by Neal McHale | Dec 13, 2019 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
A trade involving the NHL’s most valuable player from two seasons ago, Taylor Hall seems imminent. The Devils, visiting the Avalanche on Friday, made Hall a late healthy scratch from their lineup and cited “precautionary” reasons for the decision....
by Anthony Garofalo | Dec 13, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL
They say attitude reflects leadership. By default, the Boston Bruins possess a strong work ethic and an eagerness to get better every single game. Those are great qualities to have in order to develop a positive attitude. All of this stems from the leadership of the...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 13, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Kings-Ducks might not now be what it once was. The Freeway Faceoff hype has worn off. Neither team is making a dent in the league this year. So the crowd on Thursday night (the Ducks almost never play at home on this night, so that too is a surprise) was sparse at...
by Stefan Wright | Dec 12, 2019 | Calgary Flames, NHL
It came 4 minutes into the third period of Thursday night’s matchup against the Buffalo Sabres. The moment many Flames fans have been waiting seemingly forever for; Milan Lucic officially has his first goal as a Calgary Flame. Not only that, but the goal also...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 12, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, NHL
The Rangers came to Los Angeles, drawing out fans from New York for a Tuesday evening contest at Staples Center. Take the game as the Kings played it as a bit of a preview of their Thursday contest against the Ducks, and you might think they’ll bound in to Anaheim and...
by Jason Scales | Dec 11, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche, Hockey East, Homepage, NCAA, NHL
Boston, MA — This time last year Cale Makar was a college sophomore, an assistant captain on the University of Massachusetts ice hockey team, and the reason for lots of dreaming from not just one, but two fan bases. As the Minutemen were sitting pretty in their...