Salary Cap Could Spawn NHL Trade Frenzy The Canadian Press | June 19, 2019 Matt Niskanen wasn’t totally shocked when the Washington Capitals traded him to Philadelphia last week. One look at their salary cap picture explained it. “I know what kind of situation Washington was in, so I knew there was a possibility,” he said. Ge…
Trouba’s Fiancee’s Career Played Role in Trade to Rangers The Canadian Press | June 18, 2019 Jacob Trouba’s decision against signing a long-term deal with the Winnipeg Jets was well-documented. Less so was his primary reason why. Trouba revealed that his fiancee’s aspirations to become a doctor played a role in his desire to play in the United…
Sharks Re-Signing Karlsson Sets Table for Busy Offseason The Canadian Press | June 18, 2019 Erik Karlsson had no wanderlust to test the free agent market before re-signing in San Jose. “I never thought outside that box,” Karlsson said. “I’m happy that it didn’t get to that.” A handful of other teams aren’t so happy because the two-time Norris…
Eric Lindros on Concussion Awareness: ‘We’ve Got a Long Way to Go’ The Canadian Press | June 11, 2019 TORONTO — Eric Lindros remembers looking at the Penguins logo on his towel and feeling confused. A powerful, hulking, skilled centre for the Philadelphia Flyers, he’d taken a big hit from feared Pittsburgh defenceman Darius Kaspara…
Doc Is In: Emrick Not Slowing down in His Dream Job The Canadian Press | June 5, 2019 BOSTON — The Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues’ morning skates are over and a handful of broadcasters have taken the ice to re-enact a play from this bruising Stanley Cup Final. In the otherwise empty stands is a singular figure having a good chuckle a…
NHL Has Priorities All Wrong on Video Review Leo Bond | May 20, 2019 A look at how the NHL’s current use of video replay is desperately out of balance and must be fixed before next season for the sake of the game’s integrity.
NHL Playoff Officiating has Been Awful Mark Shiver | May 17, 2019 In front of some amazing goaltending, the Boston Bruins won their Eastern Conference Final series against the Carolina Hurricanes and are awaiting the winner of the St. Louis Blues vs.…
NHL Players Forget Outside World When Playoff Begin The Canadian Press | May 15, 2019 Two minutes after wrapping up a conversation with his wife, Lars Eller couldn’t remember anything. “She would be, like a half-hour later, ‘Remember what we just talked about?'” Eller recalled. “I’m like: ‘No, I’m sorry. I completely forgot.'” A lot of …
New Playoff Contenders Means New Breakout Stars in NHL Playoffs The Canadian Press | May 13, 2019 When Rod Brind’Amour watched pregame shows during the regular season, he didn’t think much thought was put into analyzing his Carolina Hurricanes. “They’d look at the stat sheet and they’ll say: ‘Oh, Sebastian Aho is a good player. Watch for him,'” Bri…
NHL Keeps Feeding the Rat Jeff Seide | May 3, 2019 Dumb. Stupid. Idiotic. The same words that describe Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand also define the NHL and its Department of Player Safety. Wednesday night in Game 3 of the…
Wild Cards Are Wiping out the Favourites in This Year’s NHL Playoffs The Canadian Press | April 24, 2019 Wild-card winners are the story of this season’s NHL playoffs. The Columbus Blue Jackets, Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars upended the NHL’s No. 1, No. 2 and No. 8 teams respectively in the post-season’s first round. The Carolina Hurricanes pus…
Avengers: Endgame Characters as NHL Players Tony Wolak | April 22, 2019 On Apr. 26, Avengers: Endgame will hit theatres across the world and conclude an action-packed, 22-film epic. No one is quite sure how Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the…