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Timo Meier and Jesper Bratt celebrate a goal against the San Jose Sharks

New Jersey Devils Announce Preseason Schedule

The New Jersey Devils announced their preseason schedule on Monday morning. The Devils will play a total of seven games, with four on the road and three at the Prudential Center, all with 7 PM EST start times. The first game will be at home against the New York Islanders on Sunday, September 22nd. After […]

Travis Konecny skating for the Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers Announce Preseason Schedule

The Philadelphia Flyers announced their preseason schedule, according to GM Daniel Briere, on Monday morning. They will play four of their seven preseason games on the road, with the first game being on September 22 at Washington, continuing onto Montreal on the 23rd before heading back home for a match-up with the New York Islanders […]

2024 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Matvei Shuravin

The Scouting Report: Matvei Shuravin is an 18-year-old native of Moscow, Russia. He is under contract to play his third season with Krasnaya Armiya Moskva (Red Army). This Russian junior ice hockey club plays in the Western Conference of the Junior Hockey League (MHL). He is a left-shot defenseman who stands 6’4″ and 198 lbs. […]

There’s Always Next Year, But First a Long Summer for the New York Rangers

The games are done. The lockers bare. Injuries have been revealed and final thoughts from players have been offered. The tension among the fan base is palpable. The desire for the first Stanley Cup in 30 years is undiminished. For the New York Rangers, the end came two weeks and one large chalice too soon. […]

What Would It Take for the Detroit Red Wings to Add Steven Stamkos?

The Detroit Red Wings once again did not make the Stanley Cup playoffs. The 2023-24 Red Wings season ended with a win against the Montreal Canadiens in a shootout. The Washington Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers to eliminate the Red Wings prior to the shootout. I have written that the Red Wings’ roster will be […]

Evaluating Spencer Carbery’s Rookie Coaching Season

Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery made his debut with the team in the 2023-2024 season. The Capitals had just come off of their worst season in recent history, led by Peter Laviolette, in which they missed the playoffs for the first time in nine years. Carbery, the youngest coach in the league, was dealing […]

Detroit Red Wings Roster to Look Different Going Into 2024-25 Season

The Detroit Red Wings finished the 2023-24 NHL season with a win in a shootout to the Montreal Canadiens. Despite this win, the Red Wings were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs after the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Washington Capitals on the last day of the season. The Capitals have since been eliminated from […]

Yzerman: Red Wings’ Defense Needs to Improve

Steve Yzerman has now been the general manager of the Detroit Red Wings for five years. In that time the Red Wings’ roster has improved. However, the team has failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs, most recently on the last day of the 2023-24 NHL season, when the team was eliminated by the Washington […]

2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Quarterfinals Primer

The 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are ready to start. Here’s a 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Primer exclusively at Inside The Rink. Eastern Conference Quarterfinals The Eastern Conference is the easier of the two conferences in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year. It will still be as hard-hitting as the Western Conference, but not […]

Detroit Red Wings Miss Out on Stanley Cup Playoffs in Heartbreaking Fashion

The Detroit Red Wings were eliminated from Stanley Cup playoff contention after winning in a shootout against the Montreal Canadiens. This is now the eighth season in a row that the team has missed the playoffs. While the team made drastic improvements in the second season under head coach Derek Lalonde, questions about the “Yzerplan” […]