by Neal McHale | Aug 26, 2020 | Arizona Coyotes, Homepage, NHL
When the Coyotes sent a package of picks and prospects to the Devils for Taylor Hall in December, they hoped they were getting ahead of the trade deadline frenzy and could focus on a push to the playoffs. And while they defeated the Preds in the qualifiers, they...
by Neal McHale | Aug 9, 2020 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
If there’s one thing that makes me want to call the qualifying round, or round-of-24, part of the actual playoffs and not just the manufactured (albiet entertaining) tournament designated to decide the fate of “bubble” teams, it’s the Edmonton...
by Neal McHale | Jun 19, 2020 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
One fired coach to go with a dismissed general manager and a teammate, just over a season removed from winning a Hart Trophy, sent away in a trade inspired by the team’s dismal start to the season–and while you’re at it, throw in a global pandemic to...
by Anthony Garofalo | Dec 19, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL
With the year drawing to a close, the unofficial first half of the 2019-20 National Hockey League season is about to wrap up. When it comes to the Boston Bruins, they certainly should be content about how their year concluded. They started the year clinching a playoff...
by Neal McHale | Dec 16, 2019 | Arizona Coyotes, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Maybe it’s because former Hart Trophy winners rarely get moved. Maybe it’s because how can you trade your first round pick when Taylor Hall is now on your roster. But whatever it was, that held up a deal this weekend, when it felt like a deal was...