NHL Rumors: New York Islanders, and the Toronto Maple Leafs
Lou Lamoriello and the New York Islanders Arthur Staple of The Athletic (Q&A): Again, Lou Lamoriello faces many questions as the New York Islanders offseason commences. The biggest problem for the general manager is this. In order to make a…
NHL Rumors: Patrik Laine, New York Rangers, and the Pittsburgh Penguins
Exploring the chances of a Patrik Laine trade? Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet (mailbag): Again, the Laine trade rumors are not going away. The forward trended up this year in overall engagement and play. Had the season not been cut off,…
NHL Rumors: Mathew Dumba and Jake Virtanen
Mathew Dumba and Jake Virtanen are in this edition of NHL Rumors. Will they both be traded or will they stay?
Stanley Cup Final: A Different Way To Look At The Dallas Stars vs The Tampa Bay Lightning
The Stanley Cup could be awarded tonight. It's a quick turnaround for many teams with the draft and free agency next week.
NHL Rumors: Cap Hell, and Some Unrestricted Free Agent Notes
Into the TSN's Team Cap Hell Frank Seravalli of TSN.ca: Again, teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers find themselves in cap hell because of contracts past that have come back to haunt them. In Toronto's case,…
NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and the St. Louis Blues
Ottawa on the precipice of a game changing draft Bruce Garrioch of The Ottawa Citizen: Pierre Dorion remains a busy man these days. Consider that Ottawa has 13 picks in this year's draft. Also, nine of them are in the…
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs offseason and Philippe Myers
Questions for the Toronto Maple Leafs Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle of The Athletic: Again, Toronto appears to be one team impervious to the pandemic. This translates into spend, spend, spend, and acquire as needed. Alex Pietrangelo presents as the…
NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins talk trade with Vancouver Canucks? Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey NOW: The offseason ramps up in intensity before the offseason even truly starts. The Boston Bruins talking with teams should not be surprising even if it is the…
NHL Rumors: Jesper Fast, Kevin Shattenkirk, and Chris Tanev
The Pittsburgh Penguins' off-season dilemmas: Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey NOW: Pittsburgh needs patience in dealing with Jared McCann as they set up a possible free agent acquisition of a player like Jesper Fast to improve their bottom six. Again,…
NHL Rumors: James Neal, Nick Bjugstad, and the Ottawa Senators
Is a James Neal buyout even a possibility? Jonathan Willis: This goes against the grain but Daniel Nugent-Bowman concurs with Willis that Neal should be bought out sooner rather than later. However, one line rings a bell. “When you look…
Stanley Cup Playoffs: The New York Islanders Were Struck By Lightning As Season Ends
Goaltender Semyon Varlamov stopped 46 of the 48 shots on goal, but the New York Islanders offense could only put one by Tampa Bay Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Stanley Cup Playoffs: The New Islanders Attempt To Force Game 7 Against Tampa Bay Lightning
Will the New York Islanders top line be able to keep things going and will their power play show some life like they did in Game 5?