by Spencer Lee | May 9, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage, NHL, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues
So after the story we released a little over a week ago, the stage is finally set. Our predictions through two games of the second round of NHL games proved to be hit or miss. We predicted that the Columbus Blue Jackets and Carolina Hurricanes would battle for the...
by Andrew Bensch | May 9, 2019 | Archived Features, Homepage, NHL, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues
The San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues are set to face off yet again in the Western Conference final, a rematch of the 2016 final-four matchup. If you are a Sharks fan who listened to the post-game show on 98.5 KFOX after Game 7, you heard the San Jose broadcasters...
by Anthony Garofalo | May 8, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage, NHL
The Boston Bruins “dented”—and eventually broke—the Columbus Blue Jackets in their second round Stanley Cup playoff series, a series that lasted only six games. Up next for the B’s? A bunch of jerks. Well, sort of. Before we officially turn the page and look ahead to...
by Kevin Greenstein | May 8, 2019 | Archived Features, Books, Homepage
While it has consistently produced the best professional hockey for most of the past century, the National Hockey League has also experienced its share of confusing, perplexing and even embarrassing moments to go along with the greatness of Gretzky, Howe, Lemieux,...
by George Grimm | May 4, 2019 | Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Gene Carr could have been a huge star in New York. He had long blonde hair and blazing speed but he had trouble putting the puck in the net and suffered a pair of serious injuries and so his time with the Rangers though eventful was relatively brief. Carr recorded 58...
by Adam Dermer | May 4, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Islanders, NHL
RALEIGH- The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the New York Islanders at PNC Arena in Raleigh for Game Four of round two in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Coming into the game, Carolina had a 3-0 lead in the series and looked to sweep New York after coming out of a close series...