Tag: Nico Hischier

Eastern Conference Injuries: Blue Jackets, Devils, Islanders, Maple Leafs, and the Capitals

Foligno meets up with Blue Jackets Aaron Portzline: Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno joined the team in Toronto. Hischier traveling with the Devils Chris Ryan: New Jersey Devils coach John Hynes said Nico Hischier will travel with the team but…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Islanders, Flyers, Devils, Bruins, and Penguins

Islanders put three on the IR Andrew Gross: The New York Islander put forward Casey Cizikas (lower-body) on the IR and he'll be out for two to three weeks. Forward Andrew Ladd is on the IR and out indefinitely with…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Penguins, Lightning, Leafs, Flyers, and Devils

Sidney Crosby out a week Jonathan Bombulie: Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby missed last night's game and will likely be out for a week. He has an upper-body injury that is not a concussion. Andrei Vasilevskiy suffers a foot injury Caley…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Islanders, Bruins, Devils, and Flyers

Matt Martin still day-to-day Brian Compton: New York Islanders coach Barry Trotz said that forward Matt Martin is still day-to-day. Boston Bruins injury updates Boston Bruins: Brandon Carlo and his upper-body injury weren't on the ice yesterday. Defensemen Charlie McAvoy…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Bruins, Jets, Sens, Devils, Caps, Sharks, and Stars

Bruins injured defensive corps update Ty Anderson: Boston Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller won't play during their upcoming road trip. Defensemen Urho Vaakanainen and Charlie McAvoy are skating but they are being cautious with them. Defenseman Brandon Carlo is day-to-day. Kulikov…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators, and the New Jersey Devils

Stone looking for stability from the Senators? Sens need Stone to show they are a little stable? Ian Mendes of TSN: The Ottawa Senators and Mark Stone were unable to agree on a long-term contract extension before their arbitration hearing,…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Draft Lottery, Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Oilers, Predators, Devils, Flyers and Penguins

On the Draft Lottery ... Bob McKenzie: "Just saw the NHL’s format/timing for Saturday’s draft lottery. Picks 15 thru 4 between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. ET, picks 3 thru 1 in the second intermission of an 8 p.m. ET game.…

Mark Easson

NHL Rookie Watch: The Best Of The End

The regular season is over, and there is a new rookie of the month. Furthermore, it is time to announce our Calder Trophy winner. Other rookies performed well but only one could take the top spot. The field was tough…

Chris Wassel

NHL Rookie Watch: The Best Of December

December is over and much has changed. When one first looked at the Calder Trophy race (best rookie), it looked to be Nico Hischier versus Nolan Patrick. There was Clayton Keller as a good third choice. However, it is clear that everything up is down…

Chris Wassel

Top Calder Trophy Favorites For The 2017-18 NHL Season

In the first of a series briefly examining this season’s top Calder Trophy candidates, we’ll take a look at some the favorites out of the blocks. In upcoming posts, we’ll also speculate about some less-publicized sleepers and viable long shots.…

Kevin Wickersham

Top Five Picks to Win the 2018 Calder Memorial Trophy

The Calder Memorial Trophy is awarded to the "player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." In a sport that is seeing more and more players making the jump from the…

Staff Writer

NHL Rumor Roundup And Notes From The Past Day Or Two

** Tidying up some rumors and notes from the past couple days ** On the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings ... Howard WGR: Elliotte Friedman saying that trade talks between the Sabres and Kings on Evander Kane have cooled.…

Mark Easson