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     The New York Islanders\’ first half of the 2016-17 NHL season was horrendous. In late December/early January, the Isles started to play better. Then on January 17, 2017, the Isles fired head coach Jack Capuano, naming assistant coach Doug Weight interim head coach. Since then, the Isles have been VERY hot (they have a recordContinue reading “Around the NHL: Isles\’ Cizikas out with injury”

     The New York Islanders were once completely out of a playoff spot. Things changed on January 17, 2017 when the Isles fired head coach Jack Capuano, naming assistant coach Doug Weight interim head coach. The Isles are now tied with the Florida Panthers and the Boston Bruins for the second wild card spot in theContinue reading “Around the NHL: Isles call up Kearns; Kings place Zatkoff on waivers”

    The Montreal Canadiens have acquired D Keegan Lowe from the Carolina Hurricanes for D Philip Samuelsson. Let\’s get into details.      Both teams didn\’t really have a major reason to make this trade. Neither of the defensemen have played in the NHL this season.      Lowe, 23, has only played two career NHL games, both in 2014-15 as a memberContinue reading “NHL trade review: Canes trade Lowe to Habs for Samuelsson”

  The Colorado Avalanche just can\’t catch a break. They\’ve lost starting goalie Semyon Varlamov for the rest of the season. They are also dead last in the NHL with 35 points (their record is a lousy 16-38-3). Another injury has occurred for the Avs. Defenseman Nikita Zadorov collided with teammate Mikko Rantanen in a MondayContinue reading “NHL news: Avs\’ Zadorov out for season with injury; Johnson practices for first time”

  The Calgary Flames have acquired defenseman Michael Stone from the Arizona Coyotes for a 3rd round draft pick in the 2017 NHL draft, and a conditional 5th round pick in the 2018 NHL draft. Let\’s get into details.     The Flames have defensemen Dougie Hamilton, Mark Giordano, T.J. Brodie and Dennis Wideman, who are playing top 4Continue reading “NHL trade review: Flames acquire defenseman Stone from Coyotes”