by Brian Kennedy | Jan 26, 2021 | Archived Features, Books, Hockey History, Homepage
The Great One turns 60 today, January 26th, 2021. That means that an entire generation has passed since Wayne Gretzky last played an NHL game. His records, of course, stand and will probably stand forever, most of them. Even challenges to the previously thought...
by Neal McHale | Jan 25, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, NHL
At the moment, there’s positive news on the early returns for the Devils’ rather long-awaited season. At the five-game benchmark, which most certainly is a benchmark in a condensed, uncertain-to-finish 56-contest season, you have, at least, a base...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 25, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Inside Hockey
This season is going to look like this: win one, lose one. All the talk of rivalries and series is going to come down to a lot of .500 hockey as teams split series with opponents, nullifying the supposed “four-point games”. Only minor proof is available thus far,...
by Jason Scales | Jan 23, 2021 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers
Boston, MA — A Saturday night affair between the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins is usually a rock’em sock’em event at TD Garden. Tonight, the Flyers were the only ones to get socked as Boston won handily, 6-1. Brad Marchand and Patrice...
by Neal McHale | Jan 22, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, NHL
Whether it was the pre-season trade request or, a rather candid head coach speaking out about his star player. It could have harkened back to the first round of last year’s bubble that saw coach and center verbally jawing at each other on the bench. Whatever it...
by Jason Scales | Jan 22, 2021 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, Inside Hockey, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers
Boston, MA- It took forty minutes and change, but the Boston Bruins finally broke through on five-on-five. And then the floodgates opened. Despite Boston’s offensive outpouring in the third period, the Philadelphia Flyers were equally adept at finding the back...
