And then there were two. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning will face off in the Eastern Conference Finals, while the St. Louis Blues tangle with in the Western Conference Finals. Throughout this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, I’ve opted not to take this prediction thing too seriously. No deep analysis into team and player […]
Updates on the potential offseason plans of the Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators and New York Islanders in your NHL rumor mill. Dallas Stars DALLAS MORNING NEWS: In the wake of the Dallas Stars recent playoff elimination, Mike Heika examined potential offseason moves by GM Jim Nill. Some of their UFA defensemen (Alex Goligoski, Jason […]
Sharks eliminate the Predators, Kings re-sign coach Darryl Sutter and more in today’s collection of NHL morning headlines. THE MERCURY NEWS/THE TENNESSEAN: The San Jose Sharks demolished the Nashville Predators 5-0 to win Game 7 of their second-round series and advance to the Western Conference Final. Logan Couture picked up his franchise-record 11th point in […]
A look at possible offseason moves by the Dallas Stars, Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins. Stars. ESPN.COM: Craig Custance recommends the Dallas Stars upgrade their goaltending, re-sign two of their four pending unrestricted free agent defensemen (he recommends retaining Alex Goligoski and Jason Demers) and re-sign captain Jamie Benn to a maximum eight-year contract […]
Blues eliminate the Stars, Conference Finals schedule released and more in today’s collection of NHL morning headlines. NHL Playoff News. STLTODAY.COM/DALLAS MORNING NEWS: Robby Fabbri, Troy Brouwer and Paul Statsny each had a goal and two assists while Brian Elliott made 31 saves as the St. Louis Blues crushed the Dallas Stars 6-1 in Game […]
Possible offseason moves by the Capitals and Travis Hamonic withdraws his trade request are the big topics in today’s NHL rumor mill. What next for the Capitals? ESPN.COM: In the immediate aftermath of the Washington Capitals playoff elimination, Craig Custance advises management not to overreact by blowing up the roster following yet another early […]
The Penguins eliminating the Capitals tops this morning’s list of notable NHL headlines. NHL Playoff Recaps and News. TRIBLIVE.COM/THE WASHINGTON POST: Nick Bonino’s overtime goal gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals, eliminating the latter from the playoffs in six games. Phil Kessel scored twice as the Pens jumped to a […]
More speculation on the offseason plans of the Islanders and Canuck, plus the Oilers’ first-round pick is garnering interest from other clubs. Islanders. NEWSDAY: Arthur Staple reports there’s been no substantive contract talks between New York Islanders management and pending unrestricted free agent right wing Kyle Okposo. UFA center Frans Nielsen could look to double […]
Stars and Predators fight off elimination, Panthers re-sign Gudbranson & more in this morning’s collection of NHL headlines. NHL Playoff Recaps and News. NBC SPORTS/THE MERCURY NEWS: Viktor Arvidsson’s first career NHL playoff goal was a big one, as his backhander lifted the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 overtime win in Game 6 of their […]
With the New York islanders eliminated from the 2016 playoffs, here’s a look at what could be ahead in the offseason. ESPN.COM: Craig Custance looks ahead at what could be a busy summer for New York Islanders GM Garth Snow. Topping the list is honoring defenseman Travis Hamonic’s request to be dealt to a […]