by Brian Kennedy | Oct 12, 2023 | Los Angeles Kings
It’s all theory until they actually play the games. So it is that the LA Kings have to go out and prove that they are a better team than they were last year, when a third-place finish in the Pacific gave way to a one-round playoff exit versus the Edmonton Oilers in...
by Kenneth Cross | Oct 11, 2023 | Tampa Bay Lightning
Venerable Tampa Bay right winger Nikita Kucherov scored two goals and Lightning defenseman Nick Paul met him with a pair of third-period scores as the Tampa Bay Lightning downed the Nashville Predators, 5-3, on the opening night for both teams. After center Juuso...
by Tom Stanek | Oct 11, 2023 | Detroit Red Wings
Another hockey season begins with the Detroit Red Wings looking to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2016 season. They missed the playoffs the last seven years, so if they fall short again it would make it eight. Before making a prediction an...
by Angie Carducci | Aug 6, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins
The Ron Hextall era technically came to an end in Pittsburgh back on April 14, when the former GM, President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke and Assistant GM Chris Pryor were shown the door after the Penguins missed the playoffs, ending the longest active postseason...
by Brian Kennedy | May 12, 2023 | Toronto Maple Leafs
Courtice, ON—You might think you know where Leafs Nation is. Perhaps in the downtown arena where the team plays. Perhaps in Maple Leaf Square outside that rink, where fans congregate to watch away games on big screens. Maybe, even, it’s in Florida, where Toronto fans...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 30, 2023 | Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings
Toronto, ON—Sometimes real life interferes with the best-laid plans. Such is the case with the Los Angeles-Edmonton NHL series being played out this week. Inside Hockey happily reported on the third and fourth games, played in LA, bringing you on-the-spot coverage of...