Author Archives: Derek

J.T. Miller decided to take the quicker route to the NHL. The New York Rangers’ 2011 first round selection will pass up a full athletic scholarship to North Dakota. Instead, the 15th overall pick from East Palestine Ohio, who signed … Continue reading →

Sean Avery is a lot of things. Up till this past weekend, one of the NHL’s bad boys had never been in trouble off the ice. The controversial Ranger antagonist was arrested for pushing a cop while at his Hollywood … Continue reading →

As many of you already know unless you were living on a different planet, the New York Islanders took a hit seven days ago when a majority voted against the referendum for a new Coliseum complete with a minor league … Continue reading →

After being waived by the Devils and then bought out once he cleared waivers yesterday afternoon, it didn’t take two-time Cup winner Colin White long to land on his feet. Today Whitey signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the … Continue reading →

The moment has finally arrived for Islander fans. For days, Long Islanders counted down to today’s pivotal Referendum Vote for a new arena in Nassau County. New York Islanders team owner Charles Wang pitched his new proposed arena that would … Continue reading →

With a second buyout period available to the Devils starting today, few thought anything earth-shattering would happen, especially with the Devils a little under the salary cap with a full roster. Maybe it was somewhat expected that new acquisition Trent … Continue reading →

How’s my night going? Let’s see…between 6 PM and 6:30 I got sucker-punched twice by the sports world, between the Nmandi Asomugha fiasco with him spurning the Jets (and Cowboys) for the Eagles at the last second after a three-day … Continue reading →

Since last offseason, Devils winger Brian Rolston has been rumored to be on the move and from mid-December on (when he got waived twice), nobody was more aware than Rolston himself that there was hard truth to the rumors. Particularly … Continue reading →

With d-day now less than a week away for the Devils to avoid next Wednesday morning’s arbitration hearing with star winger Zach Parise, not only is the urgency there for both sides to get a deal done, but there really … Continue reading →

Ryan Callahan and the Rangers avoided arbitration by agreeing on a three-year deal worth a reported $13 million. The breakdown hasn’t been posted yet but it’ll cost the club an average of $4.33 million per season. A shade higher than … Continue reading →