Penguins win opening game of the Stanley Cup Final, Blues to bring back Ken Hitchcock and more in your NHL morning coffee headlines. TRIBLIVE.COM: Nick Bonino’s late goal lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 1 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final. Bryan Rust and Conor Sheary […]
Updates on Marc-Andre Fleury and Alex Chiasson, plus the latest on the Red Wings in your NHL rumor mill. MLIVE.COM: Ansar Khan responded to readers’ questions about how the Detroit Red Wings can improve their defense corps this summer. He doesn’t believe they can pry Dougie Hamilton away from the Calgary Flames or Jacob Trouba […]
With the start of the Stanley Cup Final looming, here’s this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. USA TODAY: Joe Thornton said he never lost faith in the San Jose Sharks reaching the Stanley Cup Final. “Even last year, not making the playoffs, I honestly thought we were a couple of pieces away and here we […]
And then there were two. The Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks will battle it out in the 2016 Stanley Cup Final. And I’m picking the San Jose Sharks to win it all. In writing for a couple of publications, I’ve made serious analysis explaining why Los Tiburones will win Lord Stanley’s mug. I noted […]
Latest on the Oilers, Avalanche, Lightning, Flames, Red Wings and Blues in your Sunday NHL rumor roundup. Should the Lightning move Bishop? NBC SPORTS: James O’Brien cites a bold question recently asked by HockeyBuzz.com’s Erik Erlendsson: Should the Tampa Bay Lightning trade Ben Bishop and promote Andrei Vasilevskiy as their full-time starter? Erlendsson notes GM […]
Updates on the Sharks, Penguins, Blues and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. THE MERCURY NEWS: There will be a rally from 2 pm to 10 p.m. at Plaza de Cesar Chavez, 194 S. Market St. in San Jose on Monday (Memorial Day) to celebrate the Sharks’ first trip to the Stanley […]
Updates on the Lightning and Blues, plus the latest on Tyson Barrie and Brian Campbell in your NHL rumor mill. Lightning at a crossroads. TAMPA BAY TIMES: Joe Smith examines the roster decisions facing Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman this summer. Topping the list is pending UFA Steven Stamkos. He wants to re-sign and […]
Kings to change captains, World Cup of Hockey rosters revealed and more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. LOS ANGELES TIMES: Anze Kopitar could be taking over from Dustin Brown as the captain of the Los Angeles Kings. Brown wasn’t available for comment. A Kings representative didn’t dispute the report via TSN […]
Latest on the Lightning, Islanders, Hurricanes, Red Wings and Canucks in your NHL rumor mill. What next for the Lightning? ESPN.COM: Craig Custance believes the Tampa Bay Lightning must settle the Steven Stamkos situation, re-sign Nikita Kucherov to a long-term contract and consider trading goalie Ben Bishop while keeping left wing Jonathan Drouin. Regarding Stamkos, […]
Penguins advance to the Stanley Cup Final, Chris Phillips retires & more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. TRIBLIVE.COM/TAMPA BAY TIMES: For the first time since 2009, the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to the Stanley Cup Final. Rookie forward Bryan Rust scored both of his club’s goals in a 2-1 victory over the […]