Interview: Doug Armstrong and Craig Berube
Darryl Houston Smith interviews Blues GM Doug Armstrong and head coach Craig Berube in advance of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals.
2019 Stanley Cup Final Preview
Boston- May 10, 1970, is a blessed day in Boston sports memory. On that Mother’s Day at Boston Garden, Bobby Orr took a pass from Derek Sanderson and slipped the puck through the legendary Glenn Hall’s pads to ...
Doug Armstrong: No More Heartbreaks; Let the Fun Begin!
In my book The Art of the Dealers: the NHL’s Greatest General Managers I not only ranked St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong as one of the 50 greatest general managers in hockey history I was also forced to assig...
Four Wins Remaining
It is time for a trip down memory lane…
When David Backes signed with the Boston Bruins as a free agent during the summer of 2016, few entertained the possibility of this deal working out as well as it did.
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Movie Review: The Russian Five
Inside Hockey Editor-in-Chief Kevin Greenstein and senior writer Darryl Houston Smith recently watched the documentary The Russian Five, which tells the story of Sergei Fedorov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Slava Kozlov, Slava Fetisov and Igor Larionov joining forces on the Detroit Red Wings.
Canes’ Seaons Ends While Boston Advances to Stanley Cup Finals
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Boston Bruins in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. PNC Arena was packed and hoping for a comeback in the series after th...
It Should Not Have Been That Easy
Thursday night’s game ended with the same result as the series itself: 4-0.
The Boston Bruins weathered the storm—excuse the pun—and swept the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bruins...
Close Battle Leaves Canes Down 3-0
RALEIGH- The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Boston Bruins for Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals at PNC Arena. After two losses in Boston, Carolina was looking to shift the momentum of the seven game s...
Grzelcyk, Bruins Blow-Out Hurricanes 6-2
Boston, MA -- Mother’s Day is a special day but in Boston Bruins lore it is especially meaningful. Since 1970 its been synonymous with the iconic Bobby Orr goal, Orr flying thru the air after scoring against St...
A Personal Take on Hockey in the South
Recently, Don Cherry made remarks about the Carolina Hurricanes fanbase, and honestly, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Earlier in the season, Don went on a rant about the team where he complained and rea...