Who Are The NHL Amnesty Buyout Candidates (Eastern Conference) Steven Ives | March 14, 2013 One of the more controversial additions to the new NHL collective bargaining agreement, the league will allow all 30 teams to correct past contractual mistakes by offering them two buyouts…
2014 Olympic Hockey Preview: Can Finland Medal For Third Straight Time? Steven Ives | March 14, 2013 Finland has played the role of spoiler for the past two Olympic hockey tournaments, winning bronze in 2010 and silver in 2006. Though never considered among the pre-Olympic favorites, the…
2014 Olympic Hockey Preview: Is Czech Republic Still a Major Power? Steven Ives | March 12, 2013 Back in the old days of Czechoslovakia, the still-fused Czech Republic and Slovakia were a consistent threat to win Olympic gold. Though it also helped to have two of the…
NHL Trade Talk: Debunking The Gaborik Rumors Steven Ives | March 11, 2013 Cap Crunch Leads To Trade Speculation On March 1, Bruce Garrioch of The Ottawa Sun reported that New York Rangers’ General Manager Glen Sather was making phone calls regarding the…
NBC’s Roenick Calls Out ESPN Clown Stephen A. Smith Steven Ives | March 6, 2013 On March 4, Stephen A. Smith did what he does for a living, which is to flail about some controversial subject at a loud enough volume to drown out the…
Patrick Kaleta Unwittingly Auditions For Role Of Villain In “Youngblood 2” Steven Ives | March 5, 2013 Last year, Brad Richards scored 66 points in 82 games for the New York Rangers. In his six-year career with the Buffalo Sabres, Patrick Kaleta has accumulated a total of…
Flame Retardant: You May Be Smarter Than Your Team’s GM Steven Ives | March 4, 2013 On February 28, Calgary Flames’ General Manager Jay Feaster made a huge splash in the hockey headlines by signing Colorado Avalanche holdout RFA center Ryan O’Reilly to an offer-sheet, giving…
Top 10 Goalies in the NHL Today Steven Ives | March 4, 2013 Speaking of goaltenders, Philadelphia’s Ilya Bryzgalov famously was quoted last season as saying “the universe is humongous big”. Seeing as that’s difficult logic to argue with, I will not concern…
Dan Girardi Kicking Butt on the NHL All-Underrated Team Steven Ives | February 25, 2013 When Dan Girardi stayed down, writhing in pain, after blocking a Montreal slap-shot with his ankle Saturday night, the entire Ranger organization and fan-base was frozen for a moment in…
Do Rangers Have Toughness to Defend Against the Matt Cookes of NHL? Steven Ives | February 18, 2013 This week, the hockey world was robbed of one of its brightest young stars when Matt Cooke sliced Erik Karlsson’s achilles tendon with his skate while delivering a hit from…
NY Rangers’ Huge Improvement on Draft Day Steven Ives | February 13, 2013 When Glen Sather took over the reins as New York Rangers General Manager in 2000, he and his staff did not initially light it up at the NHL entry draft.…
Big Buff To Return Vs. Flyers, Flyers Should Be Very Afraid Steven Ives | February 11, 2013 After missing the past three games with injury, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Sun reports the Jets’ stud two-way defenseman Dustin Byfuglien is set to return for Tuesday night’s…
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