Islanders Still Hurting from Nielsen Loss The Hockey Writers | April 3, 2018 At the start of the free-agency period in the summer of 2016, the New York Islanders started to look different. As the team began to take shape, fans quickly ran…
Islanders’ Desperate Decades-long Search The Hockey Writers | March 27, 2018 As the New York Islanders continue to see their 2017-18 season dimly fade into the night, it is undoubtedly the defense that has been the club’s Achilles’ heel. It is…
Hurricanes Hockey, Painful but Entertaining Mark Shiver | March 26, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes hockey is on familiar ground. It’s the end of the season and the team is playing out a string of essentially meaningless games. At times it can be…
Bergevin & Molson’s Top-Secret Habs Plan Ryan Szporer | March 25, 2018 Despite the Canadiens having officially been eliminated from playoff contention before the temperature has made it consistently into positive digits, Habs fans shouldn’t worry. Owner Geoff Molson and general manager…
7 UFA Centers for the Canadiens to Target Johannes Wheeldon | March 15, 2018 In what has been called a “living wake,” the Montreal Canadiens are in the final weeks of a crazy calamitous, insidiously injurious, and depressingly disastrous season of hockey. However, according…
Tavares to Rangers Makes too Much Sense Jeff Kayer | March 15, 2018 The past few weeks have been quite cold in the New York area. Several Nor’easters have pounded the region. There have been swirling winds and the snow banks continue to…
NHL Trade Rumors: Tavares, Klefbom, Kovalchuk, More Jim Parsons | March 10, 2018 The NHL Trade Deadline may have come and gone but that doesn’t mean NHL clubs are done thinking about how to improve their rosters. Teams that couldn’t make deals as…
5 Outlandish Trades to Alter the Sabres’ DNA Jeff Seide | February 23, 2018 As Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow in early February, the event’s meaning varies regionally. In Pennsylvania, when he emerges from his burrow and sees his shadow, due to clear weather,…
Islanders Sign Josh Bailey to Contract Extension Andrew Forbes | February 22, 2018 The New York Islanders announced that they have signed forward Josh Bailey to a multi-year contract extension. The deal is reportedly worth $30-million over six years and will carry an annual…
John Tavares, Kirk Cousins and the Sharks Zeke | February 13, 2018 As San Jose Sharks fans keep a close eye on the insane race for playoff spots in the Western Conference, there are probably a few also keeping an eye on…
Red Wings & Islanders: Perfect Trade Partners? Tony Wolak | February 9, 2018 As the 2018 NHL trade deadline approaches, the Detroit Red Wings once again find themselves in a position to sell. With Detroit providing the supply, the New York Islanders could…
Can All-Stars in San Jose Help the Sharks? Zeke | January 30, 2018 The NHL announced the 2019 All-Star Game will be held in San Jose. I expect the All-Star Game and related weekend events will be fun. It’ll look great both in the…