On Feb 14, 2023, Kevin Mandolese appeared in his first NHL game. It was a less-than-ideal scenario for the rookie goaltender, who was forced into duty after both of the Ottawa Senators’ goalies were injured. With the team set to face off against the New York Islanders, who were quickly becoming a team to watch
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Every game is weighed evenly throughout an 82-game NHL schedule, but we’d be kidding ourselves to suggest that they all feel equally important. We’re at a time of year where the Vegas Golden Knights are typically accustomed to having a playoff spot locked up and be jostling for positioning and eyeing potential first-round opponents. Those
Lou won’t trade for the sake of trading James Nichols: Jeff Marek on New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello on not trading some of his pending UFAs at the trade deadline for just the sake of trading them: “He’s not just gonna take a 7th round pick for Zach Parise or Greene. He does not
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These are the Ottawa Senators’ one-year wonders. Some of them are household names for hockey fans. Others, meanwhile, had a quick run of success and then wallowed in a sea of mediocrity. Before we look at our list, we have to set the parameters for defining our one-year wonders. These would be players who played
report this ad While other teams made splashes in the first day of free agency, the Buffalo Sabres did not. The organization added four players–center Curtis Lazar, defenseman John Gilmour, goalie Andrew Hammond and forward Jean-Sebastien Dea. Not exactly household names. They make the value acquisitions of Colin Miller and Jimmy Vesey seem earth-shattering. Miller