, even if it's become a familiar. In this case,...
For much of the season it looked as though the Philadelphia Flyers were going to miss the postseason in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1994. But a willful final stretch, that saw them go 12-5-3 in their final 20, earned them the unenviable final wild...
Celebrations don’t get much more subdued than the New York Islanders did this postseason. John Tavares’ double-overtime game winner to defeat the Panthers in 6 games and advance the team to the second round for the first time since 1993 was dulled just two weeks...
If the Carolina Hurricanes offseason is about to be consumed by the Peter Karmanos lawsuit, in which the ‘Canes owner is being suited by his three adult sons for an estimated $105 million, that’s too bad because the team on-the-ice shows much promise ahead of the...
The Hurricanes announced the signing of Sebastian Aho to a three-year, entry-level contract on Monday. Aho, who was selected in the second round (35th overall) at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, is coming off his best season in the SM-liiga in Finland. There he was a...
Gordie Howe, known by many as ‘Mr. Hockey’ passed away at the age of 88 on Friday after suffering from dementia and a series of strokes. Remembered as one of the best to ever lace them up in the National Hockey League, Howe’s professional career spanned six decades,...
The Devils announced the acquisition of Marc Savard from the Panthers on Friday. Savard, 38, is entering the final season of his 7-year, $28.15 million dollar contract he signed with Boston in 2010. Savard, who led the Bruins in scoring in each of his first three...
The Devils announced the signing of defenseman, Yohann Auvitu to a one-year, two-way, entry-level contract on Friday. Auvitu, who recently competed for team France at the World Championships, has spent the last six seasons playing in the SM-liiga, Finnish Elite...
After spelling a 23-year drought of winning a playoff series, the New York Islanders will open their semi-final match up at Tampa on Wednesday, an indoctrination if there ever were, that the Isles' are no longer for fodder. Fittingly, it was their leader--captain John...
And so ends another season without a Stanley Cup for Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers, and perhaps the window for such prestige has closed. The Rangers were eliminated in five games by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in a 6-3 drubbing that saw Lundqvist...
Despite ending a 166 minute goalless drought at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers dropped game three of their series to Pittsburgh 3-1 on Tuesday night. Now trailing two games to one, New York faces a critical test on Thursday. After splitting both games in...
After falling 5-2 to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to open the playoffs, the Rangers learned they could be faced with a daunting reality: win a playoff round without Henrik Lundqvist. Lundqvist sustained an eye injury at the end of the first period on Wednesday when Marc...
The Devils announced several transactions on Friday and many of which will impact the team's lineup in Saturday's season finale versus the Maple Leafs. New Jersey Executive Vice President/General Manager Ray Shero announced the recall of 2015 first-round pick, Pavel...
The Devils ended the season a high note, defeating the Maple Leafs 5-1 at home in a game that featured a small sample of the future and paid homage to one of the franchise's most memorable players. With losses in six of their last seven and their three prior home...
It was another pride-on-the-line game for the Devils Thursday night in Newark versus the Lightning. And for the second time in as many games, pride faltered as the Devils were downed 4-2. Thursday's loss was New Jersey's fourth-straight and sixth in their last seven...
Even an 18-year-old phenom couldn't make Tuesday's game at the Rock between the Sabres and Devils all that exciting. Buffalo skated off to a 3-1 victory over New Jersey, thanks in part to a two-point night for rookie Jack Eichel. Both sides entered the contest looking...
The 7-1 drubbing at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night was probably a shock to the systems of the Devils. Not only did New Jersey allow a season-high seven goals, but they also witnessed seven goals scored in a game. A rarity, the Devils had been involved...
