Some quick hits from this weekend’s NHL action: -Couple of impressive road victories for the Flyers this weekend. First, a comeback overtime win in Anaheim in which they trailed 3-0 as late as 5 minutes remaining in the second period. Philly took advantage of some dumb Ducks penalties, scoring three power play goals, including Claude Giroux’s …
In October of 2005 Rick DiPietro suffered a concussion, not a real big deal, expected to miss a few games…. but no one could guess it would snowball into what has to be one of the worst cases of injury plague the hockey world has ever seen. This is borderline curse, DiPietro has not been …
Looking around the league with…. no colored glasses: – A very scary moment in the Detroit Red Wings game against The Nashville Predators last night, when a hard shot by Roman Josi caught Patrick Eaves in the side of the head. Eaves was stretchered out of the arena and taken to Detroit Medical Center where …
The Islanders aren’t a team synonymous with winning over the past decade. In fact, they haven’t made the playoffs since 2007 and haven’t won a playoff series since 1993. The last time the team started 3-1 was 07-08, so the fans aren’t used to good starts. But with the good, young group of players the …
Last season: 30-39-13, 73 points. 5th in Atlantic division, 14th in East. Additions: Marty Reasoner, Brian Rolston. Losses: Bruno Gervais, Doug Weight, Trent Hunter, Zenon Konopka, Radek Martinek, Nathan Lawson. Offense: With top pick John Tavares set for six more years, and Josh Bailey re-upped for two, the young Islanders core is now reinforced. Along …