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Rangers’ Halak & Harpur Turning Into Pleasant Surprises

Brian Abate | January 23, 2023

After a disappointing 11-10-5 start to their season, the New York Rangers are 14-4-2 in their last 20 games. Stars Adam Fox, K’Andre Miller, and Igor Shesterkin have all stepped…

Rangers News & Rumors: Trouba, Goodrow, Harpur & More…

Scott Blair | November 8, 2022

The New York Rangers had a couple of days off after their 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Nov. 3 before they suited up against the Detroit Red Wings…

Blue Jackets’ Blankenburg Early Standout of Training Camp

Mark Scheig | September 26, 2022

The Columbus Blue Jackets had several questions to answer as their preseason schedule began. Just two games into that schedule, we have an early contender for training camp standout in…

Predators New Year’s Resolutions For 2022

Shawn Wilken | December 29, 2021

Christmas came early for the Nashville Predators, as they took to the holiday break on a seven-game winning streak. It was a little sooner than expected as the NHL had…

5 Predators Who Probably Won’t Be Back Next Season

Shawn Wilken | December 21, 2021

The Nashville Predators managed to get red-hot right before COVID-19’s assault on the NHL took its toll, forcing the league to postpone games until after Christmas. The Predators now enter their holiday…

Predators 2020-21 Report Cards: Haula, Richardson, Benning, Harpur

Jeff Middleton | June 17, 2021

We’re getting down to the nitty-gritty of report cards in this Nashville Predators report card series. I started with the players at the top of the lineup, and now I’m…

Reshaping the Maple Leafs’ Defense for Next Season

The Old Prof | January 22, 2020

The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t played well of late. Frederik Andersen seems tired and two Maple Leafs defensemen are out with broken feet. Maybe it’s time to take a break…

Maple Leafs Dark Horse Contributors for 2019-20

Brenton Kemp | September 14, 2019

We know the superstars. Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Morgan Rielly, Tyson Barrie and Frederik Andersen will do much of the heavy lifting this season. As the…

Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Spezza, Domi & Harpur

The Old Prof | August 29, 2019

In this news and rumors post, I will share what I’ve been reading and hearing. Will Auston Matthews leave the Toronto Maple Leafs? What will Jason Spezza bring to the…

Predicting the Maple Leafs’ Bottom Defense Pairing

Brenton Kemp | August 21, 2019

There was no shortage of offseason moves fashioned by general manager Kyle Dubas and his staff this summer. The Maple Leafs have a new bottom-six center duo, a couple of…

10 Tallest Senators of All Time

Dayton Reimer | August 1, 2019

At the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, former Minnesota Wild general manager Paul Fenton stirred up some controversy when he stated that the “…thing I liked is when guys came up…

Senators and Leafs Swap Ceci, Zaitsev

Josh Bell | July 1, 2019

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Brown and Michael Carcone to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Cody Ceci, Ben Harpur, Aaron Luchuk and a 2020 third-round…

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