by Neal McHale | Jul 1, 2019 | Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL
Bobby Holik, Wade Redden, Scott Gomez, Marian Gaborik, Brad Richards, Kevin Shattenkirk. Again, the Rangers steal the headlines on July 1’s free agent frenzy inking top-fish UFA, Artemi Panarin. The deal is reportedly the max-term for a free agent–seven...
by Neal McHale | Jun 28, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL
Earlier this week, I began looking closer inside the Metropolitan division, positioned nicely to be the powerhouse of the National Hockey League. All eight teams are either in contending status or trending in that direction after periods of rebuilding. There’s...
by Neal McHale | Jun 24, 2019 | Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs
And now the fun begins. A trio of cap dump deals helped save the weekend during the second round of the what was an otherwise dull draft. At least in terms of NHL bodies changing uniforms. Patrick Marleau to Carolina…and soon to bought out and likely returned to...
by Anthony Garofalo | May 8, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage, NHL
The Boston Bruins “dented”—and eventually broke—the Columbus Blue Jackets in their second round Stanley Cup playoff series, a series that lasted only six games. Up next for the B’s? A bunch of jerks. Well, sort of. Before we officially turn the page and look ahead to...
by Jason Scales | Apr 28, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL
TD Garden, Boston, MA. — Forward Matt Duchene banged home an Artemi Panarin rebound through the legs of Tuukka Rask at 3:42 of double overtime giving the Blue Jackets a 3-2 win and sending the series back to Columbus tied at one. The Blue Jackets second power...
