NHL Short Notes
THREE HARD LAPS
* The Islanders withstood Brayden Point and the Lightning to pull even in their Stanley Cup Semifinals series and guarantee a Game 6 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
* Hurricanes…
Kuklas Korner
Video- Saturday Headlines
The HNIC panel discussed- Dominque Ducharme has to isolate for 14 days, Rick Tocchet is a finalist for the coaching job in Seattle, Dougie Hamilton’s agent is talking with other teams since the Hurricanes gave him permission to do so. Oliver Ekma…
Your Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Winner Is Jaccob Slavin
NEW YORK (June 19, 2021) – Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin is the 2020-21 recipient of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanshi…
Teams Interested In Jack Eicher
from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,
– In addition to the usual suspects — including the Ducks, Flyers, Wild, Kings and perhaps the Rangers — there is a previously undisclosed entrant in the Hunt for Jack Eichel.
For Slapshots h…
How About Sam Reinhart Wearing The Winged Wheel?
from Luke Fox of Sportsnet,
Eichel hogs the headlines in Buffalo, and rightly so.
But Sam Reinhart’s trade value may never be higher, and this summer seems ripe for a trade.
Kevyn Adams should take advantage of Reinhart’s abnor…
If They Re-Sign With The Wings
from Kevin Allen of DetroitHockeyNow,
Here are projections for what the salary cap hit would be for other players the Red Wings might re-sign:
Goalie Jonathan Bernier: $3.5 million on a two-year deal.
Right wing Bobby Ryan: $1….
NHL Short Notes
THREE HARD LAPS
* Andrei Vasilevskiy continued to stifle the opposition in their home rink, having only allowed one goal or fewer in each of his last four road games of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
* Rod Brind’Amour,…
Drafting Mason MacTavish With The #6 Pick
from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
So, rather than predict the entire top 10, we’ll take a look at some leading candidates for the Wings to take at No. 6 as part of an ongoing series. First up …
Mason McTavish
The buzz: McT…
Video- TSN Insiders Tonight
via the YouTube page of TSN,
Will the Jack Eichel situation drag out in Buffalo or could he be traded sooner rather than later? What’s the latest on the coaching situations in Carolina, Arizona and Seattle? Pierre LeBrun joins That’s Hockey to dis…
On Jack Eichel And Rod Brind?Amour
from Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic,
And while I’m not saying the star center will get traded before the end of the playoffs, what I’m hearing is that conversations between the Buffalo Sabres and other interested teams are getting more …