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Mike Milbury out as NBC hockey analyst after 14 years
NHL analyst Mike Milbury is out at NBC after 14 years with the network. The news came on Monday as NBC unveiled its game and studio commentary lineup for the 2021 NHL season, and Milbury was conspicuously absent. “We are grateful to Mike for all of his contributions to our coverage for 14 years,” NBC […]
Continue readingThe best, worst value contracts for every NHL team
In this exercise, we identified the best contracts on every team, the ones with which the player provides the most production per dollar. We also identified the worst — you know, the ones that drive both fans and general managers up the wall. Note: This list does not include any entry-level contracts (as they are […]
Continue readingDoc Emrick’s influence on the NHL’s next generation of voices
Mike “Doc” Emrick’s retirement announcement this week was a disarmingly heartfelt moment that burned through the clouds of cynicism, even if for a moment. There have been comparisons drawn between his farewell and that of Fred “Mister” Rogers, and they’re apt. Both loved what they did and loved the people for whom they did it. […]
Continue readingNHL free-agency danger ratings: Which players are the most risky?
If I were an NHL general manager, I’d be the loneliest man alive. My colleagues would ostracize me. I would be swiftly deleted from holiday card lists. I’d have to sit near Seattle and Vegas in the annual meetings. This is because, when it comes to free agents, I would not adhere to the culture […]
Continue readingNHL draft 2020 live updates: Pick analysis for all 31 teams, seven rounds
Follow the entire 2020 NHL draft through all seven rounds. We have all 217 picks as they happen, starting with the first overall selection by the New York Rangers and ending with Wednesday afternoon’s final pick. Additionally, Chris Peters, Greg Wyshynski and Emily Kaplan provide detailed breakdowns of each first-rounder’s skill set, as well as […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs: Stock watch for all 24 postseason teams
Both are infamous for their fluctuation. Stock prices climb and fall and climb again. NHL teams and players exhibit the same streakiness from game to game. The goat on one night can become the G.O.A.T. by the end of the series. It’s the unpredictability that can enrich one’s life or turn one’s portfolio to trash. […]
Continue readingShould the New York Rangers trade the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NHL draft?
My father grew up in the city. His first attempt at a pronunciation was “Lufthansa.” The Canadian hamlet of Saint-Eustache produced an exquisite French Canadian moniker — Alexis Lafrenière. On the tongues of New Yawkers, it’s going to sound like a Claude Debussy suite performed by an orchestra of accordions. The second worst thing about […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2020: Best series, X factors for next round
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been eliminated, and the final round-robin games have determined the final pieces of the puzzle in seeding both conferences. The matchups for the quarterfinals of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs are set. So let’s put a bow around the opening round and take a look ahead at surviving teams and […]
Continue readingGrading the best, worst of NHL bubble fashion
“Once you get onto the plane, every team I’ve been on was different,” explains recently retired winger Kris Versteeg, who played for seven teams in his 11-season NHL career. “Whether you can change into jeans and polo, or some teams still make you wear your suit. Some teams still make you wear your suit and […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2020: Eliminations already?
The New York Rangers face elimination on Tuesday, and others could be in the same spot after today’s slate of games. Keep this in mind: Teams with a 2-0 lead are 55-1 (98.2 percent) in winning a best-of-five series, which the league had held most recently from 1980 to ’86. The Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, […]
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