by Kevin Greenstein | Oct 4, 2022 | New York Islanders
Four years ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed star forward (and team captain) John Tavares away from the New York Islanders, breaking their fans’ hearts and seemingly sending the Isles on the road to oblivion. But things didn’t turn out quite as expected....
by Mike Gambill | Oct 4, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks
The preseason is exactly that – the preseason. You hate to be overly dramatic about how well or how poorly a team performs in exhibition games before the official season begins. Teams in other sports may do well in the preseason and tank when it comes time to...
by Angie Carducci | Oct 3, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins
A summer that was expected to bring seismic changes for the Penguins ended instead in the unlikely return of the big three. With fresh long-term deals, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang are back alongside captain Sidney Crosby for an NHL-unprecedented 17th season. Add...
by Kevin Greenstein | Sep 30, 2022 | New York Rangers
The New York Rangers have assembled a very talented, young roster, highlighted by a former Norris Trophy winner (Adam Fox), a defending Vezina Trophy winner (Igor Shesterkin), a recent first overall pick (Alexis Lafreniere) and a recent second overall draft pick...
by Robert Marks | Sep 30, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals
Ok. It was just preseason. Or, was it just preseason? On Wednesday night, the Capitals’ Dylan Strome looked like a third overall draft pick (back in 2015) as he scored two goals on five shots with a plus two rating. As a bonus for Capitals fans, his projected...
by Mike Gambill | Sep 28, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks
Hockey is a team sport and being such it’s hard to pin down a key player as being critical for the success off a franchise. That being said, the Vancouver Canucks in 2021-22 started out the season as the NHL nominee for dumpster fire of the year and somehow...
