PHILADELPHIA, Pa – The Philadelphia Flyers are in a playoff position despite taking just two points from the Carolina Hurricanes this weekend. In a hyper-competitive Eastern Conference, being in a playoff spot with more than half of the season still to be determined isn’t much of an achievement, but when your franchise hasn’t made the […]
In today’s NHL rumors, how come the goalie gear for Tristan Jarry was ready so quickly for his debut with the Edmonton Oilers? Did anyone know anything in advance? Meanwhile, is the trade speculation linking Phillip Danault to the Montreal Canadiens real? Finally, are the Minnesota Wild going all-in this season? Jarry’s equipment was ready […]
Auston Matthews and William Nylander, probably the two best Toronto maple leaves Players have two very different ways of being on the ice. Their contrast isn’t just about skill or scoring; it’s about mindset, personality and how they respond to coaching. While Nylander may seem difficult to figure out, he is quite simple Nylander fascinates […]
It’s been a crazy few days in the NHL. The The Edmonton Oilers have acquired Tristan Jarrythe Buffalo Sabers fired Kevyn Adams and named Jarmo Kekalainen as their new general manager, and the Minnesota Wild acquired star defenseman Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks. While Jarry and Adams are notable shakeups, the Wild’s acquisition of […]
Are there more changes coming for the Buffalo Sabres? ** Sabers GM Kevin Adams was fired on Monday and Jarmo Kekalainen was named the new GM David Pagnotta from the fourth period: Brendan Shanahan would like to return to the NHL. If they’re looking for a President of Hockey Operations, could they look to Shanahan? […]
Will the Pittsburgh Penguins look to turn Brett Kulak? NHL Network: Elliotte Friedman on the Pittsburgh Penguins taking defenseman Brett Kulak in the Tristan Jarry-Stuart Skinner trade with the Edmonton Oilers, and what it could mean for his future. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “The other thing here, Jamison (Coyle), is, I had said a week ago […]
I was perusing other media sites Sunday afternoon in the wake of the Penguins’ loss to Utah when I came across a comment on Pensburgh so simple and yet so profound, as a way to explain our recent wave of inflated clues. The commentator (Steelhead58) did not point to glaring defensive failures, porous goaltending or […]
In 1979 the police had a great success with it Message in a bottle. The refrain…’Sending an SOS’…seems to sum up where our Penguins are mentally in the wake of yet another come-from-in-front overtime loss. This with a 5-4 count against Utah this afternoon at PPG Paints Arena. Once again we took a multiple goal […]
Sound the alarm. Our gliding penguins are in trouble and there don’t seem to be any easy solutions. Yesterday we built a seemingly insurmountable 5-1 lead in the third period thanks to three power play goals, only to see it evaporate as the visiting Sharks put four goals past. Arthur Silov in just over 10 […]
Auston Matthews offers self-assessment of recent form: ‘It’s fine, it’s been a grind lately’ Connor McDavid thoroughly outplayed Matthews, and the Maple Leafs collapsed during the third period for the second straight game. Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube called out his leadership group after Saturday’s loss, and there may be a discrepancy between Matthews’ […]