Rickard Rakell

Resilient Rangers even series with Game-2 win.

After a disappointing game-one defeat in triple overtime at the hands of their old Patrick Division rival, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Thursday night’s game-two was a must-win for the New York Rangers. After losing game one at home to a combination of backup goalies featuring Casey DeSmith and Louis Domingue, the Rangers couldn’t afford to go […]

Is this the last hoorah for the big three in Pittsburgh?

Every year since 2018, the question of if this is the final year the Penguins will be competitive always gets asked. Ever since that question was first asked following their 2017 Finals win, the Pens have continued to make all the doubters wrong and make the playoffs. However, they haven’t been able to get past […]

Opinion: The Boston Bruins Nearly Won The Trade Deadline, Until They Didn’t

Two days before the NHL trade deadline, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney filled a void that has plagued the Bruins since Zdeno Chara left the team in December of 2020. Sweeney has been in search of a top-pair defenseman to play with Norris Trophy candidate Charlie McAvoy and, on Saturday, Sweeney got his man. […]

Breaking News: Penguins Acquire Rickard Rakell in Trade with Ducks at Deadline

The real shocker of the 2022 trade deadline was the involvement of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who had made it pretty well known leading up to the deadline that they weren’t going to be involved as they didn’t see a need. The Penguins maintained the best poker face Monday as they waited in the shadows buying […]

Bruins Trade Rumors: Hampus Lindholm to the B’s Looking Likely

With a slow beginning to the trade deadline and a lot of speculation floating around the league, it’s only a matter of time before the match drops and the spark is ignited. On March 14th, that match dropped as the Anaheim Ducks got the trade deadline going with their deal involving Defenseman Josh Manson being […]

Report: Could Drury’s first trade be a Blockbuster? NYR and ANA trade talks ramping up

Rangers General Manager Chris Drury has been patiently waiting for a track to explode on and teams to announce themselves as buyers or sellers. As we inch closer to the March 21st trade deadline, the Anaheim Ducks are getting close to officially announcing themselves as sellers. New York is entering the deadline with heaps of […]

5 Potential Bruins trade Targets: Wingers

This is part two of my series of articles listing five Potential Bruins Trade Targets. This week I am focusing on wingers. The wings are arguably the Bruins’ strongest position currently, and the Bruins could use a new second-line right-winger to play with Taylor Hall and Charlie Coyle. The Bruins don’t currently have a strong […]