The Carolina Hurricanes made the Eastern Conference Finals last season, ultimately falling to the Boston Bruins but they have indeed arrived. They feature a balanced attack, a defense corps that ranks among the best in the NHL and goaltending, that although can be shaky, can get hot at times. Let’s jump right in. FORWARDS … Continue reading Stanley Cup Preview – Carolina Hurricanes
When the NHL season was paused due to the COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year, The New York Rangers were one of the hottest teams in the league. Since the All-Star Break, up until their “final†game against the Colorado Avalanche, they went 14-7-1 and seemed to really be coming together as a team. Led by … Continue reading Stanley Cup Preview – New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are one of this NHL season’s most intriguing teams. On one hand, not much is expected of the Broadway Blueshirts. They acquired some amazing pieces to add to their roster this summer but they have a huge amount of rookies and young players on their roster who may hit the proverbial … Continue reading Russell’s Take – Previewing the 2019-20 New York Rangers
Seemingly out of the blue, New York Rangers GM Jeff Gorton completed a trade for defenseman Jacob Trouba.https://twitter.com/NYRangers/status/1140767567440691206?s=19 Trouba, who has long been rumored to be traded out of Winnipeg, was finally traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Neal Pionk and the 20th pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The hockey … Continue reading NHL Trade Alert: Jacob Trouba to the New York Rangers
With a commanding 3-1 lead within their grasp, the Columbus Blue Jackets could smell blood in the water. Nationwide arena was ready for a huge jackets victory to put them within a win of the Eastern Conference final. The time was now… until it wasn'tThe Boston Bruins had other ideas. The Blue Jackets held the … Continue reading Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Boston Bruins – Game 4 Recap
The playoffs have been an absolutely wild ride so far with two sweeps coming in the first round and every other series either standing at 2-1 or tied 2-2. Tonight, the Stars and Predators played the fourth game of their first-round series and with the Predators up 2-1, this game was already primed to be … Continue reading Stars vs. Predators – Game 4 Recap
The unthinkable has happened in this series folks. The Columbus Blue Jackets continued their dominance of the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 3-1 win and now lead their best of seven series 3-0. If you asked any analyst, any hockey fan, anyone who knew the sport at all a few weeks ago and they all … Continue reading Game Three Recap – Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Game one of the Lightning and Blue Jackets series was supposed to be a coming out party for the Lightning. They were supposed to run all over the Blue Jackets and start their march to the Stanley Cup Final. Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos were supposed to score hat tricks and… wait… that didn’t happen? … Continue reading Game One Recap – Columbus Blue Jackets v. Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning (62-16-4) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (47-31-4) Eastern Conference First Round Series Best of Seven Winner Faces Boston/Toronto The Tampa Bay Lightning had one of the most dominant and historic regular seasons in NHL history. They had three 40 goal scorers and Nikita Kucherov set the record for points in a season … Continue reading 2019 NHL Playoffs – 1st Round Preview – Columbus Blue Jackets v. Tampa Bay Lightning
Last Season:Â 34-39-9 77 pts (8th in Metropolitan Division; Did Not Make Playoffs) Key Additions: D Fredrik Claesson, G Dustin Tokarski, and Coach David Quinn Key Departures: F Paul Carey, F David Desharnais, Coah Alain Vigneault Top Questions Facing the New York Rangers: How will rookies impact the lineup? The Rangers … Continue reading 2018-19 New York Rangers Preview
