Tag Archives: Akira Schmid

Rangers Drop Second Straight Game In Loss To Golden Knights

It was a frustrating start to the three-game road trip for the New York Rangers, whose late rally fell short in a 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights at The Fortress. The loss was their second in a row. … Continue reading

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Devils begin postseason this weekend with a cloud of uncertainty

In my recap of Devils-Canes playoff history I pretty well glossed over the most recent of the series, and the only one where a majority of the players were involved with – the second-round matchup two years ago. With good … Continue reading

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Devils’ Markstrom Expected Out Four to Six Weeks With MCL Sprain

On Thursday, Jan. 23 during a 5-1 win over the Bruins, Devils’ starting netminder Jacob Markstrom left the game at 3:09 of the second period when Justin Brazeau lost his balance and fell into him to cause an injury. After … Continue reading

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Devils take both overseas games with back-to-back dominant performances

Ever since this cross-continent beginning of the season was announced, with the fact Lindy Ruff was named coach of the Sabres just days after the 2023-24 season, I was a bit anxious about having to play two games with them … Continue reading

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Devils getting set to begin anew in Prague

We’re now approximately almost two days away from the official beginning of hockey season – at least for the Devils and Sabres – and while I don’t remember there being any official roster announcement, you can pretty much tell what … Continue reading

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Devils trade Schmid and Holtz to Vegas for Paul Cotter and 2025 3rd rounder

Jesus Fitz, couldn’t you have waited at least like a few hours after I finished my last blog before doing another big trade?! I don’t have the energy for this and want to go back outdoors lol Well then, apparently … Continue reading

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Devils trade Schmid and Holtz to Golden Knights for Cotter and a ’25 third round pick

Day 2 of the NHL Draft has been hectic. As Hasan mentioned in a previous post, the action has been fast and furious at Sphere in Vegas. After a relatively quiet first night that saw only a few teams move … Continue reading

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Devils finally land ‘big fish’ goalie in Markstrom for 2025 1st and Bahl

After seemingly an entire calendar year of rumors and speculation (if not longer), the Devils finally got their man, announcing a deal for Calgary’s Jacob Markstrom – at just over 30% retained for a top-ten protected first-rounder in 2025 and … Continue reading

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A tale of two vastly different years

One year ago to the day last season, we were getting ready for Game 1 of the playoffs and a hotly anticipated series with the Rangers after setting a franchise record for wins in the regular season. Not that I … Continue reading

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Devils’ disappointing season draws to a close next week

Sadly the most exciting moment of the season was this nonsense which brought back visions of the 2012 line brawl at the Garden, and one that occurred after I was officially checked out of the season following another disastrous blown … Continue reading

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