by Neal McHale | Jul 13, 2022 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers
“Johnny: first time, long time.” “Hi Johnny, it’s Jack.” “Johnny, HBSE would like to connect you with Joel Embiid.” Whatever the salutation may be, there will be one extended when the clock strikes 12 p.m. Eastern on...
by Neal McHale | Jul 11, 2022 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Simon Nemec is a highly-touted, supremely-skilled right-shot defenseman who projects to be a top-pair blueliner. Thursday at the Bell Centre, a D-needy franchise selected him with the second overall pick, passing on Shane Wright, the longstanding top North American...
by Neal McHale | Jul 7, 2022 | Arizona Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals
As we are now just hours away from the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, the first in-person version of these proceedings since Jack Hughes went No. 1 to the Devils in 2019, things are percolating and thus we’re all tasked with getting out information that isn’t too...
by Neal McHale | Jun 10, 2022 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
By this time next week, we will know the two teams going to battle for the 2022 edition of the Stanley Cup. Colorado and one of Tampa Bay or the New York Rangers. If it’s the latter, the Rangers will have again come on top in game 7 in a series in which they trailed...
by Brian Kennedy | May 19, 2022 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
“As I mentioned, the hurt in the locker room was deep team-wise, but it was very deep for Brownie. It’s very rare in this sporting world—forget about hockey—sporting world that one individual spends that many years, wins championships, and finishes the night...
by Brian Kennedy | May 15, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
It had to happen sometime. Jonathan Quick had won all four game sevens he had played in up until Saturday night. That might have predicted a cinch clinch against Edmonton, who in that scenario would be stonewalled by his prowess and fail to score on lots of good...