It was a huge night in the NHL’s Eastern Conference playoff race, most particularly for the teams sitting in 7th to 9th place. Going into tonight’s action the New York Rangers sat tied for 8th place with the Florida Panthers, and were 3 points back of the...
Well, it didn’t take long for the players acquired at Tuesday’s trade deadline to have an impact with their new teams. Olli Jokinen, involved in the day’s biggest trade when he was shipped from Phoenix to Calgary, wasted no time endearing himself to...
As expected the New York Rangers today claimed controversial forward Sean Avery off re-entry waivers. The move will cost the Rangers half of Avery’s remaining contract of 3 years at $3.875 million per annum. The Dallas Stars, Avery’s former club will be...
Update: TSN is reporting that the New York Rangers have an agreement in place to make John Tortorella their next coach. However the deal is stalled until Tampa Bay grants Tortorella permission to take the job. The NHL is involved and is currently trying to resolve the...
I had a good laugh when I saw this footage. Alexander Semin, just back from injury, gets rocked by Marc Staal on a clean bodycheck. Alexander Ovechkin comes to his teammate’s aid, obliterating Staal with a thunderous check of his own. However, Ovechkin’s...