Derek Jeter is that someone. On the day Joe Girardi said he, too, might take off and leave this mess for someone else to fix, his 39-year-old captain said he expects to win a championship in 2014, just as he expected to win one as a rookie in 1996. “Always. Bottom line,” Jeter said at […]
Continue readingThe Rangers have been looking for multiple forwards ahead of Friday’s trade deadline to replace Filip Chytil and Blake Wheeler, who are both out for the rest of the season. Wennberg, 29, is on the final year of a three-year deal that pays him $4.5 million annually. According to sources, Seattle had conversations with Wennberg […]
Continue readingHo hum, another night and another goaltender takes a beating in the first round of the playoffs. Yes, the first round has been chock-full of dramatic comebacks and lead changes, and much of that has to do with goaltending that has been equally fluid. Of the 44 games played through Monday, a whopping 31 featured […]
Continue readingWell, don’t get too comfortable, because the second round is here. Let the roller coaster begin anew. Here’s a look at the top storylines of the second round. Who will score first: Rick Nash or Sidney Crosby? The two are both two-time Olympic gold medalists and among the world’s finest players. Crosby is going to […]
Continue readingONE OF THE most intriguing storylines is what will happen to Jake Guentzel. There’s a very real chance that one of the most popular and consistently productive Pittsburgh Penguins players gets dealt, and the next few weeks are crucial. “This will get really heated down the stretch,” Guentzel’s agent, Ben Hankinson, told me last week. […]
Continue readingNEW YORK — The New York Rangers outhustled the Boston Bruins, put seven goals behind last season’s top goaltender and leapfrogged their rival to earn the NHL’s best record with a 7-4 win on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Their reaction? Not a big deal. “You’ve got 82 tests throughout the year,” said goaltender Jonathan […]
Continue readingThe Rangers announced they signed Miller, 23, to a two-year contract carrying a $3.872 million AAV in each season. Finding a new deal for Miller was one of the offseason priorities as the top-four defenseman was a restricted free agent who was in need of a new deal. A first-round pick in 2018, Miller came […]
Continue readingFor years, Yanni Gourde and players like him have constantly faced questions about whether they were too small to reach the NHL. After more than 450 games, nearly 300 points, two Stanley Cups and $34.7 million in career earnings, the 5-foot-9 Seattle Kraken forward has a question of his own: Why are we still talking […]
Continue readingOther highlights from a hectic Tuesday include the Stars’ and Devils’ respective backups doing battle after both teams lost elsewhere on Monday, and a potentially titanic tilt between two Vezina candidates in Linus Ullmark and Ilya Sorokin when the Bruins host the Islanders. Unless Boston’s Jeremy Swayman is offered his turn in the B’s crease. […]
Continue readingPhil Kessel is set to play in his 990th consecutive game Tuesday night (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), meaning the Vegas Golden Knights winger will pass retired defenseman Keith Yandle to become the NHL’s all-time iron man. It’s the latest, and perhaps greatest, moment in a career that’s been equal parts eclectic and electric, historic and […]
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