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HARD HITS: Retirements of Bergeron, Krejci impact Bruins, The Metro Division continues to improve, Pens’ addition of Karlsson should make it tougher

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Derek

In the dog days of summer, news isn’t as busy for hockey. However, with the recent retirements of Bruins’ legends Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, there’s a big opportunity for some teams who missed the playoffs last season. Boston subtracted … Continue reading →

Posted in Hard Hits | Tagged 2024 first round pick, Adam Pelech, Alex Belzile, Alex Ovechkin, Alexis Lafreniere, Anders Lee, Atlantic, Barclay Goodrow, Blake Wheeler, Blue Jackets, Bo Horvat, Brad Marchand, Brennan Othmann, Brock Nelson, Bruins, Bryan Rust, Cam Atkinson, Cam York, Canadiens, Capitals, Casey DeSmith, Charlie Coyle, Charlie McAvoy, Column, Darcy Kuemper, David Krejci, David Pastrnak, Devils, Dmitry Orlov, Erik Gustafsson, Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Flyers, Garnet Hathaway, Hampus Lindholm, Hard Hits, Hurricanes, Ilya Sorokin, Islanders, Jake Debrusk, Jake Guentzel, Jan Rutta, Jeff Petry, Jeremy Swayman, John Carlson, Kaapo Kakko, K’Andre Miller, Kris Letang, Kyle Dubas, Lars Eller, Lightning, Linus Ullmark, Mat Barzal, Metro Division, Mikael Granlund, Mike Hoffman, Nick Bonino, Nick Foligno, Nicklas Backstrom, Noel Acciari, Oliver Wahlstrom, Owen Tippett, Patrice Bergeron, Pavel Zacha, Pens, Peter Laviolette, Phil Housley', Rangers, Red Wings, Reilly Smith, retirements, Rickard Rakell, Sabres, Sean Couturier, Senators, Sharks, Sidney Crosby, Taylor Hall, Tomas Nosek, Travis Konecny, Tristan Jarry, Tyler Bertuzzi, Tyler Pitlick, Vincent Trocheck, Will Cuylle, Zac Jones | Leave a comment

The Good, Fun and Eh of All-Star Weekend: Hughes and Zegras highlight Skills Competition in Vegas, Metro takes All-Star Game

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Derek

On Friday and Saturday, the NHL held All-Star Weekend in Vegas. It didn’t disappoint. Especially the Skills Competition that aired on both ESPN and ESPN Plus. With the marquee event in Vegas, they went all out to create some intriguing … Continue reading →

Posted in Column | Tagged abracadabra, Alex DeBrincat, Alex Pietrangelo, All-Star Game, All-Star Weekend, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Atlantic, Billagio, Central, Chris Kreider, Claude Giroux, Consecutive Saves Streak, Devils, Dodgeball, Ducks, Fountain Face-off, Hangover, Hardest Shot, Jack Campbell, Jack Hughes, Jeremy Roenick, Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, Kucherov, magic, Mark Messier, Metro, MVP, NHL, Pacific, Rangers, Ray Bourque, Roman Josi, Skills Competition, T-Mobile Arena, Targets, Tom Wilson, Trevor Zegras, Vegas, Victor Hedman, Zach Werenski | Leave a comment

Rangers make smart move swapping Joey Keane for Julien Gauthier, Lindgren takes high road on Marchand, confusing playoff system, awful Leafs and Canadiens

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Derek

A minor trade that could help the Rangers at forward could impact what happens with Chris Kreider (seen above with Derek Stepan). Much earlier on Tuesday, the Rangers decided to make a trade that could immediately impact the future. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Battle News, Column, NYRangers | Tagged #NHLTradeDeadline, Adam Fox, Alex Georgiev, Atlantic, Auston Matthews, Blackhawks, Brad Marchand, Canadiens, Carey Price, Charlotte Checkers, Chris Kreider, Claude Julien, Column, David Quinn, Hartford Wolf Pack, Henrik Lundqvist, Hurricanes, Igor Shesterkin, Jacob Trouba, Jesper Fast, Joey Keane, John Tavares, Julien Gauthier, Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner, NBC, Nils Lundkvist, Original Six, playoff system, Rangers, Ryan Lindgren, Ryan Strome, Tony DeAngelo, trade, William Nylander | Comments Off

NHL ’19-20 Division and Conference Rankings, Predictions

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Derek

So, how do they stack up? As it gets going tomorrow with the first game between polar opposites in the Battle Of Ontario between Toronto and Ottawa, there will be surprises because there always are. This is just my best … Continue reading →

Posted in NHL Preview | Tagged 2019-20 Rankings, Atlantic, Central, Eastern Conference, Metro, NHL Awards, NHL Preview, Pacific, Predictions, Stanley-Cup, Western Conference | Leave a comment

Deeper Metro Division will likely get screwed by current playoff format

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Derek

By show of hands, how many people like the current playoff format? You won’t find me as one who agrees with it. The idea of reestablishing the old divisional playoffs for the first two rounds sounded good in theory. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, NYRangers, preseason | Tagged Atlantic, Auston Matthews, Blue Jackets, Canadiens, Capitals, Carey Price, Column, Cory Schneider, Devils, Divisional Playoffs, Islanders, Jesper Bratt, John Tavares, Kris Letang, Lightning, Maple Leafs, Mathew Barzal, Metro Division, Nico Hischier, Nikita Kucherov, NYR, Ondrej Pavelec, Pavel Buchnevich, Penguins, Rangers, Sergei Bobrovsky, Steven Stamkos, Taylor Hall, Tristan Jarry, Will Butcher | 2 Comments

