by Neal McHale | Dec 15, 2018 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
NEWARK–If the Devils, presently seated in the bottom-five in NHL standings, they could point to Friday’s 5-4 comeback victory over the Golden Knights as a turning point in their season. Vegas was the decidely quicker and more relentless team in the opening...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 9, 2018 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
Slowly, the tide in LA is turning. This is in part because the Kings have added some new players recently and forgotten to tell them to play a slow, boring, no-offense game. Whoever’s job that is: thanks for failing! Because Brendan Leipsic and Nikita Scherbak are...
by Anthony Garofalo | Nov 11, 2018 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
BOSTON – There are times during the year when the National Hockey League throws a curveball at a particular team. The aforementioned curveball comes in the form of an unusual patch in the schedule. The Boston Bruins are currently undergoing one of those calendar...
by Neal McHale | Oct 4, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets
And away we go. The 2018-19 season is officially underway. It’s particularly exciting for me. Sure, the hockey is great, but we also get to end the insufferable before-the-season Predictions. Whether it’s standings or “breakout star” or, more...
by Matthew Dibiase | Jun 9, 2018 | Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals
For this writer the most beautiful aspect of the Washington Capitals first Stanley Cup win is that gave head coach Barry Trotz some richly deserved glory and immortality after 19 seasons of solid hockey coaching with a corresponding lack of playoff success to go along...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 18, 2018 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
The Golden Knights-Kings series has been a goaltending battle for the ages, with each game being decided by one goal in an ascending range. The first, 1-0; the second, 2-1 (OT); the third, 3-2. As the fourth began, the Kings were facing elimination. You might thus...
