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Georgiev return one to watch, faces Shestyorkin tonight as Avalanche visit Rangers

For five years, Alexandar Georgiev called the Big Apple home. Once an unknown goalie who wasn’t drafted, the Bulgarian honed his skills in Finland where he played for TPS Turku from age 18 to 21. It took three years for … Continue reading

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Spoiled fans embarrass themselves booing Quinn in return, good hockey man deserved better

Thursday night marked the return of former Rangers coach David Quinn. A likable person who was tasked with a tough job during the rebuild, he did the best he could. It wasn’t easy to take over a team that lost … Continue reading

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HARD HITS: Tkachuk blockbuster trade involving Huberdeau a rarity, the uncomfortable direction the NHL is headed

Once the first domino fell when Johnny Gaudreau left Calgary for Columbus by taking less money to uproot his family back to the States, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that Matthew Tkachuk would not remain a Calgary Flame. … Continue reading

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Rangers place Shesterkin on IR, Next Man Up

As expected, the Rangers placed starting goalie Igor Shesterkin on the IR due to the lower-body injury he suffered during the third period of last night’s 1-0 win. At the very minimum, he’ll miss the next three games including tonight’s … Continue reading

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Hometown kid Lafreniere gets game-winner to give Rangers first victory of season over Canadiens, Shesterkin stands tall

The biggest story entering the third game of the season was the return home for Alexis Lafreniere in Montreal. Although the former 2020 top pick is from the Province of Quebec, that’s right outside the big Canadian city. Playing in … Continue reading

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NHL ’21-22 Season Preview: Storylines to Follow

A day into a new season following a good return to hockey for ESPN featuring one of the most iconic themes and the cool story behind it told by Justin Bieber, we get the introduction to the NHL On TNT … Continue reading

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Sharangovich sparks Devils past fading Flyers for fourth win in five, Blackwood makes 33 saves

Two very important things to celebrate tonight1. @NJDevils won against the Flyers2. Playing against the Flyers gives us the great reminder that @GrittyNHL is not our mascot We love you @NJDevil00 pic.twitter.com/Io2A3By8JA — Devils on MSG (@DevilsMSGN) March 24, 2021 … Continue reading

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Happy Kakko ends scoring drought with two goals in win over awful Sabres, Kreider notches a pair on power play, Knoblauch makes smart move

Nobody needed a game like this more than Kaapo Kakko. The 2019 second pick had been in a bad scoring slump. In fact, it was exactly two months since his last goal. That drought ended tonight with Kakko coming through … Continue reading

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New York Post’s Larry Brooks gets DeAngelo to break silence, puts end to irresponsible blog’s unsubstantiated rumors

I’ll be 100 percent honest here. For as long as I’ve rooted for this team, Larry Brooks has been around for all of it. A veteran reporter of the New York Post, he’s been there since the beginning. The Hockey … Continue reading

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Mackenzie Blackwood on COVID list, out for tonight

#NJDevils Mackenzie Blackwood will not play tonight against the Islanders now that he is on the COVID-19 protocol list, per a team spokesman. No further update on his situation at this time. — Corey Masisak (@cmasisak22) January 21, 2021 In … Continue reading

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