Metropolitan Division

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Panarin Rewriting his Playoff History as Rangers Bring Winning Streak to Second Round

Rangers forward Artemi Panarin notably approached this season with a new look, debuting a completely shaved head for the start of the year, but the skilled Russian winger noted that a change of hairstyle wasn’t going to be enough to erase the disappointment he felt from his last season performance. “It’s probably only hockey that […]

Opinion: Laviolette Did Wonders With the Rangers This Season

The NHL Broadcasters’ Association got it right when it came to picking their three finalists for the Jack Adams Award, which, according to the award’s definition, is “presented to the head coach who has contributed the most to his team’s success. The three finalists, which were announced on Friday, May 3, Rick Tocchet (Vancouver Canucks), […]

NHL Announces Bill Masterton Trophy Finalists

The National Hockey League announced today the three finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy finalists on Thursday, May 2nd. The trophy is awarded to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen, Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram, and Calgary Flames defenseman Oliver Kylington […]

NHL Playoffs: New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes Round 2 Preview

The New York Rangers fought off the Carolina Hurricanes for most of the regular season to win the President’s Trophy. The Blueshirts now prepare to battle the storm with an appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals on the line. The Rangers found out whom they would face in the second round on Tuesday night when […]

Boone Jenner celebrates his 2nd NHL hat-trick

Blue Jackets 2023-2024 Season Player Grades: Boone Jenner

This is part four of the Columbus Blue Jackets Season Grades series. Previously, Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski, and Kirill Marchenko were graded. This time it’s Captain Boone Jenner‘s turn. In the Johnny Gaudreau article, I detailed all of the criteria for the grades, but here’s a refresher: To address a question from the last article, […]

Luke Hughes: Calder Finalist

On Tuesday, April 30th, the NHL announced the three Calder Trophy Finalists – Connor Bedard, Brock Faber, and Luke Hughes. All three rookies have had an amazing season and put in effort to finish their rookie seasons as the top three. The annual Awards ceremony will be held on June 27th in Las Vegas. Hughes […]

Calder Trophy Finalists Announced

The National Hockey League has announced the Calder Trophy finalists for 2024. Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard, New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber were nominated as the three finalists for the Calder Trophy as the league’s top rookie. Even though Bedard missed 14 games due to a jaw injury, […]

Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Goalie Filip Larsson, Re-Sign Forward Sam Poulin

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced today the signing of former Detroit Red Wings goalie prospect Filip Larsson, per GM Kyle Dubas. Larsson has joined the team under a two-year contract with an AAV of $775K. Larsson spent the 2023-24 season with Lesksands IF in the SHL, putting up a 19-9-0 record with a 1.93 goals-against average […]

NHL Playoffs: Grading the Rangers In Their First Round Sweep of the Capitals

Everyone knew that the New York Rangers would win their first round series with the Washington Capitals. It was just a matter of how many games it would take and how dominant the Blueshirts would be. The Rangers more than took care of business as they swept the Capitals in what was a very easy […]

Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck Leads Team in Sweep Over Washington Capitals

The New York Rangers‘ decisive series win over the Washington Capitals was largely due to the consistent play of center Vincent Trocheck. Trocheck had a career season for the Blueshirts, netting 25 goals and 77 points in all 82 games. He centered a line with Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere, dominating most teams throughout the […]