Taking ice away from NHL players has caused some to resort to desperate measures. New York Islanders captain Anders Lee bought a Peloton. Anaheim defenceman Josh Manson wants a pair of roller blades. League leading scorer Leon Draisaitl of Edmonton stickhandles around his dog. Whatever works. “You’re kind of going back to that ‘Rocky’ mentality
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Taking ice away from NHL players has caused some to resort to desperate measures. New York Islanders captain Anders Lee bought a Peloton. Anaheim defenceman Josh Manson wants a pair of roller blades. League leading scorer Leon Draisaitl of Edmonton stickhandles around his dog. Whatever works. “You’re kind of going back to that `Rocky’ mentality
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on Anton Slepyshev’s status and that he’s made a decision on the offer from the Edmonton Oilers. There is talk about the Buffalo Sabres trading Rasmus Ristolainen and the NHL is looking at different scenarios to host playoffs. Slepyshev Re-Signs With KHL According to Oilers Now host
7:30 AM ET NHL players are creatures of habit, living a regimented life of training, nutrition, rest and recovery. Their bodies are machines built to withstand an 82-game regular-season grind and whatever postseason action their team earns beyond it. What Gary Roberts fears is that these machines aren’t built for several months of home confinement,
With the hockey world on pause, NHL general managers have additional time to evaluate their American Hockey League prospects. The top developmental league in hockey has another strong crop of young talent developing. NHL.com will evaluate some of the prospects who could make an impact in the NHL as early as next season as part
The Florida Panthers technically don’t need No. 1 goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. Granted, as far as understatements go, that’s a pretty big one. There’s no denying Bobrovsky has gone a mediocre 23-19-6 this season (more losses than wins) with a .900 save percentage and downright horrible 3.23 goals-against average. They certainly don’t need that kind of
D.J. Smith noticed something when his Ottawa Senators arrived in northern California last month. There weren’t many people around. “At that point, no one knew what we know now,” the team’s rookie head coach recalled Wednesday. “The fear hadn’t set in.” That fear, of course, is over the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the globe,
D.J. Smith noticed something when his Ottawa Senators arrived in northern California last month. There weren’t many people around. “At that point, no one knew what we know now,” the team’s rookie head coach recalled Wednesday. “The fear hadn’t set in.” That fear, of course, is over the COVID-19 pandemic that’s swept the globe, leaving
As I write this, I’m trying to decide which is worse, sheltering in place with no NHL playoff hockey or watching the Boston Bruins crash last year’s Stanley Cup Final? The truth is, I have suffered less this year than last. Charlie Coyle, Boston Bruins (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) I have nothing against the Bruins.
2:22 PM ET Associated Press Alexis Lafrenière, as expected, maintained the top spot in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau’s final ranking of draft-eligible prospects released Wednesday. What remains uncertain for the 18-year-old Rimouski Oceanic forward and hundreds of fellow prospects is learning when and by whom they will be selected. Forward Quinton Byfield and defenseman
Leo Roth Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Published 4:47 AM EDT Apr 8, 2020 As he spends his days preparing for a postseason that may never come, Rochester Americans coach Chris Taylor has also taken the time sit, reflect and give thanks. Had the novel coronavirus not forced the American Hockey League, like the rest of
Mr. Hockey broke a pair of Stanley Cup playoff records on this date, 29 years apart. In addition, three franchises won their first-ever postseason games and plenty of franchise records were set on this date as well. Howe Breaks Two More Records Gordie Howe had a pair of memorable games on this date. On April
MONTREAL — CCM has joined the list of hockey equipment manufacturers contributing supplies to front-line health care workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. The Montreal company and its player endorsee roster that includes Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby will donate 500,000 surgical masks, the company said Wednesday in a statement. CCM “is in the process of
Veteran Swiss women’s hockey goaltender Florence Schelling has been named general manager of one of the top men’s teams in her home country. SC Bern announced Wednesday the 31-year-old will take over as GM later this month, the first woman named to the post for a top-level club in men’s pro hockey. Schelling was named
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news the New Jersey Devils might go big-game hunting for a defenseman, details about what the Edmonton Oilers have offered Anton Slepyshev are out there and Torey Krug makes more comments about his contract status with the Boston Bruins. Will The Devils Pursue a Big-Ticket Free Agent? NORTHJERSEY.com
7:00 AM ET Barclay Goodrow was traded from the San Jose Sharks to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Feb. 24. Seventeen days into his tenure with his new team, the NHL shut down. Goodrow had just settled into his condo with his girlfriend, Madison. They could have gone back home to Toronto, but Goodrow was
Today the Manitoba Moose would have been getting ready to leave Winnipeg to head to Iowa to play in their final road trip of the season. Instead with the season on pause they find themselves like the rest of us in social isolation waiting to hear what will come next for the 2019-20 season. I
The Buffalo Sabres made it to the Stanley Cup Final in only their fifth year of existence. When it came to Buffalo’s goaltending in those early years of the franchise, much of the duties fell upon the shoulders of the great Roger Crozier. Enough so that Sabres fans often forget the other goaltenders who helped