The Road Warriors bounce back with 3-2 win over Minnesota

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Derek

Hawk and Animal were the Road Warriors. #NYRangers are the NHL version. Continue reading →

Posted in NYRangers | Tagged Adam Clendening, Alain Vigneault, Animal, Antti Raanta, Atlantic, Blackhawks, Blueshirts, Boston, Brady Skjei, Bruce Boudreau, Columbus, Derek Stepan, Devan Dubnyk, Eric Staal, Hawk, Islanders, J.T. Miller, Jimmy Vesey, Leafs, Lightning, Marc Staal, Matt Dumba, Metro, Minnesota, Montreal, Oscar Lindberg, Ottawa, Pavel Buchnevich, Pittsburgh, Rangers, Rick Nash, Road Warriors, Washington, West, What A Rush, Wild, wildcard, Zach Parise | Leave a comment

The dilemma facing the Rangers

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Derek

Last night, the Rangers won over Columbus 3-2 on rookie Jimmy Vesey’s wonderful game-winner. In winning for the sixth straight time, they now find themselves in a three-way tie in points (75) with the Penguins and Blue Jackets. Pittsburgh remains … Continue reading →

Posted in NYRangers | Tagged Alain Vigneault, Antti Raanta, Atlantic, Blue Jackets, Canadiens, Caps, Chris Kreider, columns, Dan Girardi, Doug Weight, Henrik Lundqvist, Islanders, J.T. Miller, Jimmy Vesey, Kevin Hayes, Metro Division, Nick Holden, Penguins, Rangers, Ryan McDonagh, wildcard | Leave a comment

Call of the Day: Rick Jeanneret on amazing Lehner robbery

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Derek

New Post: The amazing Rick Jeanneret on Lehner’s save #Sabres Continue reading →

Posted in Battle News | Tagged Atlantic, Boston, Buffalo Sabres, Canadiens, Devils, Islanders, Kyle Okposo, Max Pacioretty, Montreal, Ottawa, Red Wings, Rick Jeanneret, Robin Lehner, Ryan O'Reilly, Sabres, Toronto, wildcard race, Zach Bogosian | Leave a comment

Hall, McDonagh, Tavares tabbed for Metro All-Star Team

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Derek

New Post: The All-Star rosters are well represented. But there are plenty of snubs due to the format. #NHLAllStar Continue reading →

Posted in Battle News | Tagged Alex Ovechkin, All-Star Game, All-Star snubs, Artemi Panarin, Atlantic, Auston Matthews, Bo Horvat, Braden Holtby, Brent Burns, Cam Atkinson, Cam Talbot, Carey Price, Central, Connor McDavid, Devan Dubnyk, Devils, Drew Doughty, Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin, Islanders, Jakub Voracek, John Tavares, Johnny Gaudreau, Jonathan Toews, Justin Faulk, Justin Schultz, Kyle Okposo, Mark Scheifele, Metro, Nick Holden, Nikita Kucherov, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, P.K. Subban, Pacific, Patrick Kane, Patrik Laine, Phil Kessel, Rangers, rosters, Ryan McDonagh, Sergei Bobrovsky, Seth Jones, Shea Weber, Sidney Crosby, Taylor Hall, Tuukka Rask, Tyler Seguin, Wayne Simmonds, Zachary Werenski | Leave a comment

The Metro Division Dilemma

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Derek

The Metro Division is far and away the best division. Too bad the current playoff format stinks. Continue reading →

Posted in Battle News | Tagged Atlantic, Auston Matthews, Blue Jackets, Brayden Schenn, Bruins, Bryan Rust, Canadiens, Caps, columns, Evgeni Malkin, Flyers, Jack Eichel, Kyle Okposo, Lightning, Maple Leafs, Matt Murray, Metro Division, Mitch Marner, NHL division format, Panthers, Pens, Rangers, Rasmus Ristolainen, Red Wings, Ryan O'Reilly, Sabres, Senators, Steve Mason, William Nylander | Leave a comment

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Tag Archives: Atlantic

HARD HITS: Retirements of Bergeron, Krejci impact Bruins, The Metro Division continues to improve, Pens’ addition of Karlsson should make it tougher

The Good, Fun and Eh of All-Star Weekend: Hughes and Zegras highlight Skills Competition in Vegas, Metro takes All-Star Game

Rangers make smart move swapping Joey Keane for Julien Gauthier, Lindgren takes high road on Marchand, confusing playoff system, awful Leafs and Canadiens

NHL ’19-20 Division and Conference Rankings, Predictions

Deeper Metro Division will likely get screwed by current playoff format

The Road Warriors bounce back with 3-2 win over Minnesota

The dilemma facing the Rangers

Call of the Day: Rick Jeanneret on amazing Lehner robbery

Hall, McDonagh, Tavares tabbed for Metro All-Star Team

The Metro Division Dilemma

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