We weren’t kidding about that, by the way, as the 2021-22 NHL season features the debut of the NHL’s 32nd franchise, the Seattle Kraken. Whether you’re a seasoned drafting pro, putting together a league with your buddies, or trying it out for the first time, you can find our fantasy hockey draft rankings below. These […]
Continue readingThe 36-year-old Perry, who won the Cup with Anaheim Ducks in 2007, is joining the Lightning after losing to them in the Stanley Cup Final each of the past two seasons. Perry was with Dallas Stars in 2020 and Montreal Canadiens this past season. General manager Julien BriseBois said Wednesday that he expected to be […]
Continue readingThe Rangers put defenseman Tony DeAngelo on unconditional waivers Friday for the purposes of buying out the final year of his contract. Hours earlier, they introduced new forward Barclay Goodrow after he signed a $21.6 million contract. Buying out DeAngelo and bringing in Goodrow are two more steps by new president and general manager Chris […]
Continue readingThe Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]
Continue readingFrom the tense Game 5 win by the Tampa Bay Lightning to coach Jon Cooper’s heartfelt congratulations to the Montreal Canadiens in the handshake line to the boyish glee the players had in raising their second straight Cup, the seventh chapter of the series was its passionate apex. It also made room for postgame celebrations […]
Continue readingTAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois confirmed on Tuesday that star forward Nikita Kucherov played in the Stanley Cup Final with a non-displaced rib fracture. Kucherov was hurt on a cross-check during Game 6 of the conference final against the New York Islanders. “He played with a flak jacket from that […]
Continue readingThis week we dive into Episode 6, titled “On the Cusp.” Thirty charming, entertaining minutes of delaying the inevitable. There was a bunch of intense on-ice action from Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Final in Montreal, but obviously nothing was more stressful than the end of Game 4 in overtime. The stretch […]
Continue readingUnlike Game 4, Killorn was not on the ice for warmups prior to Wednesday’s game. He also did not take part in an optional skate on Wednesday morning. Lightning coach Jon Cooper earlier in the day said Killorn was “in the same situation” and was “probably doubtful” to play against the Canadiens. Cooper said the […]
Continue readingThe Tampa Bay Lightning are back-to-back Stanley Cup champs — and they did it in a nine-month span. Tampa Bay defeated the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday at home, becoming the first team to repeat as champion since the 2016 and 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy […]
Continue readingCheck out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to catch up every day of the postseason until the Stanley Cup is handed out in July. Game 3: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens | 8 p.m. ET (Lightning lead 2-0) The Canadiens got outclassed by Tampa Bay in Game 1. In Game 2, Montreal made adjustments […]
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