by Brian Kennedy | Mar 29, 2022 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Seattle Kraken
Back in 1986, the New York Islanders grabbed a centerman in the 5th round. He was the 104th pick in the draft. Few probably thought he’d be in the NHL for 1000 games. And Todd McLellan wasn’t. His playing career, in fact, lasted just five games. He has a perfect...
by Anthony Garofalo | Mar 26, 2022 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL
Boston, MA – The final push of the regular season is drawing closer, and teams that have been deemed contenders have loaded up at the trade deadline with the mindset of playing summer hockey. The Boston Bruins are one of those teams. “I was really lucky when I got the...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 24, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, NHL
Sam Carrick gets a pair–of goals, Wednesday, to go along with his pair of fights on Monday night. He featured in many plays throughout the night. But this game was also about what the Ducks got, and didn’t get, as of Monday 12pm local time, trade...
by Neal McHale | Mar 23, 2022 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL
NEWARK–Lindy Ruff called the Devils stretch to close out this season their version of playoff hockey. Which is, the obvious thing to say to a mostly sub-25 year-old core that is facing down another postseason absence. It also may be the right way to approach...
by Neal McHale | Mar 22, 2022 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
If you were looking for a state of the organization’s confidence in the Devils of late, who have started to put things together on a more consistent basis over the last month and a half, the trade deadline just might have been a confirmation of sorts. Tom...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 22, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Nashville Predators, NHL
If you wander down the right hallway in Honda Center, home of the Ducks, sometime soon, you might see a man looking suspiciously like the General Manager pushing hard on a cupboard door, trying to close it. Pat Verbeek is still not likely to be able to shut in...
