by Brian Kennedy | Aug 11, 2021 | Archived Features, Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey History, Homepage, Leagues, NHL
“Those guys we’ve been mourning lately were people whom I remember. Tony Esposito was someone I worshipped.” That’s what I said to my friend Manny yesterday in response to his condolences on the occasion of Tony O’s passing at age 78. The people I was referencing were...
by George Grimm | Jul 29, 2021 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Back in the early 1970s, after watching Gene Carr blow yet another scoring opportunity, Ranger broadcaster Bill “The Big Whistle” Chadwick, loudly proclaimed to play-by-play man Jim Gordon, that the long-haired forward “couldn’t put the puck in the ocean if he was...
by Neal McHale | Jul 28, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
The New Jersey Devils seem to have landed the big fish of the 2021 UFA class. Dougie Hamilton, according to league insiders will agree to terms with the Devils when the market opens up at 12 p.m. ET. on Wednesday. This according to TSN Hockey Insider, Darren Dreger,...
by Neal McHale | Jul 28, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL
The opening of the frenzy that is NHL free agency on Wednesday has the potential to alter the direction of the New Jersey Devils. After missing the postseason for the eighth time in nine years and now entering the 10-year anniversary of the last taste of any...
by Neal McHale | Jul 23, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
The unofficial start to the offseason has arrived. I suppose the actual start began moments after Tampa captured their second-straight Cup in a five-game Stanley Cup Final. There were some moves that came just prior to what was, comparably speaking anyway, a quiet...
by Anthony Garofalo | Jul 23, 2021 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL
The Boston Bruins have had quite the interesting offseason thus far. After an unceremonious second-round exit in the Stanley Cup playoffs last season at the hands of the New York Islanders, the Bruins quickly found themselves looking ahead towards next year. As it...
