Stakes and Expectations Rise for the Rangers Jim Cerny | April 23, 2017 The Rangers entered the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs as a wild card, both literally and figuratively. They were the fourth seed in the Metropolitan Division, and the first wild card…
Eichel Isn’t in Charge Kyle Silagyi | April 23, 2017 What a hectic week it’s been in Buffalo, New York. The situation in the Queen City started to get tumultuous this past Tuesday, when it was rumored that Sabres’ superstar…
Hurricanes’ Peters’ Point-Blank Plea Mark Shiver | April 22, 2017 Carolina Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters made a point-blank plea to team general manager Ron Francis at their end-of-season joint press conference on April 12. Frankly, it was of such…
The Flames Deserved a Better Fate Ryan Pike | April 22, 2017 It sports, a common truism is that teams tend to get the breaks that they deserve. In hockey, games are often decided by bad breaks and random bounces but the…
Top 15 NHL Free Agents 2017 Jesse Zhang | April 21, 2017 Plenty of free agents will be looking for new contracts come the summer of 2017. The expansion draft and the preceding moves will take centre stage this offseason. Consequently, free…
Sabres Have Legitimate Case for Trading Sam Reinhart Richard Spalding | April 20, 2017 News flash: the Buffalo Sabres need to improve their blue line this offseason. Okay, if you are a Sabres fan, you know that statement is anything but a news flash.…
The NHL’s Preventable Black Eye Zeke | April 20, 2017 The players focused on the rock-hard object, whizzing along at 90 miles per hour. A player’s stick tipped it, causing a change in direction. The redirected object headed towards the face of a…
Tavares Will Never Score 100 Points in a Season Patrick Hickey Jr. | April 20, 2017 John Tavares is the New York Islanders’ best player. There’s no disputing that. As a matter of fact, he’s a guy the team would love to lock up for the…
NHL Risks Overshadowing Expansion Draft Shayna Goldman | April 20, 2017 The National Hockey League announced that the Vegas Golden Knights will reveal their selections from the expansion draft at the 2017 NHL Awards. The NHL Awards will be held at…
JOFA Line Activating April Afterburners Peter Ferrell | April 20, 2017 Ahhh, JOFA. Sweden’s ever-lovable manufacturer of some of the National Hockey League’s most iconic, aesthetically pleasing and definitely safe protective equipment. Gretzky, Jagr, Kurri, Lemieux, Selanne… Truly, some of the…
Sloppy Penguins in Good Shape… For Now Mike Necciai | April 20, 2017 There’s no need to over analyze what happened on Tuesday night when the Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets met for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The Blue…
Maple Leafs’ Talented Youth Promises a Bright Future Vincent Trombley | April 19, 2017 It wasn’t that long ago when the Toronto Maple Leafs were consistently one of the worst teams in hockey. With only one playoff appearance in 11 seasons and none in…