by Darryl Houston Smith | Jun 6, 2019 | Darryl's Dispatch
The 2019 Stanley Cup Final shifts back to TD Garden for Game 5 with both the Bruins and Blues looking to break a 2-2 stalemate. * When any best-of-seven series is tied 2-2, the winner of Game 5 holds the historical edge with an all-time series record of 210-58...
by Darryl Houston Smith | Jun 4, 2019 | Darryl's Dispatch
Q. It seems like the series has been defined by adjustments from game to game. How do you go about getting an upper hand? CRAIG BERUBE: I’m not sure you get an upper hand. Going into the next game, first of all, great win we had, but we just got to get past it,...
by Darryl Houston Smith | Jun 4, 2019 | Darryl's Dispatch
Q. We all know what’s at stake, but what does it say with hockey players this time of the year, that they play through certain injuries, and do what they need to do? BRAD MARCHAND: You work your entire life to be in this situation, like we’re all in right...
by Darryl Houston Smith | Jun 2, 2019 | Darryl's Dispatch
The 2019 NHL Scouting Combine presented by Adidas, featuring 103 players eligible for this year’s draft, concluded Saturday with fitness testing in Buffalo. Jayden Struble, a defenseman from St. Sebastian’s School in Needham, Mass., finished first in 5 of the...
by Darryl Houston Smith | May 31, 2019 | Darryl's Dispatch, St. Louis Blues
Q. You came off the bench during the delayed penalty. When you do that, is it, I got to get out there as quick as possible, reading the play? RYAN O’REILLY: Yeah, just a quick reading of the play, trying to get to an area. The way it was developing, I was just...
by Darryl Houston Smith | May 31, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Darryl's Dispatch
Q: What stands out about the Blues and how do you beat them? PATRICE BERGERON: They’re a team that’s really good on the forecheck, they turn the puck over a lot. I think we have to be smart in taking care of the puck. When we do and keep things simple, we get out of...
