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”
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NHL trade review: Canes trade Lowe to Habs for Samuelsson
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”
NHL news: Avs\’ Zadorov out for season with injury; Johnson practices for first time
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”
NHL trade review: Flames acquire defenseman Stone from Coyotes
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”
NHL news: Sens\’ Ryan out indefinitely with injury
The Ottawa Senators are having an amazing 2016-17 season. They are second in the Atlantic division with a record of 31-19-6 (68 points), and have 3 games in hand on the Montreal Canadiens, who are in first place with 70 points (just 2 higher than the Sens\’ 68). Guys like Mark Stone, Mike Hoffman, RyanContinue reading “NHL news: Sens\’ Ryan out indefinitely with injury”
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